Migrant English Tutors at the 1st meeting for 2024
Standing (L to R): Marg McCrohan, Dorothy Di Battista, Teresa Almond, Guy Ward, Schani Dias Weerasinha, Liliana Erle, Carolyn Francis, Carmel Ritchie, Catherine Bullard
Sitting (L to R): Alice Choi, Ursula Wilks, Seok Ch’ng, Ken Coleman, Bridget Halge, Foong Sim Chin, Helen Hinz, Daniela Cursio, Jenny Madeley
Floor (L to R): Liew Staras, Kong Yep, Sylvia Panayis, Chris Andrews, Hilda Frazzetto, Pamela Bores, Sarada Singh
Thirty-one Migrant English Tutors attended the meeting from 10AM – 12PM. Below is the agenda and a description of what took place – all told using pictures!
AGENDA
10:00 AM Presentation of Certificates of Appreciation
10:10 AM Migrant English Program – News and Announcements
10:30 AM Activity – How can we tutor a beginner?
11:15 AM General Discussion
11:30 AM Photo Shoot
12:00 PM End of Meeting
PRESENTATION
Click this link to access the presentation used at the meeting, with information that you will find useful.
LINK TO Presentation – Migrant English Tutors Meeting on 31 Jan 2024.pdf
PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION BY SHIRLEY FUNG, U3AM VICE-PRESIDENT
Jan Cambrey receiving Certificate for 10+ years of service as a Migrant English Tutor
Daniela Cursio receiving Certificate for 5+ years of service as a Migrant English Tutor
ACTIVITY – “How can we tutor a beginner?”
Instructions for carrying out the Activity
Team A and Team B in deep discussion
Team C listening intently as Bridget puts forward her idea
Team D putting their ideas down on paper
IDEAS FOR TUTORING A BEGINNER
Ideas that were proposed by the four teams, during a brainstorming session, are shown below.
SEEKING TUTORS
Being a Migrant English Tutor is a very rewarding experience and we would like to encourage any interested U3AM members to enrol in the training course, “Workshop for Migrant English Tutor Training”. To enrol online, go to the U3AM website: Courses > Course Information > Special Projects. The course is conducted on Thursday afternoons (1:30-4:20PM) over the first six weeks in Term 3, from 18 July to 22 August 2024. You can enrol now!
More information about the Program can be found on the U3AM website: About Us > Migrant English Program