ESL Tutor Training, Session 3
This quiz is mainly about resources in the ESL Center. Remember--many of the questions have several right answers. You're free to take the quiz again if anything confused you the first time.
- 1.Which of the following materials can you check out from the ESL Center shelves?
- A.
Books that teach English skills related to workplace communication
- B.
Bilingual dictionaries
- C.
Novels and non-fiction in Chinese, Russian, and Spanish
- D.
Books on how to teach grammar, pronunciation, literacy, etc.
- E.
Computer programs for learning English
- 2.Which of the following materials can you check out from the ESL Center shelves?
- A.
Tapes/CDs for learning Spanish
- B.
Easy reading books with read-along tapes and CDs
- C.
DVDs for learning English at home
- D.
Test prep books for TOEFL, GED, and the US citizenship test
- E.
Books that a parent can read with a preschooler and explore English together
- 3.How could you find out the specific countries that our students come from?
- A.
Look on the ESL website
- B.
Ask a reference librarian
- C.
Read the Jones Library annual report
- D.
Look at the pins on the map on the ESL bulletin board
- 4.How can your student get "consumable" materials--(that he/she can write in and keep)?
- A.
Go "shopping" in Lynne's discarded book collection
- B.
Order a copy of a book he/she likes directly from the publisher
- C.
Take worksheet pages from the cardboard boxes below the ESL book shelves
- 5.How many tutoring rooms and computers are available for ESL students?
- A.
One room with a computer in it
- B.
Two rooms with computers in each
- C.
Three rooms, with a computer in one of them
- D.
Three rooms, with computers in two of them
- 6.Which of the following is true about materials in the ESL Center collection (bookshelves)?
- A.
Anyone with a library card can check them out.
- B.
Only registered ESL Center students and tutors can check them out.
- C.
They are a reference-only collection--they cannot be checked out.
- D.
All books can be checked out, but DVDs and CDs must stay in the library.
- E.
Anyone with a library card can check them out, but they must be returned within 5 days.
- 7.Which of the following is true about the ESL computer?
- A.
Students must have their tutor with them when they use the computer
- B.
Students can use the computer independently
- C.
Unless you will be using the computer, you should not be using the computer room for tutoring
- D.
To get into the computer room, you need to pick up a key from the circulation desk
- E.
The computer has ESL study software on it, and has internet access
- 8.How is the room next Lynne's office different from the other tutoring rooms?
- A.
It has a window!
- B.
It is never locked.
- C.
There's a schedule on the door so you can sign up for a weekly time slot.
- D.
You have to pick up a key from the circulation desk to use that room.
- 9.If your intermediate-level student wants to study independently between tutoring sessions, but needs practice with oral (rather than written) skills, which 3 options are likely to be most effective? (Note: keep in mind the basic principles for language learning we talked about in the first session: limiting the amount of new information you present, presenting it in a careful sequence, making sure it is practical and relevant.)
- A.
Check out ESL DVDs and watch them at home
- B.
Use the software on the ESL computer
- C.
Use on-line learning websites from the list on the ESL Center's web page (either on a home computer or at the library)
- D.
Listen to the radio or watch TV at home
- 10.What should you do if you want to facilitate independent learning by your student using an ESL computer program or website?
- A.
Preview the various options for software/websites and see which seems like a good fit for your student (or ask Lynne for recommendations)
- B.
Experiment with the program to make sure you know how it works and determine what your student will need to know in order to use it independently
- C.
Show your student how to use the program and make sure he/she knows how it works (and likes using it!)
- D.
Check with the student frequently to see how he/she is doing with the program, and provide reinforcement during your tutoring sessions
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