Let's Speak Chinese (Mandarin Class Beginner Level )

This class is designed for beginner level students and taught in a group setting. The course is 8 weeks long and meets 1 time a week for 50 minutes each class. Designed to teach practical language skills for everyday use, this course will teach the student how to introduce themselves in a variety of settings, talk about their greeting skill, hobbies, family dynamics, money, food, and numbers. The topics will be facilitated via reading, listening, and speaking using coursework, visuals, audio, and light homework assignments to help them internalize the material. The student will have undivided attention and ample time to interact with a native speaker, ask questions, share ideas, etc. As someone who has learned foreign languages, I understand the challenges and the concerns that a learner experiences. To this point, it is my mission to encourage the student's confidence and to not scare them away from achieving the gift of communicating in a foreign language. Materials will be provided.

Reviewing the previous class content. It will be very helpful for the progress if student takes practice 1~2 times a week after class. There will be a test in the last class to help teacher to understand the progress of student's level for the next course.

⇢ Week 1 : "Hello." "Nî Hăo." (Students will learn to say their name, greet others, and ask people what their name is?) Week 1 is about getting comfortable and warm with one another. ⇢ Week 2 : "How Many People Are There In Your Family?" (Students will learn to ask questions about families, name family members by relation, talk about family, tell, respond, How Much? How many? and numbers 1-5.) ⇢ Week 3 : "How Many Students Are In Your Class?" (Students will learn how to ask, tell, respond, and talk about students in their class. Use of plurals, numbers 6-10, and conjunctions "and" and "also" will be part of this lesson.) ⇢ Week 4 : Review Weeks 1-3, Mid-Course Assessment Quiz (I will review units 1 through 3 with the students to help them remember and learn what they have already learned on a deeper and more fluent level). ⇢ Week 5 : "Come Eat Breakfast." (Students will learn the names of foods & drinks, commanding, telling, choosing, requesting, "What do we have?", expressing personal needs, "and" and "also", and indicating choice "There is... and also..." ) ⇢ Week 6 : "I Like Summer." (Topic continuation, explaining likes & dislikes, think & feel, Levels of Expression "very, too, a little (adj), but / however, and the seasons. ) ⇢ Week 7 : "My Birthday." (Students will learn Asking questions, responding, inviting, #11=30, Asking others' opinions using "Ok?", days of the month, asking & talking about things they like, and nouns such as toys, gifts, comic books, etc." ) ⇢ Week 8 : Review Weeks 4-6, Final Assessment Test. (Students will review chapter 4 to 6, and simply quizzes will be provided)

By the end of this 8-week course, students entering with little understanding of Chinese should be able to introduce themselves and ask somebody their name, talk about their family members, classmates, and friends, use numbers 1-30, talk and ask about likes & dislikes, use "How Much? How many? and, also, but, very, little, too" as well as additional verbs, nouns, plurals, and adjectives. The course will be taught using an easy-to-understand book with practice in reading, speaking, listening, and writing via dialogues, exercises, games, instructor-led practice, light homework assignments, and quizzes to assess progress. My teaching style is one of making the students feel comfortable through positive reinforcement and encouragement. Please try this class with me! I will do my best to teach your young learner how to enjoy the journey of communication in Mandarin Chinese.