...much as possible. If you are interested, let me introduce my own language learning method - the Tree Method, the most practical and effective systematic language learning method. In this method, we will be working on building your Mandarin grammatical trunk while we collect vocabulary leaves, and I will introduce Mandarin culture to you as the nutrient for the your tree - your Mandarin language system. I have been living the UK for over 3...
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...in Meten English camp in Shenzhen, China for 1 year. Working with 20 students every week, I faced numerous challenges and managed to tackle them. From this experience of language teaching and working as a member of a team, I grew into a more experienced TEFL teacher. As a young and energetic teacher of English, I wish to bring a lot to my classes and also gain significant experiences from my future students and environment....
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I am a Bachelor in Education degree holder and graduated from The Hong Kong Institute of Education. I help my students on their Maths and Chinese and I like to solve and discuss the difficult questions together with my students.
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I am dedicated to helping improve the understanding of Chinese culture and that starts with the language. It is not difficult, just different. The rewards of learning Chinese are endless, good career prospects, vast new technical and cultural perspectives. I strongly recommend it!
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...understanding and linguistic proficiency. My commitment to excellence in education is reflected in my approach, which combines academic rigor with a passion for creating an engaging and supportive learning environment. Whether you are a beginner eager to embark on your Chinese language journey or an advanced learner seeking to refine your skills, I am dedicated to guiding you through a comprehensive and enjoyable learning experience. Join me on this exciting linguistic adventure, and let's explore...
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...physics as a personal tutor with a creed of explaining the essential knowledge as clear as possible for comprehension and utilizing what learned from school for empirical application. Developed strong mathematics knowledge during the study at the University of Sheffield International College (USIC). Awarded MSc Robotics study with Merit in The University of Sheffield. Currently teaching Computational Mathematics for Royal Holloway University of London International Study Centre. Developed strong skills in student support and interpersonal...
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...am still learning include English, Spanish, German, Japanese and Somali. I also have a PhD in African Language Literature. The experience I gained from learning these languages also inspired me in structuring my lessons and improving my teaching approaches. I always teach in a warm and encouraging manner so that students can develop a sense of confidence when speaking with me in Mandarin. I break down language points at an appropriate pace for the students...
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...there! My name is Quinnly. I work as a teaching assistant in a junior school, where I have the opportunity to work with amazing young students every day. I find it incredibly rewarding to be able to support their learning and development, and it's truly a joy to see them grow and succeed. I'm someone who values family, health, and personal growth. I'm always striving to learn new things and improve myself, both personally and...
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...Mandarin Chinese and have been living in the UK for two years. It is a pleasure to see that more and more people are starting to learn Chinese and I would love to help those who wanted to learn or practice Chinese. With the Bachelor's degree in Accounting, I'm an ACCA Affiliate with solid knowledge in accounting and finance. My passion of life is in language and I'm studying Spanish currently. So I'm happy with...
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I am a patient and results-focused tutor with experience teaching Maths, Physics, Chemistry, and Engineering at GCSE, A level, and early university level. I focus on building strong foundations, clear exam technique, and student confidence. My lessons are structured, friendly, and adapted to each student's learning style, with plenty of worked examples and exam-style practice. I aim not just to help students improve grades, but to truly understand the subject and enjoy learning.
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...I have had the privilege of working as a translator for a Travel TV program. The production of 4 episodes of the program gave me a deep understanding of the cultural integration of Chinese and English. Recently completing my Postgraduate degree in Marketing from Cardiff University, I'm eager to combine my native language proficiency with my academic background and teaching experience to offer professional assistance to those in need. I look forward to meeting you...
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...and Economics (PPE) at Oxford University. I am passionate about helping others reach their full potential, and think that tutoring is a great opportunity to pass on my knowledge and expertise to others. As a student at highschool, I have already tutored students aged 13-16 in subjects such as Maths, Chemistry and English. Now at university, I am also teaching in Mandarin, my second mother tongue. Looking forward to hearing from you!
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...of speech of words, and grammatical structure. I have mastered the methods and professional skills of language teaching and made practical teaching plans, which cover all the basic vocabulary and grammar such as special sentence patterns, verbs, auxiliary verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, complements, time expression, number expression, approximate number expression, address expressions, and common and practical expressions such as "" phrases. I also mastered how to engage students in conversation and listening activities to help...
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...have taught more than 100 lessons of Chinese language teaching on other platform before and most of my students are from the US and UK. I really enjoy meeting new people and having a conversation by language learning. I can't wait to talk to you! My teaching style is to guide my students to find a faster and more effective way sustainably to learn Chinese. But I really enjoy sharing stories and I will patiently...
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Hi, my name's Helen Liu! I'm currently studying at Stanford University, majoring in either Biology or Science, Technology, and Society. I love helping others and have been a peer tutor for over four years as well as a TA for two math classes. I promise I will work hard with you to achieve your desired score. I'd love to tutor you, so please feel free to contact me! ... Working with students to know why an...
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...Petersburg, Russia, to complete a Fulbright Research Fellowship. In 2021, I will return to the University of Michigan to begin my MD/PhD training. My specialties include helping clients improve their Russian and Chinese, work on comprehensive strategies and material breakdown for the MCAT, as well as develop greater understanding of the sciences. As attentive mentorship is the cornerstone of academic progress, I endeavor to assist my students in honing their potential and delighting in the...
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...traveled back to China and tutored math for standardized testing such as the SAT Subject Math and AP Calculus. Helping struggling students achieve high scores in standardized testing has been one of the most rewarding experiences - it boosts students' confidence and at the same time gives them the desire to learn more and tackle harder problems. Chinese is my native language. As a Chinese tutor, I enjoy helping students not only achieve desirable scores...
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I am a recent graduate from an international relations masters program. I am especially qualified to teach students in the social sciences. ... My teaching philosophy is to encourage questions and open discussion. I feel that active learning, where students are making the connections themselves is the most beneficial to them. Having a friendly and relaxed space for learning is important to me as well.... Get to know the student. Figure out what they want to...
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I am a recent graduate of Indiana University-Bloomington, where I majored in Political Science and Mandarin Chinese. This past year I studied abroad and worked in China with the Chinese Flagship Program. I love studying history, languages, literature, and writing, and when I'm not helping students as a tutor, you can find me swing dancing, listening to jazz music, experimenting with vegan baking, and walking my dog. ... Learn by doing.
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...(Calculus, ACT science, Economics, etc.) because I want to see them succeed. I decided to become a tutor to help others succeed as well. I teach ACT, SAT, Statistics, Economics, Business, Math, English, Environment Science, Reading, Writing, and Essay Editing. I especially enjoy teaching Essay Editing, Reading, and Writing because there is more flexibility and opportunity to add your own style into these subjects. Outside of school I enjoy playing tennis, working out, DJing and...
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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 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
