Tutor Do's and Dont's

We can change our schedule anytime throughout the semester as long as we communicate with our tutees.

• Ture

• False

Answer explanation

Tutors are responsible for making a schedule and sticking to it.

Generally, a schedule will be created at the beginning of the semester and will be the same for the whole.

If you need to change it, consult with your supervisor, Kelly.

What do you do if your tutees sign-up a wrong tutor session?

e.g. Sign up listening and speaking tutor but the grammar class

Answer explanation

Ask them to sign-up the correct tutoring session.

Which one is the grammar class?

• EIL 317

• EIL 313

• EIL 227

• EIL 223

Answer explanation

Grammar (EIL317, 227) - 7 hours

Listening and speaking (EIL 320, 313, 223) - 11 hours

Your tutee came to the appointment 11 minutes late, so you...

• try so hard to finish the tutor log in less than 20 minutes

• tell them to go home and never be late

• ask them to use drop-in time

• suggest them join their classmate's tutoring session

What are some rules of Drop-in time?

Answer explanation

First come, first serve.

30 minutes a week.

Two students are maximal.

It is okay to admit that you don’t know the answer to a question and look for the answer with the tutee.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

However, we need to develop our own knowledge of and ability in listening, speaking, and grammar, or knowledge of other skills (e.g. university resources).

If our tutees want to work on their paper or assignment, we should...

• ask them to send their written work for us to correct.

• tell them to go to the RWC

• help tutees outside of our working hours

• correct their paper during their session.

Answer explanation

Tutors should not do tutees’ work for them, enable irresponsible behavior (such missing tutoring appointments, forgetting tutor logs, etc.). In fact, doing any of these actually hurts the tutee because it keeps them from learning both the material in class and the responsibility they need to be successful students.

We are responsible for tutee’s assignments, grades, and overall success.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Tutors are a vital resource, but ultimately whether a tutee does well or poorly on their assignments is up to the tutee. Tutees are responsible for their own work and performance.