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Helen Tian
Professional Teacher
Teaches
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
Speaks
English
9 years of 1-on-1 teaching online, specialized in helping beginners
Teaches
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
Speaks
English
9 years of 1-on-1 teaching online, specialized in helping beginners
From ChinaLiving in Tianjin, China (21:29 UTC+08:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jun 19, 2015Interest topicSports & FitnessFoodScience
Hi there! This is Helen Tian and glad to meet you here! I'm living in Tianjin now, a city nearby Beijing.
Since graduated from Beijing Language and Culture University, I have been working as a professional Chinese teacher for more than 9 years.
I'm more Specialized in teaching adults, especially total beginners.Me as a Teacher
I used to teach for classes in universities in Beijing for around 2 years, then switched to online lessons.
There was 3 years that I taught on italki as a full-time job, and I got quite famaliar with this website as well the way to interact with students online.
Later I joined an education company to produce teachimg materials for online Chinese classes.
From September 2020, I returned here and became a freelance teacher again.My lessons & teaching style
In our class, we will follow a certain textbook and focus on appling the vocabulary and grammar in daily use, such as making conversations or explaining the situation that the expression could be used.
Also, I like sharing some interesting knowledge about the characters when learning new words, like what you see in my video.
Around 70% of my long-term students were total beginners when they came to me.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Audio files
- Homework Assignments
- Quizzes
- Articles and news
Work Experience
2011 - 2014
Chinese Class Teacher Universities in BeijingBeijing Language and Culture University, Bejing Unitversity of Chinese Medicine, Beijing Open University
2014 - 2015
Online Chinese Teacher and Learning Consultant Speakmandarin.comAs a teacher, I gave one-on-one lessons with the students.
As a learning consultant, I made learning plans for the new comers as well as coordinated with other teachers and the students who I'm in charge of.
2015 - 2018
Chinese teacher italki
2018 - 2020
Teaching Operation Ponddy Education Inc.I work at Ponddy as a full-time employee since June 11 2018. This company is developing smart textbooks for Chinese learners, and my duty is managing online classes and writing materials for the learners.
2020 - 2021
Chinese teacher italkiGive lessons to adult learners.
Education
2006 - 2011
Bachelor's - Medical EnglishWe learned English for most of the time, but also learned Chinese medicine and western medicine.
2011 - 2014
Master's - Master of Teaching Chinese for Speakers of Other Languages
Certificates
Mandarin Proficiency Chinese Education Department 2007
Certificate uploaded
Test for English Majors Grade Eight Foreign Language Teaching in Colleges and Universities Steering Committee 2009
Certificate uploaded
5.0
Rating
301
Students
4,879
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
Response
Chinese (Mandarin) Lessons
Trial Lesson
131 lessons completed
USD 8.00+
Customized Course 定制课程
A1 - C2General1,240 lessons completed
USD 17.90+
Package with 3% off
Special Offer for Old Student (before 2021.11) 老学生特价（2021年11月前）
A1 - C2General422 lessons completed
USD 16.50+
Package with 3% off
Special Offer for 2 or 3 Sessions per week 每周2或3节课特价
A1 - C2General2,195 lessons completed
USD 16.00+
Package with 4% off
Trial Lesson (30min only)
A1 - C2General105 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
My creations
Vocabulary (1)
Podcast (1)
Quiz (4)
863 Reviews
Maximilian
13 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Teacher’s pick
I love that Helen always encourages me to speak more Chinese. During class we follow a textbook but we also have conversations about different topics. She also incorporates new vocabulary. I enjoy her classes a lot and I always learn something new in each class. For those of you that also study writing, Helen knows a lot about characters and how they are formed and their meaning.
Sep 5, 2022
Hannah
21 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Teacher’s pick
I've started learning Mandarin as an absolute beginner and thanks to Helen, I haven't found it at all daunting. I feel so lucky to have the opportunity to learn with a teacher like Helen. She's knowledgeable, warm and encouraging. I look forward to learning a lot with her support. I can't recommend her highly enough.
Jul 24, 2022
ndpain2016
321 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Teacher’s pick
I've been studying Chinese with Helen for a year or more and I highly recommend her. Class is always fun but Helen is also structured and has a disciplined approach that combines progressing while also constantly reviewing and correcting. It's highly effective and I've gone from no knowledge of Chinese to using the language at work to communicate with clients.
海伦，万分感谢你非常好的合作！
Jan 2, 2022
ndpain2016
321 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Fab as always! 很期待下次的课！！！！
Sep 19, 2023
ndpain2016
321 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Soooo happy to see Duo Duo again!!! Fab lesson as always!!!!
Sep 15, 2023
ndpain2016
321 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
What a lovely way to start a class :-)
我没什么新意可说，我们的中文课总是很棒！
Sep 12, 2023
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