...sessions exactly where your specific deficiencies are. After every session, my student should walk away with more language confidence, and a very specific verbal response set for a particular purpose. I do not teach written Chinese characters. I only cover verbal pronunciation, correct conversational form, both formal and informal. The only written form I would go over is the Hanyu Pinyin system (roman alphabetized written form). In many major cities in China and Taiwan, many...
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Hello! My name is Melissa and I'm a recent graduate from Georgetown University, with a BS in Business Administration-Management and minors in Environmental Studies and Entrepreneurship. Throughout my college years, I've had several experiences in mentorship roles, including leading the Iacocca Global Entrepreneurship Intensive for high school students. I'm excited to devote my newfound free time to tutoring others!
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...practical and literary translation. As someone who began learning Mandarin in the American South, I have extensive personal experience with lacking sufficient teachers and students when it comes to Chinese Language instruction, therefore I have adopted new methods of teaching and instruction that I find to be essential to small-classroom instruction and especially one-on-one instruction. With my tutoring subjects being Elementary and Conversational Chinese, I find it most important to work directly with the strengths...
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...Chloe Lowman, a rising junior at Duke majoring in Economics and Chinese with a minor in Chemistry. I grew up in Taiwan and speak fluent Mandarin, which helps me connect with diverse learners. I've tutored through the National Honor Society and have experience in academic research and interdisciplinary projects in healthcare, chemistry, and business. I adapt my teaching style to each student, aiming to make learning clear, engaging, and confidence-boosting. My goal is to help...
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...and interacting with elementary students to help improve their math and English skills for the grade they will be entering. My passion runs deeply for tutoring music theory and math subjects. Encouraging people to see academic struggles as a stepping stone rather than a sign of failure is how I lift up the spirits of my students. Outside of academics, I spend most of my time playing piano, exploring other instruments, and watching tv with...
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...from Southwestern College in Chula Vista, CA. Other than that, I have been studying Mandarin Chinese since early 2015, Italian since 2007, and grew up speaking Spanish and English at home. I have been tutoring in several of these languages since 2010, and hope not only to help students improve proficiency in their desired language, but also to improve my own understanding of these languages as I tutor. Learning never stops, and the best way...
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...including government and politics, political science, Chinese, public speaking, English, and writing. I am patient with my students and I have experience tutoring both students of all ages through college, and adults. Whether it is a one-on-one lesson to learn a new language, improve your academic skills, gain knowledge about government/politics, or a tutoring session to improve your subjects in school, I can help! I enjoy encouraging my students and building up their confidence the...
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...experience, I also taught kids how to draw and paint with the goal to win different art related awards. Personally, I am a regional, national, and international award winning artist, and this experience led me to be accepted into The New School, Pratt Institute, SCAD, UGA, Auburn, UMich, and SLU. I mainly focus on algebra and grammar in my tutor sessions. I believe that every problem math and grammar related has a formula to solve...
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I am executive with over 10 years experience in accounting and finance areas. I passed all 4 parts of CPA exam in 1 month with 1st attempt. My score of Financial Reporting is 90 and my score of Audit is 87.
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...My speciality is Mandarin Chinese. I studied in China and US and have a Bachelor's degree in language arts. I am open-minded, skillful and passionate in teaching. I am big on listening. I am good at engaging students in my class. I am approachable and kind-hearted. While I am not teaching, I love to hang out in downtown Chicago with my friends. I also love music, travel, singing, dancing, and fashion.
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...the time being, and plan to visit Taiwan to strengthen my skills in the language. My favorite subject to tutor is American Literature, and reading comprehension for lower grades. Books are the ultimate knowledge and it is very important to continue to read and learn. I am passionate about books, writing and all things related to the English language. As a child, I struggled to read and write until I reached the third grade. My...
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My name is Shun. I was born and raised in China, and currently live in Cincinnati, Ohio with my wife and dog. I went to Northeastern Forestry University in China for 3 years majoring in English and Japanese. Many jobs I did for the past 6 years were primarily intertwined with my passion for language: Chinese/English translator, kindergarten English teacher for 3-6 year olds, private tutoring and so on. I also love Jesus, people, and spicy...
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...I tutor are STEM subjects, especially math, physics, and other subjects within the realm of mechanical engineering. I love helping students understand difficult concepts. One of my joys in life is seeing the "light bulb come on" when a student makes the connection that helps them understand a previously incomprehensible problem. My tutoring style involves asking a student questions to guide their own discovery of the solution to the problem they are facing.
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...also as a window into its rich culture and history. I understand the struggles learners face, and I bring patience, empathy, and practical strategies to guide them step by step. Tutoring allows me to combine my background in healthcare, accounting, and cross-cultural experience with my love for teaching. I find great fulfillment in watching students gain confidence, improve their skills, and achieve their personal or professional goals through learning Mandarin. My mission is to inspire,...
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I'm a current undergraduate student at Columbia University majoring in Biology. I believe that achievement comes from self-motivation, dedication, and, most importantly, a little bit of fun along the way. I look forward to working together to achieve your goals!
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...creating a supportive learning environment where students feel empowered to explore their potential. I strive to foster critical thinking and effective communication skills, ensuring that my students not only grasp the material but also develop a genuine love for learning. In my free time, I enjoy reading and exploring different cultures, which enriches my teaching approach and helps me connect with my students on a personal level. I enjoy reading books , watching moives and...
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I am passionate about tutoring Mandarin Chinese across all levels and topics. I recently relocated back to the US after nearly 5-years in Shanghai, China where I worked in advertising. I love helping students to improve their conversation skills, pronunciation and overall confidence in Mandarin Chinese. Outside of class, I enjoy swimming, squash and chasing down hole-in-the-wall soup dumpling spots.
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...the first time, I will tailor each lesson to your personal goals, pace, and learning style. My teaching philosophy centers on patience, encouragement, and building a strong student-teacher connection that supports growth and curiosity. I hold a New Jersey teaching certificate and have experience working in both public school classrooms and 1-on-1 tutoring settings. I also integrate social-emotional learning strategies to help students stay motivated and engaged. I look forward to helping you or your...
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Hamilton Mandarin Chinese 1 Tutoring FAQ
Mandarin Chinese 1 courses equip you with knowledge of the core fundamentals of the Mandarin dialect and prepares you for more advanced studies in the language. While this may be the first in a sequence of Mandarin classes that you are planning to take, you should not assume that it will necessarily be the easiest one. It's possible you may encounter more trouble in this class than in more advanced ones because of the initial challenges that learning Mandarin Chinese presents. Throughout the course, you will be expected to familiarize yourself with several different ways of representing Chinese text, including Pinyin Romanization, simplified characters, and traditional characters. For students who grew up speaking a language based on the Latin alphabet, this can present a large obstacle from the very first day of instruction. Additionally, students must learn to work with both hand-written and typed forms, which can cause additional stress. If this challenging subject has you down, get connected with a Mandarin Chinese 1 tutor in your area for one-on-one instruction.
Certain features of spoken Mandarin also present a bit of a learning curve. For example, Mandarin Chinese's use of four tones can create a stumbling block for new students. English makes extremely little use of tones, while Mandarin speakers rely on tone as a significant factor in determining the meaning of a spoken sentence. These initial difficulties must be surmounted before students can proceed with the main work of Mandarin Chinese 1, which is learning the core vocabulary needed to express yourself and communicate with others in the language.
Classes typically expect you to express your own opinions and back them up with evidence using vocabulary and grammatical knowledge that has been gained. They also require you to develop comprehensive understanding of cultural implications and the ability to discuss Chinese culture in the Mandarin tongue. If you are having trouble mastering the features of Mandarin Chinese or retaining all of the vocabulary that you need to memorize, one-on-one Mandarin Chinese 1 tutoring can give you the personalized help that you require to excel.
At Varsity Tutors, our educational directors connect you with a private instructor based on your individual needs. To make the process as effective as possible, your independent tutor will analyze your current Mandarin Chinese knowledge, your concerns about your class, and the teaching methods that allow you to learn best. They can then use this information to help you connect with a Mandarin Chinese 1 tutor who suits your academic profile. Your knowledgeable tutor can take stock of your Mandarin knowledge and create an individual learning plan for your Mandarin Chinese 1 tutoring sessions. This plan can focus on just the aspects of Mandarin Chinese in which it would most benefit you to improve your understanding. This way, you do not need to review material that already makes sense to you, allowing each of your tutoring sessions to be efficient and effective.
A Mandarin Chinese tutor can guide you through exercises targeting your weakest areas, answering your questions and providing feedback along the way. A tutor can even provide opportunities to practice your conversational skills and help you master the tone-based pronunciation of Mandarin Chinese terms if this aspect of the language is giving you trouble. No matter what parts of your Mandarin Chinese 1 class you are struggling with, a tutor can address these troublesome areas with targeted assistance. The Varsity Tutors live learning platform allows you to meet with a private tutor either in person or face-to-face online. This gives you the flexibility to meet with your tutor at the time and location of your choice, whether it be daytime, evenings, or even weekends, and whether it's at a local library, cafe, or in your own home.
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Recent Hamilton Mandarin Chinese 1 Tutoring Session Notes
In this class, we worked on the Chinese consonants and vowels. As a singer, the student was very talented in grasping different tones, he was able to read every tone accurately. We also practiced reading more pinyin by showing some sample words. We will do more practice and introduce some characters in Chinese.
The student had a good session today. He learned his dictation words and copied two sentences containing those words. He read a passage out loud in Chinese. He checked his work and made corrections to previous workbook page and completed one additional page in his workbook.
The student and I went over the previous session's dialogue on date and time, and then we went over a new dialogue involving hobbies. We also reviewed basic sentence structures and various modifications of sentence structure, and we practiced a few grammar drills. We also discussed ways to maintain Mandarin skills, including watching movies or TV shows in Mandarin.
We mainly reviewed the characters learned in the past two weeks. I asked the students to read and recognize the characters I put on the presentation paper. The characters were about colors and common objects in real life so I also reviewed the meanings of them by asking them to connect the colors to the objects by reading the characters. We played a game in which the squares were presented in Chinese characters to improve their recognition. I also introduced a traditional Chinese food, zong zi, as today is the holiday to have that food.
I taught the student eight words (up, down, big, small, you, me, hello, goodbye) and reintroduced the word for dog. We did some charades to help memorize the new words and created very simple sentences to help her remember and contextualize the vocabulary. For example, I taught her how to say "my dog is big" and "your dog is small". We used flashcards to help teach this point, which I think helped a lot. I told her to study her flashcards and bring them to our session next week.
New monthly vocab: Last name, name, called. Chinese last names: Wang, Li, Chen, Zhang
History of Chinese last names
Vocab practice (word search)
Listening practice (online videos)
Convo practice (What is your name? What is your brother's name? Where are you from? What is your favorite Chinese food? etc.)
Character writing practice
