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Zhang Yu / Shirley老师
Community TutorTeaches
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
Speaks
English
Finnish
I could provide you with guidance on editing and polishing Chinese theses.
Teaches
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
Speaks
English
Finnish
I could provide you with guidance on editing and polishing Chinese theses.
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From ChinaLiving in Helsinki, Finland (19:10 UTC+08:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jun 22, 2021InterestsMusicReadingTravel
我是谁？【Who I am】
💁♀️ Language Learner
✔️ I have learned English language since I was child. And I am interested in English.
✔️ I have a bachelor's and a master's degree in medicine. Now studying for a PhD in Finland. I majored in Nursing in university, but I went abroad study since 2017 until now. I use English a lot in my study and life.
✔️ I am also very interested in Finnish. I have learned Finnish 4 years. I use Finnish in my work every day.
✔️ I can speak Chinese, English and Finnish fluently.
✔️I post videos about my life or about Chinese learning
✔️on instagram @yuzhangshirley. You could find me and I share Chinese learning materials for you.Me as a Teacher
🎯 Teaching experience
✔️I worked as a lecturer in the university from 2014 to 2017.
✔️In my spare time as a new concept English teacher at New Oriental.
🎯Taught : 7-65 year-old
✔️Youngest student is a 7 years old American girl.
✔️Oldest one is a 65 years old.
✔️I have enough patience to teach and be their friends
🎯Different materials
✔️ I have collected, made, summarized different teaching materials for all level students.
✔️ just let me know your goal and I will make a plan and prepare materials for you to achieve.
🎯Editing and polishing Chinese theses
✔️ You will not only feel the joy of learning Chinese, but also wish you a helping hand in your researches. My lessons & teaching style
📕 Practical
✔️I understand you want to learn something pratical
✔️ So my class is very concentrated and only focus on useful knowledge.
✔️ I help you to correct your home work and sent you the quizlet.com link which made by myself.
📕 Straightforward
✔️ I will prepare with a affective way based on your goal.
✔️ I explain words easily and offer you pinyin or translation
📕 Trackable
✔️I offer very detailed class notes , so you could review anytime.
✔️day by day you will have a bunch of note sorted by date and you will see your progress
📕 Flexible
✔️I will adjust the course anytime basic on student's need.
♥️WELCOM TO MY CLASS♥️My teaching material
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Quizzes
- Homework Assignments
- PDF file
- Articles and news
- Audio files
- Flashcards
- Image files
- Text Documents
- Video files
Certificates
国际中文教师资格证 - 中外语言合作交流中心 - 2022This is to certify that the holder has passed the examination and obtained the Certificate for Teachers of Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages.
4.9
Rating
74
Students
1,021
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
99%
Response rate
Chinese (Mandarin) Lessons
Trial Lesson
33 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
发展汉语-中英对外汉语 Developing Chinese & HSK for adult
A1 - C2Language Essentials280 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 15% off
HSK for adult & 发展汉语-中英对外汉语 Developing Chinese FOR MY FORMER STUDENTS
A1 - C2Language Essentials325 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 15% off
对话口语 Oral conversation 💬 free talking
B1 - C2Conversation383 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 15% off
Availability
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65 Reviews
Peter Stamos
21 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Teacher’s pick
A "real" person who is also a very helpful teacher. 老师，谢谢..:)
Jul 16, 2021
Bijanbarekat
1 Chinese (Mandarin) lesson
Teacher’s pick
very enjoyable , lesson structure was excellent with alot of preparation and attention to detail .
Jul 11, 2021
Maureen M.
2 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Very good follow up lesson where we did some revision and dialogues.
Apr 30, 2025
Mary Clare McMahon
121 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Teacher’s pick
Great class! I highly recommend taking lessons with Shirley
Jul 13, 2021
Marco
2 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Very useful lesson!
Jan 8, 2026
Maureen M.
2 Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
Excellent lesson to gauge my level as I haven't practised any Chinese for a long time.
Apr 29, 2025
Trial Lesson
USD 5.00
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