• Have tutor trainees do their review exercises for a learner on the videotape (rather than for Carine).
• When presenting Session 7, replay a segment of tape, which highlights a learner with pronunciation difficulties. Have trainees discuss the problems and write an overview of a lesson plan that they would do with that particular learner (rather than Carine).

Optional Activity 2: Introducing additional learners

There are no lesson plans or specific activities highlighted that refer to any of these learners in the first section of the tutor training manual. However, if you are not using a video, you may want to introduce additional learners and have tutor trainees connect teaching strategies in Sessions 4 to 7 to the most suitable candidate. In the second section of the manual, there are some lesson plans that may work well with these learners.

• Handout, Introduction to John and discuss.
• Handout, Introduction to Naw Po and discuss.
• Handout, Introduction to Akbar and discuss. (There is a reading lesson in Session 6 of the facilitator's training manual for Akbar.)

D: Continuous Assessment - Portfolios

10 minutes

• Define portfolios: Portfolios are files that contain learner work. This work shows how a learner has progressed over a period of time.
• Show overhead, Basic steps in using portfolios and discuss; refer to the copies of the following in the tutor training manual:
  • Goal statements and reflections
  • Reviewing the contents of the portfolio. (This sheet demonstrates how the contents can be reviewed periodically and is on the last page of Session 3 in the tutor training manual).


• Show overheads, Items to include in a Portfolio and discuss; refer to the copies of the following in the tutor training manual:
  • Interest inventory
  • Sample reading list and questions to guide reflection on the reading process
  • Writing summary sheet and questions to guide reflection
  • Reflection sheet (for speaking or listening exercises)
  • Learner Questionnaires (weekly or monthly)