Personal Narrative: My Tutoring Experience

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Many of my fellow classmates have had previews experience with teaching in foreign countries and within the United States. That was not the case with me, I had never taught before and I had limited experience when it comes to teaching. At first I have to admit that I was nervous and scared about teaching, especially because I have a foreign accent. I thought that my foreign accent was going to be an impediment and that my tutee would not understand my teaching. Whenever you first start teaching or tutoring there are many things that might go into someone’s head but things were not as I thought they were going to be. The first day of tutoring my tutee, Linda, I was really nervous and excited at the same time. I didn’t know what to expect but I was eager to learn new things. Linda was really nice and friendly, which helped me feel calmer and relaxer. She was eager to get help and I was eager to teach her. The first time I started tutoring her I decided to focus on …show more content…

The only preview experience I had was in my Introduction to TSL class that I took last semester. During my class, Introduction to TSL, the amount of practice I had creating handout and activities for TSL students was short and limited. This Tutoring assignment gave me the opportunity to practice creating handouts and activities for my tutee. I don’t consider myself an export at creating handouts but I have gain more experience than I had previously had last semester. Not only did I learn to create handouts but I also learn to find different resources online that help me in order to create my handouts. Been able to find resources and gathering different resources in order to create original and useful handouts is important when it comes to teaching. Tutoring help me gain more knowledge and having a understanding of what it means to teach non-native English

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