Dawn

As an avid language learner as well as a teacher, I'm always interested in different lesson styles. I tried Dawn's class that uses a news article, seeking a new approach to my Chinese learning. It's quite comprehensive, involving listening, explaining the information that you understood in your own words, oral reading, vocabulary and quizzes. Getting the tones and pronunciation right is a challenge in Mandarin, which makes listening and speaking especially harder compared to many other languages. I think this type of lesson can be really helpful because you use the same material for both input and output practices repetitively. Dawn is gentle and dedicated. I'd certainly take her lesson again and hopefully incorporate them into my Chinese learning journey on a regular basis.

It was a pleasure learning with Dawn. She was very responsive to my messages even before I booked a class. As I am preparing for a specialized oral exam, she took notes on my presentation and gave me detailed feedback on strengths and areas for improvement. She suggested alternative words and sentence structures and took care explaining when each word should be used. This helps me avoid the same mistakes in the future. It was a great experience. Thank you, Dawn!

Great lesson, alternating between conversation and listening exercises

The instructor was fantastic, and I have booked a follow-on lesson with her! Chinese will never be easy, but she makes it as close to enjoyable as it can be, while I go through the tones! I am very excited to keep working with her and improving my Mandarin, and I would love to visit Taipei and read primary sources on the horrors of Communism.

很好！

Good practice between talking & reading