Mandarin Courses : Toronto, Canada

My teaching methodologies are synthetic approaches in pedagogy which stimulate and facilitate adult language learning. Students remain engaged and confident throughout the course while building tangible, real-life language skills.

Regular programs | Programmes réguliers:
Preparatory course - basic courses - intermediate courses - advanced courses
Cours préparatoire - cours de base - cours de niveau intermédiaire - cours de niveau avancé

Workshops | Ateliers :
Pronunciation clinic ( pronunciation & intonation ) | Clinique de prononciation ( prononciation et intonation )
Learn Mandarin through music | Apprendre le mandarin à travers la musique
Chinese business etiquette | Culture des affaires en Chine

Specialized courses | Cours spécialisés :
Mandarin for travel | L'essentiel pour le voyage en Chine
Chinese characters | Caractères chinois - cours d'écrire
Communication courses | Cours de communication - mandarin à l'oral
Reading training courses | Lecture en chinois

For speaking, I put emphasis on helping my students develop proper pronunciation, understanding the rules of sentences patterns and apply it properly.

For writing, I try to help my students understand how Chinese character represents the pronunciation and meanings, and then guide my students to memorize and write Chinese characters properly.

My approach is interactive, employing conversations, word games, video examples etc. I give clear instructions and prepare mnemonic devices to help memorize the materials.

The program consists of three semesters (2 hours/class. 22 classes/semester). Below is the schedule for the first two semesters.

S1
Class 1-2: Pinyin+Ni hao! (Hello!)
Class 3-4: Ni shi nali ren? (Where are you from?)
Class 5-6: Nimen you kafei ma? (Do you have coffee?)
Class 7-8: Ni wanshang you shijian ma? (Do you have time tonight?)
Class 9-10: Wo xingqi tian yao jiaban! (I have to work on Sunday!)
Class 11-12: YuYuan zai nali? (Where is Yu Garden?)
Class 13-14: Ni xihuan xiaolongbao ma? (Do you like dumplings?)
Class 15-16: Wo yao yifen waimai. (I want to order take-out.)
Class 17-18: Wo zuotian ganmao le. (I was sick yesterday.)
Class 19-20: Ni bang wo, hao ma? (Could you please help me...?)
Class 21-22: Review+cultural facts

S2
Class 1-2: Jintian waimian re jile (It's too hot outside!)
Class 3-4: Ni jingchang da gaoerfu ma? (Do you play the golf very often?)
Class 5-6: Ni yao jiantoufa haishi tangtoufa? (Do you want to have your hair cut or have your hair dyed?)
Class 7-8: Qing bangwo fa yifen chuanzhen (Please let me to make a fax)
Class 9-10: Ni chiguo Sichuan cai ma? (Have you tried Sichuan dishes?)
Class 11-12: Soushi de zhen ganjing a! (The room has been cleaned up!)
Class 13-14: Ni dasuan qu nali wan? (Where do you plan to make a trip to?)
Class 15-16: Huaihai lu tai du le (Huaihai Road is jammed)
Class 17-18: Wo qingqi liu yao jiaban (I have to work overtime on Saturday)
Class 19-20: Wo xiang mai fen liwu (I want to buy a gift)
21-22 R

This course is open to different kinds of language teaching approaches, such as communicative teaching method, multi-media teaching method, content-based learning, tasked-focused teaching, and deliberate teaching, etc., as long as that would facilitate each individual’s learning. Believing that everyone has their own pattern and preference in learning a new language, this course will tailor each lesson in the interest of each learner’s unique needs and learning goals.

The program and pedagogy are highly personalized in this tailored Mandarin course.

According to different learners’ learning objectives, I can systematically teach Mandarin starting from the basics, such as pin yin and characters, or I can focus on particular aspects that learners want to improve, such as grammar, vocabulary or pronunciation. I would also like to share Chinese culture and traditions with the learners who hope to learn Mandarin through culture and contexts.

I have Mandarin textbooks and I can prepare teaching materials for each class, while I also welcome students’ own learning materials if they are interested in particular contents.

For children, I can design many fun activities and games to facilitate their interest and communication skills in Mandarin; for adults, my teaching will be flexible and will be adjusted for each learner’s own goal and preference.

I can teach individual or group classes, both in-person and online.