Xueping

Ever since age of 13 I have realized how important role a teacher plays in a person's life. I have been led by this belief and become what I am today. I taught English as a second language to Secondary School students in China for three years. Later I worked as interpreter for Chinese Medicine Doctors in the UK. In 2009, I started tutoring GCSE Mandarin.
In 2009, I became a Certified TDR Mandarin Teacher at Meridian Chinese Studies;
I also attended various Online Training Courses for language teachers;
I am willing to give the best to my students and see them grow---to become what they want to be. It is such a wonderful and fulfilling experience which I enjoy most.

Tutoring Experience

Six years experience in teaching Mandarin to primary school children in South East London;

Six years of home tuition experience in teaching Mandarin to children aged from 5 to 17(It is vital important for the tutor to adapt to kids' learning style and keep them motivated);

Six years of teaching Mandarin to complete beginners in person;

For group learning or small classes,fees are at discount. Please message me.

Courses offered:
Business Chinese: Business Chinese 20 Essential Topics (Recommended by LSE)
Chinese Culture: Gateway to Business Chinese Regular Formulas and Etiquette
General Chinese: Textbooks --Experiencing Chinese Oral Courses; A Trip to China
HSK(Chinese proficiency tests)Level 1-5

Tutoring Approach

Philosophy--- make the poor student good and good student better;
Inspiration----help them set up their role model;
Good habit--- good learning habit benefit one for life time;
Valuation--- self reflection and assessment;

For kids learning, the approach is to engage their bodies and mind by applying Total Physical Response. Help them set up routine of learning.

For adults, combination of effective repeatation and present the words in different scenarisos to enhance their confidence.

As to adult learners, experience tells me that a solid foundation of Mandarin not only builds the confidence right start from Day1 but also speeds up their language development tremendously. These foundations include Phonetics, also called Pinyin, a tool to help Mandarin leaners pronounce a new word; The composition of Chinese characters, the logic behind those lines and curves which upon first look, they look dounting but after first lesson they will start to make sense to you. That is the major difference you will find by learning with me from others. I would also help them identify their strenghth and weakness during the learning process. Thirdly, you will gain the practical knowledge of what is happening in China, i.e. how to use mobile payment, including ordering take away with mobile payment, online ordering, booking hotel/airbnb/tickets etc; the functional difference between cities/areas.