Tutor system

Abstract

The teaching device of our invention comprises two lists of questions numbered I & II containing a plurality of questions in a given language. The questions contained in each list are numbered and followed by an answer that serves as a model of the grammatical structure that should be used in answering them correctly. List I contains questions successively numbered with odd numbers (1-3-5-7-9 . . .), and List II contains questions successively numbered with even numbers (2-4-6-8-10 . . .). The question are designed and coordinated so as to simulate a conversation. In use, two students are paired off, with one student using List I and the other student using List II. The student using List I initiates the conversation by reading question #1 aloud to the other student who then answers the question without the help of any printed matter. This forces the student answering the question to develop his own response. Afterwards, it is his turn to read question #2 from List II aloud. After the student using List I answers question #2 without the help of any printed matter, it is his turn to ask question #3 to the student holding List II, and so on. If one of the students fails to answer correctly, the other student teaches him how to answer correctly using the model answer that follows the question. This exchange of questions, answers, and tutoring provides the oral practice needed to develop the skills of speaking the target language fluently.

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