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This course is designed to improve students' command of speaking and listening, so half of the teaching time will be based on speaking, listening and prepared presentations. Students will also learn to read academic articles at this stage.
What will we cover?
A variety of news of current affairs, business, sports, education, technology and entertainment news. The news is simplified by the tutor for teaching purposes by removing difficult words, phrases and structures. (The difficulty of the news will be adjusted by the tutor after the first session's assessment.)
What will I achieve? By the end of this course you should be able to...
Develop your vocabulary
Enhance your fluency and accuracy in speaking
Improve your listening and reading Chinese characters
Consolidate advanced grammatical structures
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
A variety of news of current affairs, business, sports, education, technology and entertainment news. The news is simplified by the tutor for teaching purposes by removing difficult words, phrases and structures. (The difficulty of the news will be adjusted by the tutor after the first session's assessment.)
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
Our courses are characterised by spoken interaction and communication. Typical activities include pair work, group work, role plays and games. A range of resources will be used to support your learning including presentations, hand-outs, and audio-visual material.
Homework is highly recommended to consolidate learning.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
This course is based on the tutor’s own material. Please check with your tutor, as a book may be recommended to complement the lessons.
We’re sorry. We don’t have a bio ready for the tutor of this class at the moment, but we’re working on it! Watch this space.
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I have been teaching Mandarin Chinese as a foreign language in the UK for over a decade. I found myself being attracted to languages and cultures while working as a journalist for the national broadcaster in Beijing China and later for the BBC in the UK. My teaching methodology is significantly influenced by Princeton University Mandarin Teaching Methods which makes classroom teaching a lot of fun whilst applying repetitive exercises. I take advantage of my journalistic background and produce a lot of audio-visual materials to assist my teaching and this has been widely welcomed by my students. As a consequence, my students’ pronunciation and intonation is always exceptionally good. My deep understanding between the languages also drives me to explore not only the subtleties between English and Chinese but also the cultural differences between the East and the West. I naturally impart a lot of Chinese culture into my language teaching and make the language learning process more interesting. Teaching language and culture is my passion and I would love to embark upon this interesting, exciting, and also challenging journey with you, and assist you with my expertise.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
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