My third observation was completely different from my previous two observations. Firstly, it was much shorter than the previous two sessions, it lasted roughly 30-35 minutes. Secondly, the tutor was very straightforward in his approach with the student, being very bold and loud throughout (I think this was because of his familiarity with the student as they didn't even greet and share names). The first thing he said to the student when we were walking to the cubical was, "Nice to see you again....how's it going?" I immediately recognized that the student was very comfortable working with him as they shared a couple of jokes and had good chemistry. The tutor displayed great body language throughout and generally speaking he seemed very friendly & somewhat funny...
Nevertheless, the student came in for help regarding a scholarship essay in which she wanted general feedback; if it checked off on the criteria, sentence structures, vocabulary, punctuation, word choices etc. The tutor firstly asked the student if she had a copy of the guidelines to constructing the essay. Unfortunately she did not, so the tutor then asked for us to follow him into the computer lab. In the computer lad, he then asked her to check on the website for the essay guidelines. While sitting at the computer, the tutor and student reviewed the guidelines and matched it to the contents in the paper. While reading the paper, the tutor also highlighted grammatical errors and word choices throughout. The student seemed to be in a rush for her class and that could've been the reason the session did not last the 1 hour duration. Finally, before the student left, the tutor recommended the her to come back to the writing center before submitting the final draft to double check on completion.
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