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Here are some examples of students, what level they are at
and some materials that they are using to learn.
Name: Ricky
Occupation : High School Student
Country: Switzerland
Type of student: Beginner
Material: Developing Chinese for Beginners Book 1
Quote: "I think it is really good, and really cheap, and when I go
to China this summer I will be able to speak Chinese"
These are some pages from the book used to teach Ricky
Student 3
Name: Diane
Occupation: High School Student
Country: USA
Type of Student: Beginner
Material: New Practical Reader
Student 2
Name: Alan Jones
Occupation: Small Business Owner
Country: Canada
Type of Student: Intermediate
Quote: "I have had a couple of tutors through www.ChineseTutor.net over the last number of months. Each has
been well prepared for our classes and very personable. Each has had their own style and charisma to inject into
the lessons, which just makes it all the more interesting. Simon runs a well organized group. They are punctual,
and very computer-literate, which makes the Internet medium just disappear - we just talk (and type!). They could
be across the desk or across the planet. It stops mattering.”
Material: Tutor created daily life material
PostPosted: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 21:47 Post subject: Good online Chinese tutoring service IGNORE QUOTE
Hi all,
I'm not being paid by these people, but I've started online lessons via Skype and Skype text chat with an outfit in
Nanjing (at least my particular teacher seems to be in Nanjing) and I'm very pleased with the result thus far. If
you're in Taiwan you might be able to get the same thing via a language school, but for those of us who are not,
this is the greatest thing since sliced bread so far IMHO.
I'm paying US$6.25 an hour (12 classes for US$75; you can get 1 for $7 and a free 20-minute intro lesson;
payment through PayPal). At those prices, I'm seriously considering indulging myself with four a week when I get
organized. The teacher I've got is open-minded (!) with my choice of "learning materials" (I'm doing sight
translations of English speeches into Chinese with her just now, although I want to branch out into directed
discussions on specific branches of industry to enrich my vocab). I don't have any special equipment on my
computer, not even a microphone or speakers (it's a laptop) either. I also like the Chat feature as we write our
notes on what's going on that way, and it's admittedly far easier for me to write using a computer than by hand
Sad but as I'm not terribly concerned about that failure on my part, this way is more efficient for her or me to write
the new words and for me to make notes on their usage in a way that's automatically saved by the program. I
don't know if there's a whiteboard on SkypeChat or not; that would probably be useful for anyone who was just
learning to write characters. Probably there is, or you could use a videoconferencing hookup.
There are probably other services out there that do the same thing, but this is one of the least expensive I've
found, and it's rare to find teachers who can take on advanced-level students with confidence. This might be
more common in the Mainland...? since the general belief there seems to be "Of course foreigners can learn
Chinese", as opposed to the doubt and incredulity that are daily fare in Taiwan. "Millie" does a wonderful job and
I'm looking forward to bothering her with many hours of my awkward sight translations.
URL is http://www.chinesetutor.net/index.html
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