AD Number : 1957
2014-09-22
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Mandarin Ability
Intermediate
Skills to Cover
Reading,Writing,Listening,Speaking
I am a Native Speaker of
English
Nationality
USA
Degree Required
Bachelors
Text of Ad
Age Level of Student
Adult
Number of Students
1
Name
Jason Silverman
Location
Taipei City 台北市
District
Around ShiDa
Need a patient Chinese teacher
Preferred Class Times
Monday Morning Afternoon Evening
Tuesday Morning Afternoon Evening
Wednesday Morning Afternoon Evening
Thursday Morning Afternoon Evening
Friday Morning Afternoon Evening
Hello. My name is Jason. I'm 30 years old from America (and I think I’m a pretty nice guy). I recently arrived in Taipei after being in China for 6 months. I think that my Chinese is low intermediate level (but maybe I'm wrong lol). I'm an okay speaker when it comes to simple ideas (can get around fine usually) but I have problems when trying to express more complicated thoughts. In other words, I know a decent amount of vocab but oftentimes I can’t connect everything. My reading is okay and I type with friends in Chinese sometimes (using Hanyu pinyin), but my actual writing stinks and my accent/tones could definitely use some work. By the way, I know that improving writing is important to the other skills and I have started to work on this recently. I have had a very small amount of formal class, but mostly I have taught myself Chinese so my grammar is awful. I know I will never be completely fluent in Chinese, but I would like to get to a point where I can have a conversation with someone at dinner, at work, at a party, etc (and have people understand me). I think my goals are reasonable. I am really more interested in how people speak in real life, rather than “textbook” speak.
Basically, I need someone to help me figure out a plan to make this happen. I am looking for someone who:
1. Has worked with foreigners before
2. Can suggest a study plan and materials
3. Can actually commit to meeting 1x – 2x per week in the morning from around 10AM – 12PM around ShiDa/Taipower area.
4. Fluent in Hanyu pinyin. I know this is Taiwan and that it’s not your writing system, but it doesn’t make sense for me to learn Zhuyin at this point – I’m just too far along. I’m sorry if this is offensive. I do, however, want to study traditional characters ☺
If you are interested in working with me, please send me a message and tell me a little bit about yourself and your experience. If you could mention any recommendations for a study plan, this would be great too. I’m not looking for anything elaborate, just a couple sentences so I know what you’re doing. I’m not super high maintenance. Please also include your hourly rate. I will be looking for 1.5 – 2 hours per time. Probably 1 time per week to begin with and then increasing to 2 times per week if/when it makes sense.
