Academic Literacy - Preparing for University
My one-on-one teaching can complement your classroom work at IU's IEP Toefl training program.
I give you the immediate feedback you need. I identify your own personal confusions and difficulties. I explain whatever it is you do not fully understand -- until you understand it!
The best way for English-language learners to develop the skills measured by the TOEFL iBT is to drill, drill, drill:
TOEFL test assesses a test taker’s ability to integrate English skills, explaining what is read and heard .
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Practice for university classroom response may include this 10 minute exercise:
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Practice to perfect speaking grammar, broken into 10 minute stages:
We look at the student's original sentence that she tried to say.
I write it down. I write in blanks where her missing words should go. I ask, "How does that sound? What would sound better?" We examine the missing piece. When we find it, the student instantly learns how to correct for this, next time it happens to her. |