TRAINING ON TUTORING & TUTOR
RESPONSIBILITIES
BY YAMASAKI VUKELIC HISASHI
2011/4/15
WHO IS A TUTOR?
Who is a Tutor?
• A PRIVATE TEACHER, ESPECIALLY
ONE WHO TEACHES AN INDIVIDUAL
STUDENT
OR
A
VERY
SMALL
GROUP (OXFORD, 2005)
• TUTORING
IS
USUALLY
DONE
OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL HOURS.
• A
TUTOR
MAY
BE
FORMALLY
TRAINED IN ORDER TO IMPROVE
HIS/HERSELF.
ETYMOLOGY OF TUTOR
TUTOR LATE 14C., "GUARDIAN, CUSTODIAN,"
FROM O.FR. TUTOUR "GUARDIAN, PRIVATE
TEACHER," FROM L. TUTOREM (NOM. TUTOR)
"GUARDIAN,
WATCHER,"
FROM
TUTUS,
VARIANT PP. OF TUERI "WATCH OVER," OF
UNKNOWN ORIGIN. SPECIFIC SENSE OF
"SENIOR BOY APPOINTED TO HELP A JUNIOR
IN HIS STUDIES" IS RECORDED FROM 1680S.
THE VERB IS ATTESTED FROM 1590S.
RELATED: TUTORED; TUTORING.
MEIO - LLC
THERE ARE 3 LEVELS OF TUTORS ESTABLISHED BY
THE CRLA,
①REGULAR TUTOR
②ADVANCED TUTOR
③MASTER TUTOR
•THE QUALIFICATION LEVEL RISES IN RESPECT TO
THE TUTOR’S ABILITIES. IF ONE IS ACKNOWLEDGED
AS A TUTOR, CRLA WOULD GIVE HIM OR HER AN
INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATE.
•JUDGMENT OF PROMOTION IS DONE AT THE
BEGINNING OF EACH SEMESTER BY THE TUTOR
LEADER AND CENTER CHIEF AND MANAGER.
•DURING MEETINGS, THEY ALSO EXAMINE THOSE
WHO ARE NOT FIT TO BE TUTORS.
WHAT ARE
TUTOR
RESPONSIBILITIES?
•
•
TUTORS ARE USUALLY THE FIRST
AVENUE FOR STUDENTS WITH
QUESTIONS ABOUT
LANGUAGE/SUBJECT MATTERS TO
RESOLVE THOSE.
WHILE YOU CANNOT BE EXPECTED
TO KNOW EVERYTHING, YOU SHOULD
TRY TO DEVELOP A GOOD
UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE
STUDENTS CAN FIND ANSWERS TO
THEIR QUESTIONS.
TUTOR - STUDENT
RELATIONSHIP
TUTORING IS NOT JUST ABOUT INTELLECTUAL
EXCHANGE BUT ALSO INVOLVES INTENSE PERSONAL
INTERACTION.
PERSONAL INTERACTION IS INTEGRAL TO SMALLGROUP TEACHING, IT MAKES TEACHING MORE
ENJOYABLE AND MORE EFFECTIVE, ESPECIALLY AS
YOU GET TO KNOW YOUR STUDENTS AND THEY GET
TO KNOW YOU.
MAINTAIN A PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP. WHILE
FRIENDLINESS IS A KEY ELEMENT TO EFFECTIVE
TUTORING, IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN A
PROFESSIONAL MANNER IN ALL YOUR DEALINGS AS A
TUTOR.
WHY ARE YOU
HERE AT MEIO LLC?
TUTORS ARE CHOSEN TO ACHIEVE THE
LLC’S AIMS
SO YOU MUST BE AWARE OF THOSE
AIMS AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
CARRYING THEM OUT.
IF YOU CANNOT KEEP THE MENTAL
ATTITUDE OF TUTOR, YOU MAY BE
DISQUALIFIED.
WHAT ARE
TUTOR
ATTITUDES?
TREAT ALL MEMBERS OF THE TUTORIAL
GROUP EQUALLY.
MAKE A CONSCIOUS EFFORT TO INCLUDE
ALL MEMBERS OF THE GROUP IN
DISCUSSIONS AND QUESTIONS.
MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THE CORRECT
SCHEDULING TIMES FOR TUTORING.
MANAGE THE PLACE EFFECTIVELY.
BE AN ACHIEVER.
AT MEIO LLC
RESPONSIBLY MANAGE AND OPERATE THE LLC .
HAVE A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY TOWARD
TEACHING OTHERS, AND THE CAPABILITY TO DO
SO.
KNOW YOUR POSITION WELL, AND KNOWING THAT
YOU DON’T HAVE TO NEGLECT YOUR OWN STUDIES
FOR IMPROVEMENT OF LANGUAGE ABILITY.
YOU MUST MAKE AN EFFORT TO BE A GOOD ROLE
MODEL TO OTHER STUDENTS. (EG: USE OF
LANGUAGE.)
REFERENCES
1. OXFORD ADVANCED LEARNER’S DICTIONARY 7TH EDITION,
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 2005
2. Online Etymology Dictionary:
HTTP://WWW.ETYMONLINE.COM/INDEX.PHP?SEARCH=TUTOR
&SEARCHMODE=NONE
3. LLC PRESENTATION 2010.9.29.