WEIXIA: MANDARIN TEACHER/TUTOR
Weixia is serving Chinese tea in a tea restaurant in China.
Hello. (pinyin: "nin hao") !
I'm Weixia (pronounced as Waysha ), your Mandarin tutor/trainer. My
education and teaching career stretches from China, to England, and of course to
America. I have a Master's Degree in Applied Linguistics/TESOL from Leeds
University and that's where my slight British accent comes from. Since
that time I have spoken Mandarin, Cantonese, and Hakanese (3 out of many Chinese
dialects) since I was a little girl.
Many of my students' parents recognize how important it is to have their children learn Mandarin and also to gain a basic understanding of Chinese culture. Mandarin is the official language of China and Taiwan. It is by far the most popular Chinese dialect world-wide, so that is the one that I teach here in San Diego County.
How can I describe my students? Some of my young students know three or four different languages. A few are in middle or high school and need a helping hand there. Adults that I tutor usually find themselves doing business in China, or wanting to, and others are traveling to Asia as writers and vacationers. Whatever your objectives, know that learning a new language is good for you; it keeps your mind alert and cognitive functions in a growth mode. Add cultural exposure, as I do in my lessons, and the adventure never stops!
Learning Mandarin is good for all the above reasons but has special promise in its economic potential, especially to our children, as China and other Asian countries continue to develop economic, ademic and sometimes even romantic relationships with the West. That's what my husband did.
Weixia's teaching methodology:
1. Natural approach:
With natural communication and meaningful interaction in Chinese, children acquire Chinese as naturally and effortlessly as they learn their first
language. Children learn best when they are actively engaged in activities that are enjoyable to them as well as instructive.
2) Differentiated instructions to accommodate students with different learning styles and learning aptitude. A broad range of activities include:
1) songs, rhymes, chants and dances and cultural activities
2) action Role play and drama
3) storytelling
4) arts and crafts
5) games and riddles
6)visualizations and drawings
8) puppet shows
9) poems
10)charts and graphs
11) cooking recipes
12) projects that foster students’ critical thinking skills
13) integrated technology
I'm Weixia (pronounced as Waysha ), your Mandarin tutor/trainer. My
education and teaching career stretches from China, to England, and of course to
America. I have a Master's Degree in Applied Linguistics/TESOL from Leeds
University and that's where my slight British accent comes from. Since
that time I have spoken Mandarin, Cantonese, and Hakanese (3 out of many Chinese
dialects) since I was a little girl.
Many of my students' parents recognize how important it is to have their children learn Mandarin and also to gain a basic understanding of Chinese culture. Mandarin is the official language of China and Taiwan. It is by far the most popular Chinese dialect world-wide, so that is the one that I teach here in San Diego County.
How can I describe my students? Some of my young students know three or four different languages. A few are in middle or high school and need a helping hand there. Adults that I tutor usually find themselves doing business in China, or wanting to, and others are traveling to Asia as writers and vacationers. Whatever your objectives, know that learning a new language is good for you; it keeps your mind alert and cognitive functions in a growth mode. Add cultural exposure, as I do in my lessons, and the adventure never stops!
Learning Mandarin is good for all the above reasons but has special promise in its economic potential, especially to our children, as China and other Asian countries continue to develop economic, ademic and sometimes even romantic relationships with the West. That's what my husband did.
Weixia's teaching methodology:
1. Natural approach:
With natural communication and meaningful interaction in Chinese, children acquire Chinese as naturally and effortlessly as they learn their first
language. Children learn best when they are actively engaged in activities that are enjoyable to them as well as instructive.
2) Differentiated instructions to accommodate students with different learning styles and learning aptitude. A broad range of activities include:
1) songs, rhymes, chants and dances and cultural activities
2) action Role play and drama
3) storytelling
4) arts and crafts
5) games and riddles
6)visualizations and drawings
8) puppet shows
9) poems
10)charts and graphs
11) cooking recipes
12) projects that foster students’ critical thinking skills
13) integrated technology