Internship Day 1

Today was my second day at the SQU Tutorial Center. The plan was for me to observe peer tutors, or PTs. I got there at about 9:15 a.m. and learned that the PT sessions begin every half hour. My first observation was already in session. I had reviewed the observation form beforehand. Ms. Alex brought me into one of the tutorial rooms and asked Mr. Tony (directer of SQU Writing Center) if I could observe his tutoring. I spent the next 15 minutes observing the session with Mr. Tony and completed my observation sheet. I learned that Mr. Tony could explain well enough for the students to understand their assignments without having to switch languages between English and Arabic. Before the next session began, (30 minutes) I finished filling in my observation sheet. The second observation session, was with a female PT named Galia. She was friendly, and did some of her explaining in Arabic. I learned to be friendly and polite to relax the students. My plan is to return on Sunday morning at 8:15. I learned that I had to be on time, or even a little bit early.