Elle TS #8

 Date/Time: April 8, 5:00-6:00 Location: Strozier Library Feedback provided to tutee: We focused on word stress and the noun/verb stress shift, using pairs like PREsent/preSENT and REcord/reCORD. I walked her through the physical cues for stress and taught her how to count syllables. Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: I learned that word stress completely changes whether a native speaker can understand someone, even when every sound is technically correct. 

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