What's included
20 live meetings
10 in-class hoursHomework
1-2 hours per week. Students will be required to practice using flashcards or Anki(digital flashcards) as well as watch short videos practicing their phrases and words.Assessment
Students will be asked to practice the different situations during the review section and practice session of each class.Class Experience
Students will learn the basic of Chinese pronunciation and grammar as well as have ample opportunities to practice what they are learning on a daily basis. Students will use everyday situations from the Lexicarry book to learn how to talk about real life things in preparation for speaking Chinese to real Chinese people. Class will be structured in the following way: 5-10 minutes - Review 10 minutes - Learn new Vocab/Structures 10 minutes - Practice with teacher and partners Topics covered: Week 1: Review of Part 1 of this class, House rooms, City places Week 2: City places, jobs, hobbies Week 3: hobbies, transportation, household items Week 4: household items, animals Weekly Plans: Monday - 10-15 minutes - Review practice time with partners and teacher 10 minutes - Talk about the plan for the week and learn new material 5 minutes - Practice the new material and get homework Tuesday - 5 minutes - General practice time with all learned topics. 15 minutes - Learn new material. 10 minutes - Practice Monday and Tuesday's material. Wednesday - 5 minutes - General practice time with all learned topics. 15 minutes - Learn new material 10 minutes - Prepare a dialogue with partners to perform on Friday Thursday - 10 minutes - General practice with all learned topics while teacher reviews role-plays created by students with each group. 15 minutes - Learn new material 5 minutes - Practice dialogue and new material Friday - 5 minutes - General Practice time with all learned topics 10 minutes - Groups present their dialogue. 10 minutes - Review the week and preview the coming week 5 minutes - Final practice for the week and homework.
Learning Goals
The students will learn a base of information and be able to use it to communicate about most basic things one might need while visiting China or talking with Chinese people about general daily topics.
Other Details
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Degrees
Master's Degree in Education from MidAmerica Nazarene University
Bachelor's Degree from Auburn University - Economics
I lived in China for 4 years and my wife is Chinese. I have an HSK4 level of Chinese and have been tutoring/teaching Chinese since 2014.
Reviews
Live Group Class
$120
for 20 classes5x per week, 4 weeks
30 min
Completed by 148 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-12
6-9 learners per class