...to the struggling by helping them survive the course. I enjoy my work and earn the respect of my students. However, teaching is not always rosy. Often, it is the time to deal with a lot of emails, the ability to handle the special requirements of students of incapability, and the patience to track projects of thousands of students and find out why some didn't finish. The TA job I took may be the toughest...
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...light bulb go on, and hear them say "That's easy!" The outcome of our tutoring sessions should be that the student attain a level of confidence that his/her goal will be achieved. While I do have the educational background in my tutoring subject areas, what is most important for the student is that the subject be explained clearly in relation to the student's desired outcome. Many students tell me that I explain concepts in a...
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...great learning experience starts with a thorough assessment of what needs to be done. As such, anytime I meet with a student we first determine the issue on hand, and we work around the issue building necessary prior knowledge, clarifying/understanding challenging concepts, and/or practicing application of learned materials. My teaching style is always learner focused for example, how the student sees his/her problems is more important than how I see the issues. Recently I developed...
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...organizations. Later moving to the Exhibition department, I began to help organize overseas exhibitions and domestic trainings on foreign trade for our member companies. Throughout all these years I have taught many people Chinese as well. I taught my American husband Chinese to a high intermediate level where he can now hold conversations with anyone in China. I also taught Chinese with Huaxia Chinese School at Plainsboro to the children of Chinese Immigrants and American...
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...I majored in English during undergraduate, I studied English reading, listening, writing, speaking.I know the difference of studying English and Mandarin, so I know quite well what problems people may face when learning a new language. And I can teach them not only Mandarin but also the way of learning a new language. During my free time, I usually do sports activities like playing tennis, badminton and ping-pang, running,and swimming. Besides the sports, I play...
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...With a deep passion for education and research, I later moved to the U.S. to pursue a Ph.D. in Food Science and an MBA, fully intending to follow in my family's footsteps to become a college professor. During my time at Oregon State University, I was awarded a Teaching Scholarship and taught lab and office Q&A sessions for Food Chemistry, Food Microbiology, and Dairy Science. I cherished the experience of teaching and mentoring college students and...
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Proficient in Mandarin(Native), Graduate Management Admission Test Math (or below this level), and GRE Math(or below this level). I have got 50/51 in GMAT Quantitive Test and 164/170 in GRE Quantitive, both prior to 86% test takers. If you need help, I am the ironman here!
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...math in a local church. I have also did online English tutoring for Ukraine students. While having experiences in multiple subjects, I'm extremely passionate about teaching students Algebra and Pre-calculus because I believe building a strong math foundation is essential for all of our students. I'm a huge believer in the power of education and how it will affect people's lives in a positive way. By tutoring students I feel rewarding and fulfilling by helping...
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I received my Ph.D. degree from the University of British Columbia. With a career path traversing medicine, biomedical research and education, my goal is to facilitate students learning science, biology and human body. I have helped more than a thousand students including middle school & high school students, undergraduates, graduates, adults, and seniors.
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...my early childhood and eagerly want to be a person who can bring joy to the world. I was hired as a Chinese teacher with PCANM which under Confucius institutes, trained with Hanban Chinese ministry program. I provides group lessons and individual lessons from primary level to high school level. 2018 joined BLCC shine the light ministry of Chicago and provides art crafts class and Chinese small groups class. At my class, my creative background...
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As a senior in Bentley University aspiring a major in Corporate Finance and Accounting, I believe that teaching is one of the most powerful and honorable jobs that exists. It is through learning with a positive mindset that will take an individual far in life. It is through teaching and learning that our world will grow to become a better living environment.
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I got Bachelor Degree of Education in China. I have teacher certification in China, also got a certification of First class and Second Level in National Proficiency Test of Mandarin, which means my pronunciation is quite standard. Since last September, I have taught Chinese in New York Chuang Yen Chinese school until now.... A customized teaching method for each student.... Teaching, beginning with the most interesting things.... Draw a picture, tell a story, or watch a...
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My role as your tutor is to make sure you understand the context of what you're learning. We will learn but also have fun. I believe experience and interest are the best teachers. So I'll combine both to make it a fun and safe learning environment . I received a Bachelors in Arts in International Chinese Education from JiangSu Normal University in XuZhou , Jiangsu Province China.
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...a peer tutor for several physics and math courses, helping students with their homework and to build the confidence. I am incessantly curious about the nature. Therefore, I would love to share my stories of hiking and skiing with the students. Hope to work with people and help them enjoy learning. I believe if I want the mass to appreciate the most forefront research, I should be able to explain clearly the basics concepts at...
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I have many years of tutoring experience. Currently I teach at the community College. The courses I have taught include: College Algebra, Business Algebra, Liberal Art Mathematics, Business Calculus, preCalculus and other math related courses. I am very patient and know what my students need in order to understand the subject. I have been teaching more than 10 years.
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I'm passionate about teaching students of all ages. I've taught both at the college as well as high school level. I love interacting with kids and am enthusiastic to help them grow in whatever way is needed. Please let me know if you have any questions and inquiries! Look forward to working together soon! ... The best teachers are ones which allows their students to find their own answers.... Get to know the student's learning style.
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...students in ESL/EFL, test preparation, and college application essays. A strong belief I have is that classes should always be grounded in real life, so I'm always collecting authentic materials from a wide range of sources like movie clips, blog posts, podcasts, and sometimes eavesdropping on people's conversations! I also enjoy incorporating communicative discussions and activities to ensure that lessons are dynamic and meaningful. I find so much joy in teaching because I love seeing...
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Tutoring others is such a exciting thing to do. I'd always like to see people who have received help from me, walk out their exam room with a big smile on their face. I truly feel happy for all of them and appreciate their trust on me.
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...difficult concept. Through my experiences, I have learned to identify individual student's strengths and weaknesses and to tailor my teaching approach to each individual. I enjoy tutoring students and sharing my experience and study skills to help them achieve their academic goals. When I tutor, I regularly check on the student's understanding and adjust the materials that I teach based on the particular areas the student needs help with. I believe that having a full...
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...I also have a love for history and the Social Sciences. I can teach pretty much anything except English, grammar and writing are just not for me. I like to focus on helping students to understand the concepts and then learn how to apply them not just to homework problems, but to real-world examples. Education is always a means to an end, and I hope that through tutoring, I can help students to take one...
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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
