Mandarin Chinese Conversation Camp - Speaking Beginner to Infinity (After Pt. 4)
In this ongoing course we will continue to make progress on conversations in Chinese and play some basic games in Chinese
Matthew Grace, M.Ed
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(325)
What's included
4 live meetings
2 in-class hours per weekHomework
1-2 hours per week. Each day - Students will be expected to do around 10-15 minutes of homework which will mostly be reviewing new words and phrases we learn in class each day.Assessment
Student will have daily informal assessments based on their conversationsClass Experience
Students who have functional Chinese to have basic conversations are welcome although most of the students will be graduates of the 4-month (4-part) conversation camp for beginners. Students will have ample opportunities to practice what they are learning on a daily basis. Students will use everyday conversations and some basic games to practice Chinese in real life. I will provide feedback as well as inviting some native Chinese speakers to be students in the class to join and practice their Chinese as well! This class is specifically for students who have already completed part 1,2,3, and 4 who want to continue learning with me and the methods I use but is open to anyone with functional conversation skills. 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: Each week we will cover a new topic that students will vote for at the beginning of each week. We will learn the base question and then how to adjust our myriad follow-up questions to fit that question type. The options will be the following: -- "How to ___" -- "Advanced asking and receiving directions for travel" -- "Why answers" -- "How many ____" -- Student given options also available Activities/Games: Introduce Yourself 20 Questions 1-word builder stories Chinese culture day(one of the days will be chosen by the students each week to be a culture focus) Breakout rooms with large groups and small groups Weekly Plans example: Monday - Culture Day 5-10 minutes - Introduction and conversations 10-15 minutes - Videos and conversation in English and Chinese on the culture topic 1 chosen the week before 10-15 minutes - Videos and conversation in English and Chinese on the culture topic 2 chosen the week before Tuesday - Regular Day 5 minutes - Introduction of a person 10 minutes - Large breakout rooms 5-10 minutes - Smaller breakout rooms 5-10 minutes - 1-word builder stories Thursday - Regular Day 5 minutes - Introduction of a person 10 minutes - Large Breakout rooms 5-10 minutes - 20 Questions 5-10 minutes - Small Breakout rooms Friday - Regular Day 5 minutes - Introduction of a person 10 minutes - Large Breakout rooms 5-10 minutes - Small Breakout rooms 5-10 minutes - Review the week and talk about next week
Learning Goals
Students will continue to build out conversation trees(from part 1,2 and 3) as well as planting pieces of new conversation tree each week they join this class.
Other Details
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined July, 2019
4.9
325reviews
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. I have a Master's Degree in Teaching Languages.Reviews
Live Group Class
$32
weekly ($8 per class)4x per week
30 min
Completed by 78 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-13
4-18 learners per class
