...and Asian American studies/Teacher Preparation Program in Chinese with a minor in Chinese studies. I am working towards becoming a Chinese teacher. I can tutor various subjects, but my main focus is ESL, Chinese, and K-8 ELA. ESL/Chinese is my favorite subject to tutor because as a first-generation American-born Chinese student, I had to learn English in elementary school while balancing the language barrier at home, and this experience fostered a desire in me to...
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...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: organic gardening, solar cooking, yoga, playing guitar, singing and beekeeping. My real passion is...
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...AP prep, SAT prep, foreign language (Mandarin Chinese), and homework help. I have had experience teaching in tutoring agencies, after-school programs, in-school programs, non-profit settings, etc. I also have background knowledge in educational/developmental psychology, so I know what curriculums are out there and what educational approaches to take in tutoring sessions. A little about me- I am a graduate of Duke University, with a major in Psychology and minors in Art History and English. Currently,...
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My name is Zhupeng Li. Originally, I am from Beijing, China. I just graduated from Southern New Hampshire University. The major of my masters degree is Teaching English as a Foreign Language. I also got the Certificate of teaching Chinese as a foreign language in China.
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...lesson at age 18, and struggled through that first year. Gradually, I rose to the top of my Chinese class and graduated with highest honors. I have lived in China the past 8 years. In that time, I have completed a Master's in Chinese and have a trove of life experiences: making sales, running focus groups, holding events, coaching frisbee, forging friendships -- all in China, all in Mandarin. I am fully fluent in reading,...
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...and Nutrition Sciences from China in my early 20s. After working as a Senior Scientist in the Food and Flavor Industry Research and Development for 17 years, I quit my job five years ago. I have since been homeschooling my children from Elementary school to High school. I have various Chinese tutoring and teaching experiences in Johns Hopkins University CTY program, local Chinese schools, one on one tutoring from Preschool to High School, online learning,...
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...degree in Clinical Embryology at the University of Oxford. Also, I am now applying to medical school. I majored in Neuroscience and Behavior with a minor in East Asian Languages and Cultures. I plan on pursuing a career as a physician in the obstetrics/gynecology, fetal medicine, or reproductive medicine fields. I am happy to provide tutor/provide advice on the medical school application process or on the MCAT, or any pre-medical courses. My undergraduate education has...
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...study in Johns Hopkins, I taught both organic chemistry and college chemistry (for both lecture and laboratory parts) as a teaching assistant to the corresponding professors in the Chemistry Department. In addition to the teaching experience for more advanced chemistry subjects, I also ever tutored junior high's on Math and Sciences, and high school students on Chemistry, Algebra, and Geometry, etc. In my teaching & tutoring, I'd like to first find out the strength and...
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My passion for math and computer science as well as helping other led me to become a tutor. My goal is to not only help you understand the subject more, but also to allow you to enjoy it more than before.... Breaking down everything so that the students understand the concepts as best they can.... Depending on what the student wants; when I start tutoring the student, I would get to know the student so that...
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...China, and other half living and studying in the US where I received a Bachelors degree from St. John's University. I was born in one of the oldest cities in China, Xi'an, which is also known for its Terracotta Army. Growing up in China, I was always fascinated by the rich culture that surrounded me. After moving to the US, I went through a tough time learning English as my second language, so I understand...
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I am currently an undergrad student at the University of Wisconsin Madison obtaining a degree in Biomedical Engineering with a pre-med track. I'm passionate on teaching subjects involved in math, specifically algebra and math with younger students. I've gained expereince with teaching younger students through various leadership positions in high school such as freshmen mentorship and tutoring students in China.
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...from Peking University, Beijing, and a MBA from the University of New Mexico. With my in-depth understanding of the culture and language of both countries, I will be a more effective tutor for you. I have passion for languages learning, not only through many years of my own experience, but also through tutoring others. Before coming to the US, I managed an ELS school and also taught English there. During my 20 years in the...
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Learning Maths and Chinese can be so easy! 5+ yrs of teaching experience in SAT/ACT/IB Maths, covering fields of algebra, differential equations, calculus, trigonometry, geometry and logic. Adapting teaching to each student's unique needs.
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Hello, Chinese learners! I grew up in central China, the home of Shaolin Kung Fu. I earned my Bachelor's degree and law degree in the States. While in college, I tutored calculus, economics and Chinese, and I enjoyed helping English speakers practice speaking Chinese the most. I will not only help you succeed academically but also enjoy the learning experience. You don't need to be intimidated by mastering the tones, nor frustrated with character memorization....
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...East Asia. I used to tutor as an online oral English teacher when I was in college, helping students across China in all age groups overcoming the initial difficulties of mastering a foreign language. I enjoyed the interaction with people from different backgrounds. It was also a very fulfilling moment to see how my knowledge and skills have helped to empower others. I believe charting out the right study plan and a keen sense of...
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...double Master degrees, One is in China, the other one is in America. My Chinese Master degree focus on teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages; My American Master degree is about Curriculum and Instruction. I will support you on Chinese learning. My favorite subject is Mandarin and Chinese culture because that is why people like China and Chinese. I am good at making Chinese class easy and fun. My goal is to support you...
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...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 teach them the way they would learn, in the hope that they...
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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.
