...Dr. Alexander on Environmental Policy in areas of biofuel development. The knowledge and skills that I have gained from college not only enhance my sense of independence and impartiality, but also magnify my ability to act with integrity. The facts that I have a multi-cultural background (China, Hong Kong, England, and United States) and am trilingual (English, Mandarin, and Cantonese) are undoubtedly beneficial in communicating with the students. My strong communication and organizing skills, great...
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...as well as American elementary school students in basic reading and reading comprehension skills. My favorite subject to tutor is reading and writing because I am passionate about sharing the rich heritage and nuances of my native tongue with others. Outside of languages, I enjoy traveling, reading, swimming, dancing and attending plays or concerts. I believe that the key driver of academic success is genuine interest in the subject. As a tutor, my foremost aim...
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...important subjects. I like S. Gudder's quote "The essence of mathematics is not to make simple things complicated, but to make complicated things simple." I try to make math easy for my students; I break down complicated problems, teach students "short cuts," focus on basic knowledge, and make sure students' grades improve. I like teaching Chinese, my mother tongue. At the same time I bring my students absolute non-accent Mandarin speaking and the most educated...
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...to a worthwhile tutoring experience. I pride myself on my ability to break down difficult concepts and create ways to understand them. My schedule is flexible and so is my teaching style--I will tailor my approach based on whether the focus is on improving test scores, classroom performance, or general knowledge. I prefer to meet in a public area near the university, but if necessary can arrange to meet elsewhere. I look forward to hearing...
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...and encouraging tutor. My favorite subjects are mathematics and computer science, but I'm not into those lame equations you have to memorize. I love the applied stuff, where you get to use the equations you learn in projects you enjoy (the memorization comes naturally that way). That's why I believe programming and mathematics go hand in hand. You learn some math, and then make a program applying the principles, e.g. using partial differential equations to...
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...in subjects like AP Calculus AB/BC, AP Physics C, etc. Through it was not a formal teaching experience, it did helped me learn how I should do to help my students understand better. What I learned soon became practically useful - I was chosen to be a teaching assistant in a linear algebra course with 60 students. With my experience and deep understanding in math, I answered students' questions and helped them improve their understanding...
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...teacher for years before I decided to be a math teacher a few years ago. To me, teaching is an ideal career for me and it provides me the opportunity to work with young people and help them learn and help them get ready for college life. I had some great experiences with classes of students and individual students as well. It was my moment when my students told me that they felt more confident...
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I love languages and writing and want to help students develop their own interest and abilities in these areas. I'm fluent in Spanish and proficient in Mandarin. I worked with all the Spanish speaking clients as a paralegal at a law firm and lived in Nanjing China while I studied at Nanjing University. I'm also TEFL certified.
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...speaker. I have taught English and Chinese over 15 years in Taiwan. Currently, I am a Duval County public School's Chinese teacher. I taught middle school students Chinese for three years. Currently, I teach at high school. I have worked for DCPS for 4years. I also had experiences to teach students Chinese online (Skype). I have official teacher certificate for world language teaching. I enjoy teaching Chinese and English. I always believe to achieve best...
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...China and raised in the U.S, I'm a motivated character that always excelled in academics and achievements, including winning congressional scholarship at the age of 16. After high school, I began a home business while attending college. Throughout the last couple years, I have been increasingly seeking ways to enrich my skill-set and keep my mind sharp: I'd studied overseas, learned foreign languages, practiced coding and digital production. In person, I'm a calm, clear-minded and...
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...a student at the University of Pennsylvania where I am studying economics and statistics, and am interested in entering the tech sphere in the future. I have extensive experience as a tutor from middle and high school, where I tutored both peers and elementary school students in a variety of subjects including pre-algebra, pre-calculus, trigonometry, calculus, and the SAT. Outside of academia, I love playing soccer and tennis, as well as exploring new restaurants and...
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...I am a native Mandarin Chinese speaker and I have a Bachelor of Music degree in Musical Theatre and Vocal Performance. Having learned English as a second language, I understand the challenges of learning a new language, especially one so different from your first language. As a classically trained singer, I have lots of experience learning to pronounce new languages and have many tools for teaching correct Mandarin pronunciation, one of the most challenging aspects...
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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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...devoted myself to providing high quality personalized Mandarin lessons in subjects such as HSK Chinese, GCSE Chinese, AP Chinese, K-12 Academic Chinese, business Chinese and conversational languages. I have been teaching Chinese to global students at all ages with different learning goals online and in person. My students have improved their Chinese proficiency significantly by taking my Chinese lessons. I always make sure to offer personalized, effective and goal-oriented lessons to meet the needs and...
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...in the Fall of 2000. Throughout my career an International Affairs student, I continued to study Chinese language, listerature, history, and culture. For my final semester, I attended FSU's first International Program to China at the Tianjin Foreign Studies University. Two of my classmates and I loved our time there so much that we decided to stay at the university and enroll independently. So what was supposed to be a six week, highly intensive summer...
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...at removing my area of study (East Asian Studies and Chinese). The number of students who major in this field and study Chinese language are relatively small however I think language studies are immensely important. Studying Chinese language is my passion so I always try to encourage other students to continue with it. Learning a language can be challenging but I've found it the most rewarding. I take great pride in how far I've come...
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...earned the master degree of Teaching Chinese as A Foreign Language from Saginaw Valley State University in 2016. I have profound experiences to teach Chinese to students range from 4 to 60 years old with different backgrounds and various needs to learn Chinese. I strive to provide the fun, meaningful, efficient instruction for my students. I believe that my students have their potential to learn a language no matter the ages and how busy they...
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I graduated from Northwestern University and received my master degree. I am now a freelancer for mandarin Chinese audio book recording. I am passionate about teaching Mandarin Chinese, helping students not only to grasp the language but also to understand the culture, social norm, and professional practice.
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...Arts in International Relations: Politics and Policy and also had a minor in Mandarin. Since graduation, I have been preparing to further my education through law school (LSAT). I am also working on obtaining my ESL certification to teach English to Mandarin speaking students. The main subject I tutor is Mandarin, but I am also passionate about English and reading. Utilizing the VARK method of learning (visual, auditory, reading/ writing, and kinesthetic) is imperative to...
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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.
