...a new topic to a student, I usually utilize powerpoints to first summarize the important points of the topic. Then, I will go further into detail to explain the concepts that'll be most likely test on to the students. After ensuring the student understands the topic and essential concepts, I would first work on sample problems with the student together and then let the student work on sample problems themself to ensure that they understand...
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...Illinois, I traveled to the far East (China) to teach English for 3 years, fell in love, and returned back to the U.S. I'm happily going back to school to study Electrical Engineering, currently working towards an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Boston University. My wide educational background and teaching experience make me a great tutor. I have tutored Greek and Latin during my undergraduate studies and taught English in China for 3 years...
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...part-time as a teaching assistant in the Physics department at BYU for upwards of six semesters, so I have a large amount of experience helping students understand difficult concepts in physics and other STEM subjects. As such, my primary subjects that I tutor are STEM subjects, especially math, physics, and other subjects within the realm of mechanical engineering. I love helping students understand difficult concepts. One of my joys in life is seeing the "light...
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...I love history since young, along with TV shows and movies. I spent my undergad majoring in History and minor in Film Production at Arizona State University. I got a few archival work expereinces and had been voluntering in museums in the past decade. I am an outgoing person that like to socialize and help people. I can tutor any levels of history or social studies included human geography, espcially secondary school and college. I...
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I believe that everyone can achieve academic successes under proper guidance. I'd like to be the light tower for my students on the endless sea of study. I want to help them to find their own ways to the right place. I will help my students to find their own way to solve problems on certain subject and master techniques of studying certain subjects. ... I believe that everyone can be good at school if she/he...
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...passionate about fostering curiosity and understanding, I am committed to helping my students gain the necessary skills in their studies. My approach is tailored to each student's unique learning style, ensuring concepts are understood and applied effectively. With experience in Math, Physics, and Computer Science, I help my students break down complex topics into manageable, relatable parts, teaching the skills necessary as opposed to memorization of problems. I believe in building a strong foundation of...
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...as an undergraduate in University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign majoring in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Throughout my learning career as a student, I have helped both classmates and friends with various coursework and received excellent feedback. I am most familiar with subjects in math and science as I am still applying those pieces of knowledge to this day. Given my learning experiences, I will try to put myself in my students' situations and...
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...school students using remote computer technology as part of my graduate school education. Upon returning to China to complete my Master of Education, I taught Mandarin Chinese to international graduate students. After graduation from Wuhan University, I was employed by Sannew School where I taught Chinese, Mandarin Chinese and Chinese History to 7th grade students. While there, I began a Mandarin Chinese class for my fellow teachers from countries in the Western Hemisphere. I have...
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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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...Entrepreneurship & Innovation. As a Peer Tutor for a college-level writing course, I worked one-on-one with students to refine their work across genres, from journalism to public relations writing. This experience taught me the importance of patience, adaptability, and fostering confidence through personalized guidance. I also mentor a team of 10 writers as Website Director of the BU Fashion & Retail Association, where I balance editorial oversight with creating a collaborative environment that encourages creativity...
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...with every student. I began teaching teaching while I was in grad school. In Beijing, I worked as a Traditional Chinese pharmacist. This involved lots of work with prescriptions and patients, but also with research and paperwork. While obtaining my Master of Medicine from China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, I did postgraduate work in English and Medical research methods. Much of my work hinges on communication with others. Being bilingual has opened many doors...
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I am a graduate of Saunders Business College. I received my bachelor's in Management Information Systems and master's in Computational Finance. During my education and professional experience, I am proficient in mathematics, finance, data analytics, Excel, Python, R, etc. I enjoy sharing my ways of learning and helping students work on their difficulties. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, hiking, and singing.
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...Teaching has been deeply intertwined with my daily life since a young age, from helping my younger sister with her homework and music studies to being involved in my school board's in-class tutoring program. I particularly enjoy teaching as I find joy in helping others out and making an impact on their lives. Due to classroom sizes, students often are not able to benefit from one-on-one teaching and undivided attention from teachers in school. As...
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...high school and middle school math, including algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus. I have passion about math and would like to share my study experience with people. I graduated from the University of Washington with a MS degree in Electrical Engineering. I am a software engineer. Outside of work, I swim and do kendo. I also like to read and travel. Please contact me if I can help you with your study. I look forward...
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...mentoring students, particularly in Grade 11 Physics. My tutoring experience spans over two years, during which I have successfully guided middle and high school students in math and physics. I believe that every student possesses unique strengths, and my teaching philosophy centers on identifying and nurturing these abilities to inspire confidence and foster a deeper understanding of complex concepts. I employ interactive Q&A sessions, personalized feedback, and positive reinforcement to engage students effectively. Currently, as...
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...they need to be successful. I believe we can learn from each other. I love the warm weather in Houston, since I grew up in northern China near Siberia where it can become extremely cold. I have lived in Houston area for over 4 years. I enjoy doing so much outdoor and indoor activities around Houston, like parks, zoo, museums, theaters etc... This is a really fun city! I also enjoy cooking, movies, music and...
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...myself time to understand the words between the lines. What I mean is use your strength and know your learning style in learning. My major, geology, was not my favorite subject until I found the beauty of it. I earned my first degree in Taiwan where I learned to speak Mandarin and my master in Brooklyn, New York, where I practiced to speak English fluently. It is amazing to hear people speaking in different languages....
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Hi, my name is Hao. I'm a professional in Finance and Teaching. Have my master in finance. I used to be a Teaching Assistant at the college. Now working in the top 500 company in ny.
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...at Liuzhou Teachers' College for a while. In my spare time, I enjoy reading and that which enriches my life: dancing, running, baking and cooking. For Tutoring Chinese (Mandarin): I design specific curriculum and syllabus for different language purposes on political, commercial, cultural, and historical needs. I am very good at using technology in my teaching methods, such as to mix online teaching with traditional ways of teaching so as to seek optimal teaching result....
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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
