...in IT industry for 20 years. I have taken different roles such as Software Engineer, Developer, IT consultant, System Administrator, DBA, Software Designer, System Architect, Solution Architect with fortune 500 companies. I always love teaching and love sharing my knowledge with students, no matter if it is in the classroom, in the community or around the world. I do online tutoring for Computer Science and Mathematics, and start teaching at University of Phoenix for Computer...
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Hi! I'm Sophie, I'm a Biomedical Engineering major at Washington University in St. Louis. I'm fluent in Mandarin and English, and am very well versed in high school/AP Biology, Chemistry, Physics, World History, US History, and CAPSTONE.
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Hi, my name is Scotia. I am a graduating senior from Denison University. I majored in Art History and minored in Chemistry and Music. I have over 8 years experience tutoring in various subjects.
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Teaching allows both teachers and students to learn and continue to expand their knowledge every day. This is a wonderful opportunity where I can help students to feel good themselves while they learn. I am fluent in writing, reading, and understanding Mandarin Chinese as well as English. As a native Chinese, I am also familiar with Chinese values, cultures, customs, and societal nuances. The need to broaden and challenge ourselves never ends.
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I am Sophie from China. I just graduated from NYU and decided to stay in NYC to explore. I obtained bachelor's degrees in History and Economics. And I obtained the master's degree in International Relations.
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...experienced a variety of textbooks and language teaching methods from elementary to collegiate. I have been taught by professors that have textbooks used around the country, as well as some considered to be experts in their field including Hiroyoshi Noto, Guy Alitto, and Edward Shaughnessy. I have 3 years private tutoring experience in Chinese and Japanese language. I know more than the 2000 characters required for proficiency in reading and writing, both in Japanese and...
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...Taiwanese and now live in Baraboo, Wisconsin, the United States. I like to travel. I have visited about over 30 states. Yellow Stone National Park is my favorite place. I like to play tennis as well. My tennis level is 3.5. In addition, I think I am an open-minded, friendly, and patient person. I like to make friends. Because of my personality, people like to make friends with me. As my profession, I like teaching...
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...teaching is inspired by Carl Rogers's person-centre approach and informed by Jean Piaget's cognitive development stages and Vygotsky's theory of scaffolding. I value what makes everyone unique by helping them set realistic goals and "jump and catch the peach on the tree" while respecting the commonality in cognitive development. My teaching style is responsive, thorough and clear. I prefer to talk about society when I teach any subject.I like playing soccer and volleyball for pastime....
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I graduated magna cum laude from Columbia University. I earned a B.A. in Biology and Economics. I'm currently working as a Research Associate during my gap year before medical school. During my free time, I enjoy staying active, playing golf, swimming, running, and playing tennis. I love exploring new activities and neighborhoods in the NYC area.
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...my qualifications would make me a very good fit for your school. I am energetic, compassionate, and hard working with a sense of humor and an approachable demeanor. I thoroughly enjoy it when a student corrects me (on that rare occasion!) because I can see their interest and desire to learn. I also feel it is important to work as a team member with my colleagues and the administration in order to better serve the...
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...my Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto with a double major in Human Biology and Nutrition. I am currently obtaining my Doctorate of Physical Therapy at the University of Texas at Galveston. I have tutored many students from as young as kindergarten, to the 11th grade. I am most passionate about tutoring Math, English, and Science. My passion lies in tutoring children in lower socioeconomic backgrounds in order to advocate for closure of...
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I have two years experience tutor American college student Chinese, so I know what I am doing when I with my students. I also have took many math classes while I grow up. It was my pain for a long time, so I understand how students feel about Math, and be able to help you out from the pain of Math.
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...a freshman at the University of California, Berkeley, currently planning on majoring in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics. I tutor math and coding, and I especially love teaching Calculus, Algebra, and Python. Outside of academia, I love to play the piano and violin, play tennis, and travel. My piano teacher once said, "Practice 'til you can't get it wrong", which is a philosophy I reference whenever I am learning. My...
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Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Bachelor's of Science in Computer Science. Experience: 1 on 1 tutoring in Mandarin, Psychology, and Calculus 1. Working with students in AP Computer Science. Subjects: Java Programming, Mandarin Chinese, Mathematics (Algebra, Calculus 1), ACT Writing Tutoring Style: Real-world examples, diagrams, references to relevant things in daily life Interests: Fencing, Graphic Design, and Community Service
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...an instructor for the Chinese language at Johns Hopkins University CTY programs. I have taught Chinese at suburban public high schools in Wisconsin for the past 6 years before joining CTY. I love teaching and connecting students from the classroom to Chinese cultural activities. I am certified Mandarin Chinese teacher in both State of Wisconsin and Maryland. I received my BA in English Literature from the National Chung Hsing University in Taiwan and MS from...
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...a tutor who encourages and supports the individual's quest for knowledge and personal growth through education. I consider my job primarily to be unlocking potential, using my own knowledge and experience as tools in this process. I was always the friend in school who organized study groups and made sure my friends passed; at work I always end up as primary trainer, and in my free time I enjoy teaching youth and adults my hobbies:...
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...from college in China where I obtained a bachelor's degree in English education, I obtained a master's degree in education at Oakland University while simultaneously teaching mandarin Chinese at two public elementary schools in Michigan. After graduating, I received a second master's degree with a focus on ESL and gifted and talented education from Southern Methodist University in Texas. I have since worked at Walnut Hill Elementary School teaching pre-K3 to 5th grade students mandarin...
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...teaching or tutoring in some form or another since 2004. I've tutored with nonprofit organizations such as Urban Youth Impact and Reading Partners, served as an instructor in the military overseas and as a contractor for a Fortune 500 company, and worked as a teacher in the California public school system. Through this variety of experiences, I've worked with many great educators and students, and found that everyone has a teaching and learning style that...
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...students' needs and prioritize their feelings, as I believe that a happy child learns more effectively. I am very patient and encouraging to my student in addition to working with children, I have a lot of experience with HK schoolchildren, college students, and adult learners. I have been engaged in my role as an online educator for over two years. I appreciate this innovative approach to teaching, as it enables me to connect with students...
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...being a peer tutor while in college at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, since it was a chance to help other students with writing and foreign language studies. I love to read, write, and learn languages, so I studied journalism, international relations, and Chinese. After school, I moved to China and taught ESL to all ages as a teacher and private tutor. My classes were always designed to maximize variety and engagement...
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Mandarin Chinese 2 Tutoring FAQ
Students taking Mandarin Chinese 2 build on the language skills they acquired in Mandarin Chinese 1 in order to improve their fluency in the dialect and gain a more complete understanding of Mandarin Chinese-speaking cultures. The biggest challenge for many students taking Mandarin Chinese 2 turns out to be keeping their knowledge of previously learned concepts fresh and ready for active use while learning new material. Certain challenges that first appeared in Mandarin Chinese 1 may persist as obstacles that need to be continuously surmounted in more advanced coursework.
When learning new vocabulary, students are still expected to express terms in traditional Chinese characters, simplified Chinese characters, and Pinyin Romanization, as well as pronounce vocabulary using the unintuitive tonal system of Mandarin Chinese. If students struggled with any of these topics in their previous coursework, it might spell trouble for them in Mandarin Chinese 2. While it is difficult enough to expand your understanding of increasingly complex grammatical constructions, learn additional vocabulary, and master new social details, it is the cumulative nature of the course that often proves to be a student's most imposing challenge. Classes spend relatively little time in reviewing previous course content, and you may have a hard time figuring out exactly which concepts it would most benefit you to review. Even if you can self-identify the weak points in your understanding, mastering this content can be extremely difficult without knowledgeable assistance.
If you are looking for guidance in your course, Mandarin Chinese tutoring might be just the thing to help you streamline your studies. Whether you need help with vocabulary or a grammatical concept from your previous course, your tutor can focus on exactly the material you need to review. Your tutor can create a customized learning plan for your Mandarin Chinese 2 tutoring sessions that focuses on the material you struggle with most, saving you time and energy by not asking you to review concepts that you have already mastered. If it is your speaking skills that could use more practice, your tutor makes for an excellent conversation partner. If it is reading or writing in Mandarin Chinese that you find most confusing, your tutor can help you work through targeted practice exercises, providing feedback and answering any questions you may have about the material along the way. If you need to prepare for an exam, your tutor can help you focus on reviewing the content that it will test. No matter what your particular concerns are with your Mandarin Chinese 2 course, your tutor can help you address them.
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Recent Mandarin Chinese 2 Tutoring Session Notes
We worked on Lesson 13 Asking Directions. Giving directions is one of the hardest topics in learning Mandarin. We worked on direction and location words. Also, we practiced comparative sentences, special Mandarin word usages such as "dao," "guo", and resultative complements.
I did needs analysis at the beginning including at the student's current level, Chinese learning background, expectation from this tutoring session, and the general schedule to meet every week. We started some vocabulary for "family tree" as warm-up, and I left some homework for preview and extra homework. She didn't show me grades but I prepared some exercise as a quiz to see where she is. From her feedback, we decided to use her textbook as the main materials, include all language skills especially grammar and writing. We'll meet once a week for 90 minutes at 2:00pm, at the Library.
In the session, I was impressed by her Chinese proficiency. She has no difficulty understanding my questions and can express herself perfectly. We went over the grammar and practiced two sets of questions, we also had a dictation to help her review the vocabulary. I truly enjoyed working with her.
The student made a mother's day card for his mom in Chinese. He also needed help preparing for his math test tomorrow, so we reviewed the distributive, commutative, identity, and associative properties of addition and multiplication. He also completed some challenging problems using those properties and then I gave him some FOIL problems, which he figured out on his own with no teaching from me.
The student and I started off by going over common conversational phrases and trying to have a conversation in Mandarin using the question-response format. We went over "Where are you from?", "Where is the bathroom?", "What time is it?" etc. We also went over two old dialogues, one involving hobbies/going out and one involving family, in order to review old vocabulary. We finished off by going over a new dialogue which expanded the vocabulary relating to hobbies.
This is the last session and we did revision of most the vocabulary of the semester. There were at least three different kinds of vocabulary, and we made sentences or asked questions to connect them together to strengthen the usages of them as well as the recognition. With scaffolding the student could made sentences using most of the vocabulary.
