I am a highly motivated tutor. I take pride in "seeing" my students accomplish the goals we set out to achieve. I have many years of tutoring experience and have assisted in their studies. My students have fun while learning a difficult new language. Because of my very own experience in learning English when I came to America, I am able to relate to my students' struggle in learning Chinese Mandarin. I am unique and...
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...ACTFL scale in speaking, listening, and reading. I have a passion for learning languages and would love to share them with you! I have experience tutoring Japanese and Chinese at the college level and would be happy to help tutor, whether for an AP class, testing, or even more accelerated independent study. Due to years of personal study, not only can I help you confront challenging topics, I also have lots of techniques and resources...
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Possess 20 plus working experience in an Information Technology department of multinational financial instuition. I love technology and am eager to share my knowledge with others. Also like languages and feel free to talk with me on the lesson. Especially those Asian culture like Cantonese, Mandarin.
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...up the best things I learned from each teacher, and now I hope to share my techniques with other students. My favorite hobby is photography, which includes the post editing process (Photoshop/Lightroom). Photography allows me to take a break from all my pressures in school and outside of school. I love the creative process of photography, and would absolutely LOVE to teach anyone more about it! My goal as a teacher is to inspire my...
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Native Mandarin Chinese speaker who studied English in China for Bachelor's and had Master's in University of Birmingham in UK, travelled to 14 countries, now lives in Alexandria, VA in US. Love cross culture and making friends, have great passion in languages!
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...teaching and tutoring. All my family are teachers or professors. My family has been proud of me because I was always the best or one of the best students in school. I am very patient and detail minded. I like to guide my students and help them develop the confidence and skills they need to be successful. I believe we can learn from each other. I love the warm weather in Houston, since I grew...
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I've been an ESL teacher for over 10 years and have taught students of all ages. For the past three years, I have concentrated on preparing students for both the IELTS and TOEFL exams. I am fluent in Mandarin-Chinese and have found this very helpful in working with Chinese students in terms of bridging cultural/linguistic gaps. I am currently employed at a charter school with a majority Hispanic population and have enjoyed learning so many...
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...speaker, that conjugating verbs is something they can do, or that learning a language is more fun than they thought it would be. Recently, I completed a Master's degree at Fudan University in Shanghai, China. I graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College with a B.A. in Anthropology and Chinese and a minor in International Studies. Throughout college, I worked as a research assistant, as a language instructor of Chinese and Spanish, and as team leader...
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...and languages. I want to know people who have different cultural backgrounds and languages, want to make friends with them, and want more people to understand Chinese culture, Because China is an ancient country with 5,000 years of history, has a wealth of resources, this historic country it not only belongs to China, it belongs to the world, because it is created by God. So I hope you learn Chinese, travel to China, to see...
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...begin working together. If a student is visual, we learn more by reading and looking at things. If the student is auditory, then we learn more by listening. Or, if a student is kinesthetic, we learn by doing activities. Therefore, I work according to how he or she would learn best. I look forward to meeting your child and helping him or her succeed and build confidence, one lesson at a time.
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...of styles (kinesthetic, visual, auditory), I always tried to incorporate all three elements in each example I introduced. My students would say that I am a good motivator, and always am patient when guiding them on problems. I also have extensive tutoring experience, having created and run an after school tutoring program at two different schools. At an elementary school, I tutored kindergarten bilingual (Spanish) students in math, reading, and English. At the high...... I view...
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I am a Junior student at Bentley University studying Corporate Finance and Accounting, minor in Computer Information Systems. I have tutored Accounting and Calculus I in college but I love to tutor Finance because it is my favorite subject. Outside of academia, I love to play online PC games and also singing because it allows me to make friends and relax. :)
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...I like to play the piano, make music, make realistic origami, and develop games, and I have ample experiences in these areas that I can teach these as well, for those who are interested. I will be a good help in almost all high school STEM subjects, including AP classes, and you should consider me especially for maths and Chinese, both of which I am extremely adept at and take great pride in helping students...
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A "let's go let me help you" teacher with 22 years experience living, working, and teaching in mainland China. I've led seminars, started businesses, consulted organizations, managed a factory, and given lectures all in Mandarin Chinese during my time living in mainland China. I love the Chinese language, and am passionate about teaching it to others. I have my Oklahoma Dept. of Education Mandarin Chinese teaching certificate and I'm currently the lead Mandarin Chinese teacher...
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...hand how overwhelming they can be. With this in mind, my goal for tutoring your student would be to provide them with a completely comfortable and secure setting where they are unafraid to ask as many questions as they desire, and can revisit material as often as necessary for it to stick. Whether your student's vision of academic success involves more challenging material than what they are given, or solidifying the required curriculum, I'm here...
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...graders to adults, in almost all subject areas including major test preparation. I enjoy tutoring all kinds of subjects ranging from Chinese, English, Writing, and GMAT preparation, to accounting and finance. My teaching philosophy is not only to pass knowledge on to my students, but also to build up their skill sets (essentially teaching them how to fish by giving them hands-on demonstrations of catching the fish). I have a wide range of interests, from...
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...academia. In my free time, I volunteer for MiNDS (Mentoring in Neuroscience Discovery at Sinai). MiNDS is an outreach group of Mount Sinai scientists with an initiative that aims to ignite and nurture a passion for the brain throughout the Harlem community. Our program strives to make neuroscience education more engaging and accessible, to empower and inspire young students by extending mentoring resources to local East Harlem public schools. During my tenure with MiNDS, I've...
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I aim to make learning and understanding a subject as fun and interesting as it can be for each person! Every subject is difficult for different people, but we as tutors exist to make sure each subject isn't impossible.
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...face in the classroom. I also understand the growth that comes from developing effective strategies and learning how to adapt. I strive to create a supportive environment where students feel comfortable asking questions, taking risks, and viewing mistakes as part of the learning process. I believe problem-solving is a critical life skill that extends beyond any single subject. My goal is not only to improve academic performance, but to help students recognize their own resilience,...
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Montreal 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 Montreal 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
