Molly-Shanghai
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Molly-Shanghai
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Teaches
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
Speaks
English
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From ChinaLiving in Shanghai, China (07:24 UTC+08:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Oct 15, 2013Me as a Teacher
My instincts for guiding foreigners in learning Mandarin are razor-sharp, after teaching dozens of classes and long-term private students, lots of beginners, many intermediate and advanced as well.
Learning habits vary enormously from one person to another, so it’s important that the teacher become aware of each student’s strong and weak areas, offering instructions designed to keep the lessons and self-study *productive*.
A good teacher knows how to balance the intense learning moments with lightness and fun – everyone knows that feeling, right? I enjoy setting students on the effective-learning track.My lessons & teaching style
1. The textbooks I use: Chinese Standard Course (level 1-6)
This series of books is good for learning conversional Chinese, and as preparation for HSK tests as well. There HSK exams for each of six levels; Besides offering each of the six textbooks, I also make the workbooks (for homework assignments ) and answer keys available.
2. Teaching plans
From level 1-3, we usually spend one hour on each unit during the class, but students can expect to spend about 2 hours on the exercises assigned, in order to learn the material thoroughly.
The number of units per level: (level 1: 15, level 2: 20, level 3: 20).
From level 4-6, both class time and excercise time will be doubled.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Articles and news
- Quizzes
- Test templates and examples
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
Accreditation Grade Senior Chinese Language Teacher - International Profession Certification Association - 2010
Certificate verified
普通话等级证书 - 上海市语言文字工作委员会 - 2009教学工作者必须通过的考试
Certificate verified
Bachelor’s degree of English Literature - Shanghai International Studies University - 2006
Certificate verified
Education
2000 - 2004
Bachelor’s - English Literature
Work Experience
2013 - Current
online Mandarin and English teacherI experienced all kinds of private teaching, textbooks and students. My students included both adults and children
2006 - 2013
Chinese Teacher to Speakers of Other LanguagesI experienced all kinds of private teaching, classroom teaching, textbooks and students. My students included both adults and children.
Class size varied from 1 to 30, frequency from one day to five days per week, at that time, I used skype occasionally, that's the very start for me to approach "online teaching".
2004 - 2006
Supervisor of translation department & senior translatorMy English skill improved a lot, this made me more capable to teach Chinese people English and teach Mandarin to speakers of other languages.
2000 - 2004
English teacherAs an English teacher of Chinese public school, I got valuable experiences on how to be a patient and supportive teacher, I also learnt how to get along with all kinds of students.
在中国公立学校当老师的经验，让我学会了如何做一个有耐心和充满正能量的老师，也让我掌握了很多跟性格各异的学生愉快相处的能力。
1998 - 2000
editor and journalist 编辑记者The experience of being an editor and journalist brought me a lot amazing stories. Nowadays, when I'm teaching, I often share these stories with my students, this makes my lessons more vivid and interesting.
做编辑和记者的经历给我带来了很多神奇的故事，如今上课的时候，我常常和自己的学生分享这些故事，这让我的课堂变得更加生动和有趣。
5.0
Rating
508
Students
8,137
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
Chinese (Mandarin) Lessons
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258 lessons completed
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A1 - C2Language Essentials2,236 lessons completed
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Tailored Chinese Course (Conversational course/HSK preparation/Thesis, CV and Presentation Proofreading
A1 - C2Language Essentials958 lessons completed
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Informal Tutoring
A1 - C2Conversation382 lessons completed
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Special price ONLY for the students who have taken no less than 100 classes with me.
A1 - C2Language Essentials877 lessons completed
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Single 30 Minutes Trial Lesson for New Students
A1 - C2Language Essentials52 lessons completed
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889 Reviews
Andy Lowas
314 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Teacher’s pick
This is my 100th lesson with Molly 老师。I have to say that I have made great improvements to my fluency. Molly is always patient, fun to talk to and always willing to discuss many interesting topics. This is one of the many reasons which has enabled her lessons to be very enjoyable. 谢谢老师。
Dec 8, 2017
Lawrence Leung
177 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Teacher’s pick
Although I've realized that progress is not linear, I got a chance to reflect on how much better my Chinese has become. It does take time and effort, but achieve higher levels of proficiency is worth it. Since progress is not linear, I am at times concerned about hitting plateaus, in which no progress is visible, and it can be frustrating. Molly has continued to give me advice, techniques, and feedback on how to keep on progressing, especially in this lesson that I just had. Well worth it.
Sep 18, 2016
William
11 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
一如既往，很精彩的一节课。这节课真帮我提高我的中文表达能力。
Aug 11, 2024
Jerome
248 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Teacher’s pick
It is amazing what can be accomplished within quite a short period of time just with a bit of dedication and the help of a Great Teacher. 1 year ago, I had my very first lesson with Molly, I had then barely reached HSK1 level and could hardly say anything in Chinese. Since then I’ve successfully passed my HSK3 exam in March and HSK4 in June this year; I’m now well on my way to HSK5. Sure, the road to fluency is still long, yet I feel proud of this accomplishment and feel very grateful for having found such a wonderful teacher. Now whenever someone asks me for some advice about learning Chinese, I just tell them to go on italki and book regular lessons with Molly. 3 or 4 lessons a week, just in a few months you are bound to see some great result.
Nov 15, 2017
William
11 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
今天的话题实在是很共鸣,涉及了这个世界的残酷真相。每次上课都说出很深的话题。上了10几课以后，我觉得从中一直都是一举两得。除了能练习中文对话之外，还会探讨一些反思人生的话题。老师真棒👍。
Aug 28, 2024
William
11 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
一如既往，很有意思的课。我们这一次讨论人工智能和科技的变化带来的影响。👍👍期待下一节课！
Jul 21, 2024
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