...but fast-paced. And I emphasize in understanding why students are struggling with a course and a proper feedback loop between the tutor and the student. Due to my experience as a teaching assistant, I've also had experience modifying and creating syllabus for classes and discussion sessions to ensure students understand the class content. The reason I continue being a tutor is because I take pride in seeing the ripple effect of my students' success in...
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...with them for a lifetime. Over the past 6 years, I have studied Mandarin Chinese and Chinese Culture extensively. I graduated from St. Olaf College in 2015 with a Bachelors in Asian Studies, Chinese, and History. During the summer s of my college career, I worked with Concordia Language Villages at the Chinese camp, Sen Lin Hu (). During the fall semester of 2013, I studied Chinese at East China Normal University () in Shanghai...
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As a trained teacher I want to help my students succeed. The most rewarding thing for me is to see my students to have their breakthroughs through my creative and meaningful teaching methods. Teaching is fun when my students have fun learning.
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...children is truly my passion. I have 21 wonderful 5/6 year old students. I still tutor out of school hours. I am always happy to go the extra mile and help with anything, not just the subjects where I specialize. If I don't know the answer to something I'm happy to do the research and figure it out. I'm also happy to adapt my lessons and methods to fit the student and their learning style.
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I currently teach English to Chinese speakers online. The majority of my students comment on my patience and ability to make them comfortable when tackling a difficult language such as English. I have a law degree from Penn State and a undergrad degree in international business from Dickinson College. ... Learning is the FUNdamental of life! It should always be FUN!... Have a quick conversation with the student to figure out what he/she wants to accomplish.
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...struggling students succeed in their classes, we always seem to have the lots of fun (with remarkable advancements) completing the homeworks and preparing for the upcoming exams. I am a optimistic and patient tutor, believing in each and every one of my students' unlimited potential to achieve their academic goals , and I always do my best to be a good listener, as well as a good friend of my students in times of difficulties...
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...I have more than 10 years experience teaching Chinese for foreigners while living in China. My students range from 10 years old to 80 years old. I I use different teaching methods for different age groups. The teaching content will also vary according to the needs of the students. In my spare time, I like traveling, hiking, tennis, swimming, reading, music and cooking. I could also teach you how to making Chinese food:)
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...Although my career ultimately led me to a senior technical executive role in the food industry, my teaching and communication skills have remained invaluable whether mentoring young scientists or presenting technical concepts to business executives and partners. Additionally, raising my two wonderful children gave me extensive tutoring experience, from Chinese language instruction to homework support and standardized test preparation. Both became fluent in Chinese, and their academic achievements reflect our efforts: my son received a...
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i am here to boost your scores in math exams and standardized tests such as SAT, ACT and GRE. ... Interactive teaching is more effective than lecture style teaching.... Chat with the student to understand what he/she likes and doesn't like.... By helping them practice learning, like people do in machine learning.
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I love kids, I have tutoring experiences. I have a passion for teaching people my native language. I am a good fit for all ages in person or online. I enjoy playing badminton. I was in choir and I play the ukelele. I love languages, and I speak a little French. I am very outgoing.
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I am a research scientist working at the University of Alabama at Birmingham(UAB). Before moving to UAB, I studied at Duke University as a postdoctoral associate. My previous teaching experience included as a teaching assistant at the graduate school for statistics. I also have mentored 3 undergraduates at Duke and 1 at UAB. I am patient and love teaching.
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...Chinese at the Milwaukee Modern Chinese School, the Criquet Academy and Saratoga School, and the Brookfield Academy. If you and your kids are interested in learning Chinese, please feel free to contact me. It will be fun for you and your kids to learn Chinese from me and you all will think Chinese language is not that hard to learn because 1.3 billion people in China can do it. If you can speak another language,...
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...Sun is a native Mandarin speaker born and raised in China. She graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood and Early Childhood Special Education. She also earned her master's degree from ASU in Learning Designs and Technology. She has been teaching and tutoring Mandarin and Math since 2017. Her goal is to provide high-quality education to the students and introduce new languages and cultures to prepare young learners to be...
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...graduated with Master in Finance at Johns Hopkins University. Before that, I majored in British and American literature. I have always enjoyed tutoring, either it's teaching Chinese and English or Math, Accounting, and Finance. I'm a tango and bachata dancer and a realistic portrait sketcher. I like hiking and was lucky enough to reach Mt. Everest base camp. I'm planning to have some training, so that I can reach the top in the not too...
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...my strongest qualities, and it is where I would feel the most comfortable to give my 100 percent. For someone who also came from another country and had to learn a new language from the scratch, I understand that learning is at its most effective when the teacher/tutor is patient, clear, and understanding. Learning requires time and naturalness, it cannot happen under a forced or frustrated situation. In my off time I am a recording/performing...
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...and reading. All through these years, I really love working with my students. I have great patience and enthusiasm to motivate them in learning languages. I feel great joy and accomplished when I see my students make progress and achieve their goals with my help. As for teaching, I am always punctual and plan lessons carefully beforehand. Besides, I am very flexible in terms of adjusting my teaching methods to work with different students.
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Hi, I am a Chinese language and culture graduate with engineering experience. I enjoy working with children and teaching which leads me to take up tutoring. I am currently working part time as engineering lab technician. I have had experience tutoring children of all ages and of all backgrounds. I look forward to widening my experience by working with new students. ... I believe students learn best when they enjoy what they are learning. Therefore I...
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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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...concepts or principles. I believe everyone has the potential in being successful in the fields that one desires, and I love helping people and seeing them perform better and better. I understand that struggling with a subject can be frustrating, and I try my best effort to help my students in a timely manner. I am excited for the opportunity to help you master the subject in your demand! In my spare time, I enjoy...
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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
