Terry W.
- Albany, NY 12208 ( 31.3 mi )
- Chinese Tutor
- Female
- Member Since: 09/2010
- Will travel up to 20 miles
- Rates from $47.00 to $56.00 /hr
- I am a Certified Teacher
More About This Tutor...
I am an experienced, certified teacher of Mandarin Chinese and Spanish, with teaching experience from elementary school through adult learners. I hold a Ph.D in Foreign Language Education and am a national-level demonstrator teacher for Mandarin Chinese pedagogy. I have a background in Linguistics and pedagogy as well as extensive personal experience learning languages (eleven at last count), so I have several different ways to explain any issue or difficulty that a student might be experiencing. I also author Chinese-language readers for beginning-level students and will be publishing a textbook next year. This text is currently being piloted by seven schools nationwide.
I believe strongly that any human being who does not have actual damage to the brain is capable of acquiring a second language. Unfortunately, many language classes rely far too heavily on worksheets, grammar exe ... read more