Yesterday I met with my tutor partner, Merve at the library. She had taken the TOEFL on Saturday and was upset because she didn't do well on the exam. As a result of this displeasure with English, she didn't want to study or learn any thing. I could tell that she was really frustrated with English, and she even told me that she might hate English if I forced her to study.
I breifly discussed my lesson, but soon discovered that she was not interested. On a normal day, she would have been interested, but not after failing the TOELF. Instead of discussing my lesson like I wanted to do, we just chatted.
We talked about Turkey and how I like ancient civilizations. We talked about her knowledge in foreign languages, how she is studying English and Mongolian. How she doesn't like English because she is forced to study, ect. We talked about how she is learning Mongolian because of her boy-friend from Mongolia. We talked about her boy-friend and her plans for marriage.
After out conversation, Merve thanked me for not forcing her study from the lesson I had made.
She is frustrated right now with English, but with time, this frustration will pass.
Man, that's gotta be rough. That's like bombing the LSAT. Hope she doesn't sulk too deeply about it and uses the experience as motivation to redouble her efforts.
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