LEVEL I:TOPICS, MATERIALS, AND DOCUMENTATION
(SUMMARY C H A R T)
(H) = In the Level 1 Handbook
(LW) = On the Learner Web (http://learnerweb.org/LearnerWeb/IELP_SHARE)
Topic
When
Covered
Amount
of time
Preworkshop
Assignment
20
minutes

Methods
Materials Used/ Documentation
Reading


Follow Our
Protocol
Be a
Responsible
Tutor
Follow Do’s
and Don’ts
Successfully
Begin and
End
Sessions
Include
Explanation,

Overview of the Learning Center
(H)
Overview of the Intensive English
Language Program (H)
Follow Our Protocol (H)
Workshop
#1
Postworkshop
Assignment
30
minutes
20
minutes

Group Activity

LC Nuts and Bolts Questionnaire




Officezilla Scavenger Hunt (LW)
Getting Paid Quiz (LW)
Preworkshop
Assignment
10
minutes

Online quiz
Online
scavenger
hunt
Reading



Goals of Tutoring (H)
Be a Responsible Tutor (H)
Co-dependency: A Vicious Cycle
for Tutors (CRLA Handbook)
Workshop
#1
40
minutes


Be a Responsible Tutor: Critical
Incidents (H)
Postworkshop
Assignment
30
minutes
Make group
definition of
“Tutor”
Discussion
Online writing

Make personal definition of
“Tutor” or write own mission
statement as a tutor (LW)
Critical Incidents (LW)
Follow Do’s and Don’ts (H)




Preworkshop
Assignment
Workshop
#1
10
minutes

Reading
1 hour


Discussion
Roleplay



Postworkshop
Assignment
Preworkshop
Assignment
Workshop
#1
Postworkshop
Assignment
Preworkshop
Assignment
30
minutes

Online
reflection

10
minutes

Reading

Successfully Begin and End
Sessions (H)
40
minutes
10
minutes



Video
Discussion
Online
reflection

Tutor Session Video #1 – made
in-house
Reflection: Begin and End
Session (LW)
10
minutes

Reading


Follow Do’s and Don’ts (H)
Empathic Listening Handout
Sympathy vs. Empathy Roleplay
(H)
Best Practices Reflection 1,2, and
3 (LW)
Include Explanation, Example,
and Practice (H)
Example,
Practice
Check that
Students
Understand
Vary
Correction
Techniques
Know the
IELP
Curriculum
Workshop
#2
Postworkshop
Assignment
Preworkshop
Assignment
Workshop
#2
Postworkshop
Assignment
Preworkshop
Assignment
Workshop
#2
40
minutes
10
minutes

Game


Online
reflections

10
minutes

Reading

Check that Students Understand
(H)
30
minutes
10
minutes

Practice

Practice Scenarios (H)

Online
reflection

Reflection: Checking
Understanding (LW)
10
minutes

Reading

Vary Correction Techniques (H)
40
minutes

Discussion
and
demonstration
Video
Roleplay
Online
reflection


Vary Correction Techniques (H)
Tutor Session Video #1 – made
in-house
Correction Techniques Practice
(H)
Reflection: Correction Techniques
(LW)
Integrate
Critical
Thinking
Skills


Postworkshop
Assignment
Outside
Assignment
10
minutes
30
minutes

Online Quiz

IELP Curriculum Exploration (LW)
Outside
Assignment
1 hour

Online
Prereading
Activity
Online
Reading
Online
Reflection


Reflection: Learning Styles (LW)
The Importance of Learning
Styles in ESL/EFL
The Learning Style Preferences
of ESL Students
Using Learning Styles to Enhance
Your Tutoring
VARK
Tips on Studying a Foreign
Language
How to Study
How to Help Students with Study
Skills (LW)
Becoming a Critic of Your
Thinking
What tutors can do to enhance
critical thinking skills through the
use of Bloom’s Taxonomy
Reflection: Thinking about Critical
Thinking (LW)
Work with
Different
Learning
Styles
Teach Study
Skills



Snakes and Ladders with Practice
Scenarios (H)
Reflections: Explanation,
Example and Practice (LW)


Outside
Assignment
1 hour


Outside
Assignment
1 hour


Online
Reading
Online
Roleplay
Online
Reading
Online
Reflection









Identify
Common
Errors by
L1
Language
Focus
Choose
1 or
more
Preworkshop
Assignment
1 hour




Preworkshop
Assignment
1 hour



Tutor
Grammar
- Clause
Level
Tutor
Vocabulary
Preworkshop
Assignment
1 hour

Workshop
#3
1 hour
Final
Debriefing
Feedback on
Observation





Meeting with
Manager
30
minutes

Reading
Reading
Fill out chart
Create
presentation,
quiz, etc.
Online
Quizzes
Online
Reading
Create
presentation,
quiz, etc.
Reading
Online
reflections
Create
presentation,
quiz, etc.
Share
presentation,
quiz, etc.
Discussion
Evaluate
Training
Discussion



Where are we from ? (2009)
Learner English by Swan & Smith
L1 Interference Chart





Kinds of Sentences Quiz (LW)
Kinds of Subordinate Clauses
Quiz (LW)
Identify Clauses Quiz (LW)
Grammar Terminology
Awareness Check-in (LW)
Kinds of Conditional Sentences
Quiz (LW)
Complement Clause Quiz (LW)
Many Grammar Websites
Clauses Common Problems
Word Knowledge by BoydZimmerman
Word Knowledge Reflection (LW)
Online Vocabulary Resources
(LW)
Vocabulary Resources Reflection
(LW)
Trainee prepared materials
Handbooks
Learner Web

Tutor Observation Form










LEVEL II:TOPICS, MATERIALS, AND DOCUMENTATION
(SUMMARY C H A R T)
(H) = In the Level 2 Handbook
(LW) = On the Learner Web (http://learnerweb.org/LearnerWeb/IELP_SHARE)
Topic
When
Covered
Amount
of time
Review of
Level 1
Topics
Workshop
#1
20
minutes

Preworkshop
Assignment
Workshop
#1
Postworkshop
Assignment
10
minutes

10
minutes
1 hour
Keep a
Tutoring
Journal
Methods
Materials Used/ Documentation

Review of Level 1 Topics

Keep a Tutoring Journal (H)

Discussion
and group
activity
Create goals
for improving
own tutoring
Discussion

Keep a Tutoring Journal (H)

Online Writing

Keep a Tutoring Journal:
Reflection #1 (LW)
Keep a Tutoring Journal:
Reflection #2 (LW)
Keep a Tutoring Journal:
Reflection #3 (LW)
Keep a Tutoring Journal:
Reflection #4 (LW)
Keep a Tutoring Journal:
Reflection #5 (LW)
Communicate Interculturally (H)




Preworkshop
Assignment
Workshop
#1
15
minutes

Reading

40
minutes


Cross-Talk Learning Center Style
(H)
Postworkshop
Assignment
1 hour


Create
thoughts
behind
conversation
with partner
Discussion
Online
Reflections
Reading
Preworkshop
Assignment
Workshop
#1
10
minutes

Reading

Describe, Interpret, and Evaluate
(LW)
Generalities to Remember (LW)
Understanding Your International
Students, edited by Flaitz
Work Effectively with Beginning
Students (H)
45
minutes



Postworkshop
Assignment
30
minutes
Animated
video
Discussion
Online Quiz
Online
Reflection
Communicate
Interculturally
Work
Effectively
with
Beginning
Students









Describe, Interpret, and Evaluate
Work Effectively with Beginning
Students (H)
Communication Challenge (LW)
Reflection: Work with Low-level
Students (LW)
Practice
Pronunciation
Preworkshop
Assignment
Workshop
#1
Postworkshop
Assignment
Preworkshop
Assignment
Workshop
#2
10
minutes

Reading

Practice Pronunciation (H)
20
minutes


Demonstration
Drill practice

10
minutes

Online
Reflection
Tutor Session Video #1 – made
in-house
Practice Pronunciation (H)
Pronunciation Practice (H)
Reflection: Incorporating
Pronunciation Practice (LW)
10
minutes

Reading

IELP Writing and Grammar
Curriculum (H)
90
minutes

Powerpoint
Presentation
Discussion
Practice
choosing
tutoring focus
Practice
choosing
language
focus
Online
practice
choosing
tutoring and
language
focus


Tutoring Writing Powerpoint
Example Student Writings




Tutor Writing E Student (LW)
Tutor Writing 3 Student (LW)
Tutor Writing 4 Student (LW)
ESL Orientation for Writing Lab
Tutorials
Tutoring Writing Powerpoint
Slides (H)
Study Guides and Strategies
Study Skills Assessment



Tutor Writing
Postworkshop
Assignment
Preworkshop
Assignment
Workshop
#2
1 hour


30
minutes

Online
reading


1 hour

Online Study
Skills
Assessment
Create
assessment
tool with
partner for
lower-level
students
Try out skills
assessment
and revise if
necessary


Study Skills Assessment
Create Study Skills Assessment
Instructions

Tutors’ study skills assessment
for lower level students
Study Skills Assessment
Evaluation (LW)
Our Students’ Educational
Backgrounds Report (LW)
Understanding Your International
Students, edited by Flaitz

Assess Study
Behaviors
Postworkshop
Assignment



30
minutes




Identify and
Use
Resources
Workshop
#2
20
minutes

Discussion and
sharing


Postworkshop
Assignment
1 hour

Online
resource
sharing, quiz,
and evaluation
Preworkshop
Assignment
1 hour

Online
Reading
Create a quiz
about the
information
Add idea for
iBT skills
practice
Online
Reading
Online Quiz













Tutor iBT

Test
Prep
Choose
1 or
more
Preworkshop
Assignment
1 hour

Tutor
PBT
1 hour
Choose
1 or
more
Preworkshop
Assignment



Tutor
IELTS
1 hour



Preworkshop
Assignment
More
Skills
Practice




Preworkshop
Assignment
Tutor
Grammar
Discourse
Level

1 hour




Tutor
Speaking/
Listening
Online
Reading
Online Video
Add idea for
IELTS skills
practice


Online Video
Online Practice
Responding to
Student Writing
Create
presentation,
quiz, activity,
etc.
Online
Reading
Online Quiz
Online Writing
Create
presentation,
activity, etc.













Tutor
Reading
Preworkshop
Assignment
1 hour


Online
Reading
Online Quiz



Tutor’s Delicious Page
IELP’s MyBookmarks Page
(Requires Firefox)
Delicious Report (LW)
IELP MyBookmarks Report (LW)
Tutors’ Googledoc Page
Book Report (LW)
Software Quiz (LW)
Software Reflection (LW)
iBT Pre-study Survey (LW)
iBT Tutor Manual (LW)
Official iBT Website (LW)
iBT Quiz (LW)
Tutors’ Googledoc page (LW)
What did you add to our manual?
(LW)
Information about the Paperbased TOEFL (LW)
Sample Questions for Paperbased TOEFL (LW)
Sample Paper TOEFL Test (LW)
Quiz about Institutional TOEFL
(LW)
IELTS Pre-study Survey (LW)
IELTS Overview Powerpoint
presentation (LW)
David’s IELTS wiki (LW)
Tutors’ Googledoc page (LW)
What did you add to our manual?
(LW)
Grammar for Cohesion
Improving Text Flow in ESL
Learner Compositions
Theme and Rheme in Academic
Writing
Using Old/New Information Order
in Sentence
IELP Speaking / Listening
curriculum (H)
Speaking / Listening Curriculum
Quiz (LW)
Tutoring Listening /Speaking
Ideas (LW)
Presentation Skills – Helpful
Links
Conversation Starters for ESL
Students
Listening to English – Helpful
Links
IELP Reading curriculum (H)
Reading Curriculum Quiz (LW)
How to Teach ESL Reading


Evaluate
Your Own
Tutoring
Final
Debriefing
Online Writing
Create
presentation,
activity, etc.
Online selfevaluation


Pre-meeting
Assignment
10
minutes

Meeting
with
Manager
Workshop
#3
30
minutes

Discussion

Tutor Self-Evaluation
Prepare for Master Project at
Level 3
Tutor Self-Evaluation
1 hour

Share
presentation,
activity, quiz,
etc.
Discussion
Evaluate
Training



Trainee prepared materials
Handbooks
Learner Web




Teaching Reading
Comprehension
Writing Summaries
LEVEL III:TOPICS, MATERIALS, AND DOCUMENTATION
(SUMMARY C H A R T)
(LW) = On the Learner Web (http://learnerweb.org/LearnerWeb/IELP_SHARE)
Topic
When
Covered
Amount
of time
Methods
Review of
Level 1 and 2
Topics
Mentor
Tutors
Workshop
#1
20
minutes

Discussion and
group activity

Review of Level 1 and 2 Topics
Pre-meeting
Assignment
Meeting
with
Manager
Workshop
#1
Postmeeting
Assignment
20
minutes
20
minutes



Fill out project
proposal
Discussion
Mentor New Tutors - Project
Proposal
Mentor New Tutors - Project
Proposal
20
minutes
3 hours

Discussion




Help
Students with
Test Anxiety
Structure the
Learning
Experience
Encourage
Selfregulated
Learning
Manage
Group
Tutoring
Avoid


Mentor New Tutors - Project
Proposal
Describe Your Project and Plan
(LW)
Reflect on Your Project (LW)
Project Documents (LW)

Fill Your Bag of Tutor Tricks


Tutors’ Bag of Tricks Wiki
Wiki Addition Report (LW)

Guest Speaker from Student
Health and Advising Center
Techniques (from CRLA
handbook)
Reflecting on Test Anxiety (LW)
20
minutes

40
minutes
20
minutes



Discussion
Roleplay
Online writing

20
minutes

Reading


Various sources in LC books
Self-Regulation
1 hour

Discussion

20
minutes

Online writing

Self-Regulated Learning Group
Quiz
Self-regulated Learning
Reflection (LW)
30
minutes
10
minutes



Reading
Discussion
Online writing

Managing Group Tutoring

Group Tutoring Reflection (LW)
30

Discussion

Why and How to Use Turnitin
Workshop
#1
30
minutes

Postworkshop
Assignment
Workshop
#1
30
minutes

1 hour



Postworkshop
Assignment
Workshop
#1
Postworkshop
Assignment
Preworkshop
Assignment
Workshop
#2
Postworkshop
Assignment
Workshop
#2
Postworkshop
Assignment
Workshop

Online writing
Carry out
project
Report on
project
Demonstration
and idea
sharing
Tutors add
their tricks to
our wiki
Presentation
Discussion
Practice
Techniques
Online writing

Fill Your Bag
of Tricks
Materials Used/
Documentation



Structure the Learning
Experience
Structure the Learning
Experience Reflection (LW)
Plagiarism
#2
minutes

Postworkshop
Assignment
45
minutes


Practice using
Turnitin
Online reading
Online writing




Final
Debriefing
Workshop
#3
45
minutes



Share product
from project
Discussion
Evaluate
Training

Academic Plagiarism Rules and
ESL Learning
ESL Academic Writing and
Plagiarism
OWL – Avoiding Plagiarism
Plagiarism and ESL Students
(LW)
Tutor prepared materials