Brian TS #9

My 9th session was one on one with my female Korean CIES tutee.   This is the first time I wasn't with this tutee in a group.  She took this opportunity to unload questions on me about English expressions and slang she had heard.  I have noticed a trend, that one of the main reasons these students sign up for tutoring is less about subject-verb agreement, and more about them wanting to just have dialogue, practice their conversational skills, and become more comfortable about the subtle nuances of a certain phrases. Some being as simple as a phrase like "We are talking," referring to the dual meaning of having a conversation with someone, versus the newer definition which refers to dating.  I really had no idea to this point how almost everything I say is some kind of slang or has some subtle meaning.