I am a Dartmouth junior double majoring in Mathematical Data Science and Chinese Language. I have been a competitive swimmer for over 12 years and currently swim at Dartmouth College. I have always had a passion for STEM and helping others. I primarily tutor high school math and ACT/SAT, but I also have experience in upper-level college courses such as Probability and Linear Algebra.
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...tactics on memorizing hard vocabularies. I always strive to make my lessons fun, and I try to cover the parts that are less focused on in class, such as speaking skills, so I can improve my students in all areas. I've also had extensive experience in tutoring my friends, who are mostly international students, with their papers in college writing classes. I also offer help on math subjects, since math has always been my strongest...
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...During my teaching, I developed highly effective lesson plans, motivational exercises, and performance assessments. I've helped improve test scores and have received positive feedback from parents and fellow educators alike for my abilities in the classroom. My teaching style demonstrates dedication to foster a positive learning environment to all students and maximizing individual student performance. The accomplishment I'm most proud of in my teaching is making friends with students and helping them meet the standards....
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Hi! I'm Steven. I'm currently an undergraduate student at Rutgers University. I have an interest in STEM, but specifically in physics and astrophysics, which are the fields I'm majoring in. In the past school year I have dedicated my time to tutoring elementary and middle school children in New Brunswick, as well as expanding the tutoring program to a local elementary school. I am eager to help any students learn and perform better in school!
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...Chris, a writer and editor (and former Varsity Tutors user!) who's here to help you find your voice and communicate as smoothly as possible. I've been on tons of language learning journeys of my own, and I know how challenging it can be to improve, and I'm here to help you every step of the way. I can help with essay writing, creative writing, or crafting effective and compelling news articles, as well as helping...
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...is my native language, and having studied and worked in both English and Mandarin-speaking environments, I bring a bilingual advantage to my teaching. My current role as an AI trainer in math and my software development experience after graduation have further sharpened my subject expertise. Among the subjects I tutor, math is my favorite. I enjoy how it teaches logical thinking and problem-solving, and I love helping students move from confusion to clarity. My teaching...
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I received my Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and my Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology. I have two years of experience as a teaching assistant in Math and Physics. I enjoy helping students overcome their struggles. Teaching is not just passing knowledge but also leading students to discover the world. I would appreciate my student's effort and would love to see their improvements.
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...platform. Where I taught students mainly ranging from 5 to 17 years old. I made my classes vivid and interesting by utilizing various multimedia tools through methods such as online games, interactive activities, storytelling. My students have acquired knowledge in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere, and a warm teacher-student relationship has been built as well. On this platform, I have taught a total of 2,500 hours of courses. My students often achieve remarkable improvements in...
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...creativity, critical thinking and communication skills. Additionally, to help my students to be successful I have often taken the time to work one on one with students. I have even crafted individualized curriculum to help students pass the HSK exam. As a continued growth and development educator, I am aware of the importance of developing oneself. I passed the Putonghua Proficiency Test Level 2- A during university, The Putonghua Proficiency Test or Putonghua Shuiping Ceshi...
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I am a sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania studying Political Science and Marketing. I would love to help you in anything from ACT/SAT prep to Mandarin!
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...favorite experiences involves designing online course materials for hybrid and online Chinese language courses. I have a passion for language, East Asian linguistics, and online language teaching. I believe students deserve tutoring designed around their OWN interests in Chinese. I utilize innovative software to design personalized lessons for both online and in-person sessions and teach Chinese with a strong focus on language, culture, and real-world application. I'd love to get to know your reasons for...
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...very competitive high school in California (Lowell High School, Rank 50 nationally) and achieved very good grades. I am confident in teaching high school math courses such as Algebra 1, 2, 3/4, Geometry Regular/Honor, Pre-Calculus, Trigonometry, AP Calculus AB. I am also competent in AP economics(Macro&Micro), AP Chinese, Mandarin Chinese 1-4. In test preparation, I can help with SAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 2, SAT Subject Test in Physics, ACT English, ACT Math, etc.
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I am an IPA certified Senior Chinese Language Teacher . I have years of teaching Chinese language to kids and adults in China and US. I like reading and working with international groups. There is always new ideas and interesting interactions with different people.
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I majored in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language. I have been teaching for more than 6 years. I love working with students helping them to learn both conversation and grammar. I have qualities of a good teacher that include understanding, patience, and passion. I try my best using different ways to help students learn.
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I've been teaching Mandarin for almost half a year. My students are very satisfied with my lectures. I was trained at the Mandarin school, and I used the teaching method that is proved to be useful for Harvard students for the past 20 years. I'm glad to bring Chinese culture to the whole world.
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...while studying Mandarin on the side. Tutoring is one of the most satisfying things I've done. I take an interest in my students, and it's important to me to see them succeed. Helping them reach an understanding of something new, or of something they used to struggle with, really makes me feel great. Everyone is different, with a different cultural background, personality, and learning preference. I enjoy getting to know each one of my students,...
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...tutored with MIT's Academic Teaching Initiative to teach high school students AP Computer Science during my freshman year in college. I've also worked at the Smithsonian summer camps as a counselor for a programming camp and digital arts camp. Outside of academics, I'm in MIT's all female a capella group, the MIT Muses, and I do copy editing with MIT's student newspaper, The Tech. I also enjoy cooking, running, and photography in my spare time.
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...university students as part of my work with the Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights and the Documentation Center of Cambodia. In terms of my tutoring experience, I have worked with students from middle school to college students assisting them in learning social sciences and Chinese language (beginner's level). My objective is to help students find his or her own unique learning styles to help the student learn the materials better and...
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...During my third year in China, a Confucius Scholarship allowed me to study Advanced Chinese at Northeast Normal University. Living in China provided daily opportunities to improve my Chinese and learn related culture. Having experienced many ups and downs before becoming fluent in Mandarin Chinese, I thoroughly enjoy helping others tackle this challenging but rewarding language. With the exception of Chinese, history is my favorite subject to tutor. I have tutored many in history by...
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Oxford 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 Oxford 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
