| Name | Xin L. |
|---|---|
| City | Beijing, China |
| Teaching | Mandarin Chinese |
| Native Language | Mandarin Chinese |
| Originally From | China |
| Working With | Kids, Youth, Adults, Groups |
| Levels I Teach | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced |
| Lessons Take Place | My Home/Office, Learner's Home or Work, Public Place, Online |
| Hourly Rate | $30 |
Hello, it is my honor to introduce myself to you. My name is Xin and I want to help you improve your Mandarin! I am a native Mandarin speaker from China who can speak English and I know a little Cantonese. I could teach you Mandarin as it is the language of government and education and teach you both simplified and traditional Chinese characters.
I have a degree in Business English, an FCE Cambridge English Certificate and a CELT-P Primary English Teaching Certificate, and have 8 years of experience working in the international education industry.
I work with secondary school kids everyday at school and am happy to teach children or adults. For children learning Mandarin, I would introduce stories and pictures in my class. For the HSK exam, I teach up to and including level 6.
Everyone is different, so I want to know more about you. In particular, why you're learning Mandarin, what your level is, what you struggle with and how I can help you. I find grammar-heavy teaching methods ineffective - there is more to language learning than memorizing grammar rules! My favorite way to learn a language is by conversation and so I would love to chat with students about their interests and hobbies as well as what's going on in the world. Most of my lessons are conversation-based, but we can focus on anything you like. It just depends on your schedules and goals of learning Mandarin.
For advanced students, we can read news articles and real media written for native speakers. Also, I could give you homework if that is something you would like me to do. Besides learning languages, I like East Asian History, especially Chinese poetry and Ming-Qing fiction which may also help you learn Mandarin.
I am flexible and can easily adapt student's schedule
Beijing–Tianjin
