McKenzie Ts #10

 

    Tutoring Session #10

    September 9, 2025

    4:30-5:30pm on Facetime

   Tutee- Mariana, Group 4 (Advanced) 


    Today I met with Mariana over facetime and because she wants to go into the professional world and is in school already I thought it would be nice to talk about some culture classes and some concepts she might run into. Firstly, I presented her with some key terms like, "Body language, dress-code, language barrier, personal space, and politeness" We discussed each of these terms ensuring her understanding and I ask her why they might be common in work place. Next I presented her with some common opinions people have regarding work I found on Google, and asked her which one she agrees with most and why.

    Next we discussed some vocabulary words: Communicating, evaluating, persuading, leading, deciding, trusting, disagreeing, and scheduling. I ensured she knew all their definitions before I asked her to match them to some concepts in the work place. Ex; convincing people through theories and concepts <-----> Convincing people through facts and opinions are both what concept. I gave her about 5 of these and we took some time discussing what they mean and I asked her if she's noted any differences in work (because she works) between the places she's lived, USA, Australia, and Colombia. 

    Lastly, I presented her with some true or false statements regarding some opinions about different cultures. Ex: French people often give a softer approach when it comes to feedback while Americans are more direct. After we discussed those I asked her which places she has enjoyed the most and if there's any certain topics she would like me to research to help her English speaking in the workplace. 

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