From ChinaLiving in Other, Japan (18:32 UTC+09:00)
About Me
italki teacher since May 29, 2020
Hello everyone! I am Marlena from Beijing, so I speak standard Mandarin Chinese. When I was 15, I moved to England and since then I have been living abroad during the last 15 years. Besides Great Britain, I have also lived or worked in Germany, Japan, USA and Spain. Thanks to my experiences and passion to learn foreign cultures, I also speak German (C2), English (C2), Spanish (C1) and Japanese (C1). I am a freelance translator and I have also worked at a sport marketing company in Germany.
皆さん,こんにちは!私はまれなと申します。中国語(ネイティブレベル)とドイツ語(C2レベル)と英語(C2レベル)を教えます。スペイン語(ビジネスレベル)や日本語(ビジネスレベル)も話せます。日本の文化や言語が大好きです。次は、日本で働く予定です。これから、よろしくお願いします。
Me as a Teacher
As I have been living in many countries, I have always worked as a private tutor to teach my foreign friends and contacts Chinese and at the same time, teaching my Chinese friends German or English. I am a very communicative, organised and open person, so I often encourage my students to keep practicing. Don't be afraid to make mistakes! Also, in my opinion, it is very important for me to know the needs of my students so that I can do my best to prepare materials, videos, documents before lessons to keep my students motivated!
友達に日本語を教えた経験があって、外国のビジネス関係者や友人に中国とドイツ語のレッスンをした経験もあります。レッスンの前に、あなたの中国語かドイツ語のレベルを聞かせていただきいて、できるだけあなたのレベルに応じて授業を差し上げます。
My lessons & teaching style
As I have started to learn Spanish from knowing absolute nothing to C1 only with italki teachers, beside the language itself, I have also learned many different and great ways of teaching. Based on the needs of each student, we can practice conversation and talk about a topic you like or I will explain a specific grammar points to you. On the other hand, if the student prefers that I prepare a conversation class, I will look for videos, audios, pictures, text etc to help my students to reach their objectives.
If you have a specific request, just book a lesson and drop me a message!
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My teaching material
PDF file
Audio files
Graphs and charts
Articles and news
Image files
Text Documents
Video files
Homework Assignments
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Chinese (Mandarin) Lessons
Chinese (Mandarin)
English
German
Trial Lesson
83 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
General Chinese Course - beginners to advanced level / Conversational Chinese
Having mastered German as an adult, Marlena has a high degree of grammatical competence that the average native speaker may lack. With this advantageous perspective, Marlena can concisely answer questions regarding both how and why. Anecdotally, I feel much more confident using Konjuntiv II since our lesson on the topic. Also, the exercises she provided me with helped me solidify my knowledge on my own time. While many students may believe the optimal language tutor to be a native speaker, my experience learning German with Marlena has indicated the exact opposite.
Ich würde sie als Lehrerin gerne empfehlen:)
Jul 9, 2020
Estuardo Licona
55 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Teacher’s pick
Marlena is an incredible teacher. She is always on time and is kind and patient. I have learned more Chinese with her in the few classes I have taken, then in my school. If you are looking for a great Mandarin or German teacher I cannot recommend Marlena enough. Marlena meets and passes the standards of a great teacher. Whether you are a beginner, child, teen, or grown up it doesn't matter because with Marlena there is always much more for her to teach you and much more for you to learn every day. So as a student I appreciate Marlena for all her work and patience. Thank you! :) Xie xie Marlena!!!
Jul 1, 2020
Eve
1 German lesson
老师非常地热情认真!
Jan 20, 2024
Khiana Watson
32 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
I love taking Chinese classes with Marlena! She's incredibly fun and engaging. The lessons are so informative and helpful!