After our first session, Yasin went to work. When he returned, we had another session before dinner. This time we talked about food, since we were both hungry. I told him to write his favorite Turkish foods and describe each of them. This was a good exercise to expand his vocabulary on food and to improve his spelling. He often misspells words, so I'm trying to get him to write a lot.
We read some letters to the editor in the NY Times on the topic "Can a black President afford to act angry?" These were good because they were short and clearly opinionated. It also showed Yasin how to politely label people in conversation because he often uses words he shouldn't. I had him write his own letter to the editor. He had to ask for assistance a few times, but he got through it.
I think it's great that I've started these tutoring sessions with Yasin. For one, I'm close with him, so we can joke around and I can be more frank with him. Also, it gives me a chance to correct his English without coming off as rude or judgmental. We will do two more sessions tomorrow. He knows that I'm doing this for the course, but I hope we can keep them going in the future (maybe a bit more spread out though).
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