Better Late than Never

         The intermediate level 1 English teacher conducted a SL project in her class. Meredith understood that it is never too late to do something good. Even if it was only two weeks left before the reading week, she thought it is better late than never.

One group of students went to tutor English at the UCBC language Institute, while the other group went to a local language Institute known as Vocational Training Center (VTC).

            VTC is a very special language Institute in Beni town. It is located in one of the United Nations Mission’s camp. The school used to teach English to street children and demobilized children from the army. Nowadays, they teach English and computer skills to any one who is willing to learn.

Tutoring was a very new experience for the students of the intermediate level at UCBC. Each student was expected to share with a small group of three to five. They discussed objectives covered in their English class. For example: paragraph structures, modal auxiliaries, gerunds, and comparison/superlatives. They learned more by doing a service.

            Many students from UCBC did not have much confidence in their English ability. They thought VTC students knew better English than theirs, but at the end of the class they felt more confident and were eagerly waiting for the next tutoring session.