Recommendations: Finding a Mandarin Tutor in Taipei
Mar 6, 2013 | 2:16 pm
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Recommendations: Finding a Mandarin Tutor in Taipei
This summer I plan on spending about 3 weeks in TPE for immersion Mandarin with a private tutor - the resources online are quite overwhelming, so I thought I would post the question here in case someone can offer a referral.
I am looking for a tutor who is a professional Mandarin teacher, but who can customize a program to meet my goal of taking beginner level conversation and basic vocab skills to a higher level, sort of a turbo boost - and then be able to continue more advanced lessons via Skype after the visit.
Because I need to maintain a US ET schedule while over there, the lesson period would probably run from about 2pm through 7pm, 5 days a week with homework practice assignments I can do with local friends on weekends (I would work my regular telecommute job from 9pm to 6am, then sleep from 6am through 1pm).
The ideal tutor is someone patient, flexible and willing to adapt the teaching method and lesson plan to inject as much accurate speaking style, sentence structure and vocabulary as possible while offering a very beginning introduction to written script and reading.
I am looking for a tutor who is a professional Mandarin teacher, but who can customize a program to meet my goal of taking beginner level conversation and basic vocab skills to a higher level, sort of a turbo boost - and then be able to continue more advanced lessons via Skype after the visit.
Because I need to maintain a US ET schedule while over there, the lesson period would probably run from about 2pm through 7pm, 5 days a week with homework practice assignments I can do with local friends on weekends (I would work my regular telecommute job from 9pm to 6am, then sleep from 6am through 1pm).
The ideal tutor is someone patient, flexible and willing to adapt the teaching method and lesson plan to inject as much accurate speaking style, sentence structure and vocabulary as possible while offering a very beginning introduction to written script and reading.
Mar 10, 2013 | 1:51 pm
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This summer I plan on spending about 3 weeks in TPE for immersion Mandarin with a private tutor - the resources online are quite overwhelming, so I thought I would post the question here in case someone can offer a referral.
I am looking for a tutor who is a professional Mandarin teacher, but who can customize a program to meet my goal of taking beginner level conversation and basic vocab skills to a higher level, sort of a turbo boost - and then be able to continue more advanced lessons via Skype after the visit.
Because I need to maintain a US ET schedule while over there, the lesson period would probably run from about 2pm through 7pm, 5 days a week with homework practice assignments I can do with local friends on weekends (I would work my regular telecommute job from 9pm to 6am, then sleep from 6am through 1pm).
PM for a referal with more info, dates area in City, how much you willing to pay, I can refer a range from teacher/translaore, to ower cost college student for summer work.
The ideal tutor is someone patient, flexible and willing to adapt the teaching method and lesson plan to inject as much accurate speaking style, sentence structure and vocabulary as possible while offering a very beginning introduction to written script and reading.
I am looking for a tutor who is a professional Mandarin teacher, but who can customize a program to meet my goal of taking beginner level conversation and basic vocab skills to a higher level, sort of a turbo boost - and then be able to continue more advanced lessons via Skype after the visit.
Because I need to maintain a US ET schedule while over there, the lesson period would probably run from about 2pm through 7pm, 5 days a week with homework practice assignments I can do with local friends on weekends (I would work my regular telecommute job from 9pm to 6am, then sleep from 6am through 1pm).
PM for a referal with more info, dates area in City, how much you willing to pay, I can refer a range from teacher/translaore, to ower cost college student for summer work.
The ideal tutor is someone patient, flexible and willing to adapt the teaching method and lesson plan to inject as much accurate speaking style, sentence structure and vocabulary as possible while offering a very beginning introduction to written script and reading.
Mar 10, 2013 | 4:26 pm
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Hi Taipei - can you repeat your reply? I don't see anything except for my quote
Mar 11, 2013 | 10:44 am
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My two sons can ask his tutors from last year if available if you can confirm average rate NT1000-1200 per hour acceptable? They all teach at NTUH ICLP program as their full time job and all extremely competent.
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Mar 14, 2013 | 8:34 pm
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One of my English friends took classes at Chinese Culture University. He said you can go into the office and ask about 1-on-1 tutoring.
I did 1-on-1 classes for one year at Chinese Education Center, near MRT Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall. My teacher was pretty good. We'd do 30-minutes of open conversation completely in Mandarin Chinese, then a structured lesson. She had supplementary handouts that were helpful. One I remember was how to order at Taiwanese breakfast shops where they had danbing omelettes and those awful sandwiches on white bread with the crusts cut off.
PM me if you have questions. I lived in Taipei for 3.5 years.
I did 1-on-1 classes for one year at Chinese Education Center, near MRT Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall. My teacher was pretty good. We'd do 30-minutes of open conversation completely in Mandarin Chinese, then a structured lesson. She had supplementary handouts that were helpful. One I remember was how to order at Taiwanese breakfast shops where they had danbing omelettes and those awful sandwiches on white bread with the crusts cut off.
PM me if you have questions. I lived in Taipei for 3.5 years.