Mentor-mentee program Copy and complete the sentences below.
My mentor (teacher) is: _______________
My mentee (student) is: _______________
How do I mentor (guide) my mentee?
• Keep an Active Line of Communication
• Maintain a Schedule • Share Your Personal Goals • Prepare and Review Before Meetings • Maintain Mutual Respect • Be Flexible in Your Thinking • Serve as a Role Model • Make Time for Constructive Feedback How do I mentor (guide) my mentee?
• Keep an Active Line of Communication
• Maintain a Schedule • Share Your Personal Goals • Prepare and Review Before Meetings • Maintain Mutual Respect • Be Flexible in Your Thinking • Serve as a Role Model • Make Time for Constructive Feedback Keep an Active Line of Communication
• Remember to check in and see how mentee is doing
• Find the most suitable platform for communication for both parties (whatsapp, telegram, youtube etc.) Maintain a Schedule
• Try to arrange a fixed time to guide, practice and revise English
REGULARLY with mentee • Make revising together a habit Maintain Mutual Respect
• Respect each other
• Provide constructive feedback, encouragement, and LOTS OF LOVE Make Time for Constructive Feedback
• Provide feedback by thinking and suggesting on how your mentee can
do better How to be a good mentee • Remember your mentor is a volunteer. Show your mentor you appreciate their time by preparing for your meetings, and come with questions, comments or articles to share. Define goals for meetings ahead of time by knowing what you want to discuss and accomplish during your meeting. • Take action. If they’ve given you something to work on, make sure you do that in time for your next session. • Be open to receiving feedback. Your mentor is there to help you, and it is their job to provide honest, sometimes critical feedback. Be ready to receive their feedback, and then decide whether or not you want to take it. If you disagree with them, examine your attitude. Ways to practice English with your mentor/mentee • Mentor can ask mentee questions related to topics recently learnt. (example: create a sentence using continuous tense/ Tell a story using “could” and “couldn’t”) • Practice speaking by asking questions (part 1 individual, part 2 & 3 group task). Provide feedback afterwards. • Test your mentee by reading out questions and let your mentee try to answer it Mentors’ task of the week • Ask questions to your mentee (what is your name, what is your favourite colour, what is your favourite subj, etc.) • Provide feedback to your mentee • Teacher will check on progress randomly Additional task • Turn-based • Focused on individual speaking • Today: Next week (additional task) • Turn-based • Focused on individual speaking • Next week: