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Difficulty understanding spoken English.

Not improving as fast as she could be.

No formalized training plan.

Desired Results

Speak with correct pronunciation.

Understand English speaking easily, including fast conversations.

To be able to talk about herself. For example: her activities & work.

Record videos speaking in English every day. Videos length: 5 - 10 minutes.

Ideas for videos: talk about day, job, how you felt, activities, explain a process you use.

At the end of each video, practice speaking the correct pronunciation of the words in shared Google Spreadsheet.

Listen to motivational audio about benefits of speaking English.

Tutor Strategy

Correct pronunciation from videos.

Correct sentence structure. 

Provide the wording  that is more commonly used. (Example: asked vs inquired)

Choose a set of common words for client to work on perfecting  the pronunciation.

Track corrections & pronunciations to measure progress over time. (Google Spreadsheet shared with client)

Number of new words learned.

Number of words corrected: common language.

Number of changes in pronunciation. Levels: Incorrect, Low, Medium, High.

Quarterly: test speed at which client can listen to an audiobook and understand it.

Mental Strength

Each day: Listen to English motivational audio

Motivational audio: why learn English, benefits to learning another language, self-beliefs

Fallback plan: If unable to maintain the overall plan, listen to English podcasts or audiobooks as you sleep. This will help maintain English level and improve ability to understand English.