...languages and appreciate different cultures. I grew up tutoring my Chinese classmates in English as well as teaching my American father conversational Chinese. When I moved to Bowling Green for the last two years of high school, I volunteered at the Bowling Green Junior High School as an assistant teacher for their Mandarin Chinese program, and helped 7th and 8th graders improve their interest and competence in Chinese. In University, I continued to tutor my...
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I graduated from Emory University with a BA degree in Economics. I am now pursuing my MA degree for Applied Economics at Northeastern University. While in college, I was a TA for Principles of Microeconomics and Intermediate Microeconomics. With over two years of teaching experience, I am confident that I have the ability to be a great tutor to you. I love to offer what I know to assist students in their learning process and...
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Angela graduated from Yale University and has extensive experience mentoring high school and college students. She has worked with high school students on their college admissions essays to top universities and mentored college students through internship and job search processes. She looks forward to working with you!
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...After school, I have worked as a software engineer for several IT companies to build/develop applications with modern technologies. I have participated in several interesting projects including the aerospace program for NASA, building web applications for millions of taxpayers. I am passionate about science, math and languages (English and Mandarin), and I have tutored Chinese kids to learn English, college students to learn math and working professionals to learn programming languages. I love to see...
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I'm a college student currently working towards a BS in Data Science and a MS in Computer Science. I've had the most experience tutoring high school students in their various math subjects. I especially enjoy helping students prepare for the ACT, because I believe in results-based teaching and I love seeing my students succeed.
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...Biological Sciences, which placed me in the 93rd percentile of all test takers. I understand the struggles of preparing for medical school and can impart my past experiences and strategies to create a personalized plan with you in order to significantly increase your score. As long as you're ready to study smart with my guidance, the sky is the limit. With prior experience to teaching introductory and upper level basic science courses, I firmly believe...
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...fundamental knowledge of math and science. I learned college level general Physics in grade 8, general Chemistry in grade 9, and college Calculus in grade 10. So if you need any help in these subjects, you are in good hands. I have years of tutoring experience and am friendly, patient and good at explaining things. When you come to me for help in your studies, I am not here as your tutor, I am here...
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...between the student and me was so important that it could change both of us. Having a good connection with the student will not only help me know the student more so I could provide a better teaching method, but it will also change the way how the student deal with other subject. I believe the confidence of sharing my knowledge and the patience in every situation can make me a better tutor and meet...
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I have tutored students from elementary school to high school for over 5 years, ranging from one on one sessions to classroom settings of over 20 students. I have a Bachelor's in Human Biology and Psychology and am currently working towards my Master's in Occupational Therapy. I have always loved working with students and my long-term goal is to become a Pediatrics Occupational Therapist. My favorite subjects to teach are English (reading and writing), Math,...
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...informing them the effectiveness of their program and future directions of the program. As a graduate assistant at the political science department of JMU, I assist faculty members in proctoring exams and give peer advices to students. I advise students on academic policies and degree requirements; work with students to identify academic goals and develop academic plans. In addition, I am also conducting a research project with Dr. Alexander on Environmental Policy in areas of...
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I am majoring in nursing at University of Portland. I spend part of my leisure time tutoring students and peers in Mandarin at my school for 2 years. I enjoy working with students with pronunciation, reading, writing and speaking conversations. I grew up in Hong Kong. I learned to speak three languages fluently since I was in kindergarten. I am confident in helping with your Mandarin skills. I believe everyone could succeed in excelling in...
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...have helped quite a few of them getting a grade level better in a variety of classes. I am the most passionate about math, chemistry, and physics. My goal in tutoring is to help a student in finding their interest/passion in a subject and to show them methods and the logic behind solving problems and daily applications. I am confident in helping my students understand difficult concepts or principles. I believe everyone has the potential...
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...Japanese respectively. I am also fluent (reading/listening/writing) in Cantonese and mandarin Chinese because of my upbringing. Half of my childhood education was received in Hong Kong and the other half was in Australia. Because of my multicultural upbringing, I have a strong passion in helping students to learn a foreign language and culture. I understand the challenges that may come with being in a new country or just simply trying to learn a new language!...
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...my first "students" were actually my parents! I taught them Cantonese words, so they could at least know what to listen for. I have lived in the US for 10 years. My fiance is American and he speaks in perfect Mandarin now! He says Ni Hao to everyone! If I can help him from zero to conversational, you've got much more potential! I'm here to teach you easy and fun ways to improve your Chinese...
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...a Bachelors of Science major in Accounting, and minor in Business Administration, I also obtained a Professional Diploma HR Management . I am Bilingual English/Arabic Classic and Egyptian Dialect. I passed the State Exam for Language other than English LOTE for Teaching, at Superior level. I have a great passion for teaching and reach my utmost self-satisfaction when I hear and see the "Ahaa gotcha" moment from my students. I am Extremely organized and believe...
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...experience tutoring English at ESL level, in reading, speaking, and writing. Having learnt several languages myself and being a trilingual speaker (Cantonese, English, Mandarin), I understand the challenges of navigating between languages and am familiar with ways to overcome them. In addition to this, I have taught beginner violin and basic music theory. I've always developed good relationships with my students and their parents, and I strongly believe that this helps the learning process a...
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...I believe in them, they begin to feel that they are capable of overcoming their academic and other challenges. I love all kinds of cultures and religions, and I am fascinated by learning about and from people. I believe in learning from my students as I work with them to meet their needs. Outside of academia, I enjoy trying different cuisines and exploring art and cultural events, including visiting museums, galleries, and various cultural and...
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...introduced me to the the rapid transformation my home country is undergoing. It is truly a sight to see how traditional values remain as stronghold of the society amidst predominant development. Culture and language are essentially two interactive factors that foster one another. By understanding the culture behind a language, the students are provided a new spectrum at learning the language. With these perspectives that I hold, I hope to help my students succeed in...
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Cantonese is a dialect of Chinese spoken in Hong Kong and internationally, and is notable for its relative popularity in the United States. If you've made it your goal to learn Cantonese, whether in preparation for a trip, for business purposes, or to fulfill an academic language requirement, it is important that you be particular about the way in which you go about learning this language. Classes that simply teach you Chinese may very well teach you Mandarin, the dialect of Chinese that is spoken by the greatest number of people. While Mandarin and Cantonese both are represented using Chinese characters, a great number of differences between the dialects make them extremely distinct, to the point where speakers of each are unintelligible to one another. Your Cantonese tutor can assist you in speaking and writing this dialect most fluently.
The way in which a Mandarin speaker and a Cantonese speaker pronounce a certain character can differ widely, and Cantonese involves unique grammatical rules and sentence structures in comparison to Mandarin. Cantonese also includes characters not used in Mandarin, and to make matters more confusing, certain characters can mean one thing in Mandarin and a completely different thing in Cantonese! Obviously, if you want to learn Cantonese, you need to find instruction and resources that deal with this dialect specifically. In the long run, you will be able to effectively communicate and possibly find opportunities you never thought possible - from detailed conversations with Chinese friends to furthering your studies in this area, or landing a job that requires such abilities. A future trip to China can end up being productive and interesting, being that you'll be able to communicate on an impressive level with the locals.
What's an eager student to do, however, if the only Chinese instruction offered to them deals solely with the Mandarin dialect? Varsity Tutors can help you hurdle this obstacle by helping you connect with personalized Cantonese tutoring. One-on-one Cantonese tutoring can help you learn the language efficiently, while helping you build the skills needed to reach your specific goals. Our educational directors can help you select a superb, independent tutor whose skill set best equips them to help you, taking into consideration your current understanding of Cantonese and your previous education in the language. They look at the aspects of Cantonese you understand well, the aspects of the language you find confusing, and even your preferred learning style. Your tutor can identify any gaps in your current level of Cantonese knowledge and then create a curriculum for your Cantonese tutoring sessions focused on helping you master the material you most need to learn or review.
Additionally, because each Cantonese tutoring session is conducted in a one-on-one setting, you can have your instructor's full attention. That means if you have a question about the material, you can have it answered immediately in a way that makes sense to you. You can also receive feedback on your work as soon as you finish an exercise, or practice your conversational skills with an excellent speaking partner. The tutor's level of detail will certainly challenge you, but in a way that makes sure you know how you are progressing. This will leave little guesswork once you are fluent and able to communicate with someone whose first language is Cantonese. 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.
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Recent Cantonese Tutoring Session Notes
I went over her practice test that she had taken earlier that day in preparation for her chemistry exam on 4.26. The test reviewed many topics from this semester as well as new material on the crystal field theory and splitting energy.
Today the student had to take a practice midterm exam of the first six sessions since we started working together. As far as the material goes, she seemed to be pretty comfortable with it. There are still some things she needs to work on, but we had already gone over those together. We also reviewed the second half of material since we picked up our sessions again. Since those are more recent, she didn't have many questions with the concepts.
To start I gave the student a quiz on the vocabulary from lesson 4, dialogue 1, which he did very well on. We briefly reviewed grammar, then spent most of the remaining time working on translations, mostly from English to Chinese.
Today, we talked about pronouns, adverbs, adjectives, and quantifiers in Chinese. We finished the core vocabulary for preparing the test, so next class we will start talking about the sentence structures.
Reading practice ( a short poem)
Writing practice
Final 4 week review of:
-Personal introductions
-Basic greetings
-Words in the class room (teacher, students, classmates etc.)
Vocabulary memory game
Go Fish
Today, we practiced and performed the presentation that the student had prepared for her mother. She gave a presentation using photos of her family and explaining who each member was in Mandarin Chinese. We then sang and danced to a children's song in Mandarin. The rest of the class focused on pin-yin pronunciation practice.