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Poona(Xiaofeng) Xu
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Teaches
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
Speaks
Chinese (Hokkien)
English
Spanish
Thai
Estonian
Youtube channel: Acquire Mandarin (TPRS/CI)
Teaches
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
Speaks
Chinese (Hokkien)
English
Spanish
Thai
Estonian
Youtube channel: Acquire Mandarin (TPRS/CI)
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From ChinaLiving in Tallinn, Estonia (03:52 UTC+03:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Aug 28, 2019InterestsTravelMedical & HealthcareReading
Dear students, please let me know if you can not find your desired time
My Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtRuJmUVIsFdOMM3iPjFTfA
A big 你好 (Nǐ hǎo) to you who is reading my profile and interested in learning Chinese language. My name is Poona and I am a professional mandarin teacher . I had been travelling around the world and working in a few different countries since 2011 before I settled down in Tallinn, Estonia 🇪🇪 in 2021. When I am not working I enjoy books📖, music🎵, movies🎬, hiking, cooking, running🏃, travelling✈️, smiling😊, yoga🧘♀️ and meditation. I love to learn about different cultures and am a good listener and always open to share and learn.Me as a Teacher
✅ Chinese teacher with 7+ years of experience.(2 years at middle schools)
✅ 5000+hours of online teaching experience
✅ Standard Mandarin pronunciation
✅ Teach with comprehensible input (TPRS)
✅ Provide homework according to what we have learnt each time
✅ Super beginners are welcomedMy lessons & teaching style
----Communicative
----Interactive
-----Easy&Fun
I always encourage my students to talk in Mandarine as much as they couldMy teaching material
- PDF file
- Audio files
- Test templates and examples
- Text Documents
- Image files
- Articles and news
- Video files
- Homework Assignments
- Graphs and charts
- Quizzes
Certificates
Mandarine Proficiency Test - National Language Committee of China - 2013Grade Two, Level A.
Certificate verified
Education
2006 - 2010
Bachelor’s - Chinese language and literature&JournalismStudied Chinese language and literature in University Of Putian
Work Experience
2018 - 2019
Online Chinese teacher\ translatorHave been doing online teaching and English-Chinese translation since July 2018 a
2015 - 2018
Chinese&English GuideWorking as a full-time Chinese&English guide in the beautiful Foirland National park in New Zealand gives me a chance to know and learn different cultures, which shaped me into a more humble, curious and open-minded person.
2011 - 2014
Chinese teacher1. Teaching Chinese to the students from Grade 7 to Grade 12.
2. The teaching styles were communicative, grammatical and interactive focus.
3. Organizing Chinese culture festival for all the students.
5.0
Rating
84
Students
2,677
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
Chinese (Mandarin) Lessons
Trial Lesson
27 lessons completed
USD 19.00+
(FOR STUDENTS FROM 2023) Comprehensive Chinese for all levels ( 综合汉语)
A1 - C2Language Essentials1,037 lessons completed
USD 25.00+
Package with 13% off
(FOR STUDENTS FROM 2021 AND 2022) Comprehensive Chinese for all levels ( 综合汉语)
A1 - C2Language Essentials1,414 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
Package with 7% off
(FOR STUDENTS FROM 2020 AND BEFORE ) Speak like a native
A1 - C1Language Essentials108 lessons completed
USD 22.00+
Package with 7% off
Availability
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394 Reviews

A I S
47 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Teacher’s pick
I started learning Chinese with Poona 6 months ago, taking one lesson a week, and I'm really happy with the progress I've been making! She keeps the lessons fun and friendly with conversation, new vocabulary, and thorough explanations of the particularly tricky parts of Chinese grammar, and she's done a great job of giving me ways to practice between our weekly lessons including watching YouTube videos in Chinese, translations, and other homework assignments that help me understand Chinese culture better. I'd strongly recommend her to anyone looking to pick up Chinese, or folks who already know some Chinese and are looking to improve their skills and want to have fun doing it. 谢谢 Poona!
Mar 29, 2021

Silvia Pronello
144 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Teacher’s pick
Poona is helping me not only to become more confident in speaking conversations but also to deal with difficult exercises I have to do for university. She's always available to do what I need to do during our classes. She writes me in the free time asking me questions and making me practice more and more. I love the way she approaches to students, since she make me feel confortable and she motivates me to keep studying. Thank you a lot! See you on Friday :D
Mar 31, 2020

Annie
45 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Poona is soo creative at making up fun interactive games to learn Chinese, and makes conversation in such a heart warming way. I can't really imagine any better teacher!
Apr 16, 2024

Tara
18 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Teacher’s pick
Wow, I was very impressed with Poona and her class - she is genuinely interested in learning about people, and is incredibly open minded. It was so easy to talk with her — when I struggled to get sentences out, she patiently waited for me to try to figure out what I wanted to say, and when I wasn't sure what to say, she always had an interesting question to move the conversation forward. 謝謝妳,我很期待再跟妳上課!
May 25, 2020

Annie
45 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
We always have the most interesting and amazing conversations! Poona, thank you sooo much!
Sep 24, 2024

Annie
45 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Today's lesson was very creative and engaging as always ;) Thanks a lot!
Mar 5, 2024

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