Kerri TS #6

In my session with Abdullah tonight we focused on pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary. I showed him the phonetic patterns we learned in class on Thursday, so he had a reference point when attempting to improve his accent. The patterns seemed to be very helpful to him, especially with the example words I provided. He brought a notebook full of vocabulary words he wanted to practice, but they were not words from any of his classes. He uses this notebook to write words that he doesn't know, and he translates them into Arabic to help learn them. He asked me to say a word, and then he would use it in a sentence. This session nearly lasted two hours because we stopped to speak about American culture a few times, and he shared a bit of Saudi Arabian culture with me as well. He asked about my religion, and he showed me the mosque in Mecca. He is happy to have me as both a friend and a tutor!