Week of a Chinese Teacher Entrepreneur
I was just reading a blog post by a Finnish blogger where she listed all the work related things she did that week, I wondered it would be fun to do the same! Recently I’ve also noticed that many people are quite surprised to hear that as a foreigner I’m teaching Mandarin Chinese full time here in Guangzhou. Lets see how a typical week of a Chinese teacher and entrepreneur is like! Sunday and Monday These are my days off and I spend them with my family. I occasionally prepare for lessons in the evenings after our daughter is asleep, but most weekends I feel asleep the same…
Choosing a Chinese teacher
Choosing the right Chinese teacher isn’t always easy. I recently found an interesting article on the issue on fluentinmandarin.com. They created a checklist of things to look for when looking for a good Chinese teacher.Here is how I’m striving to be the best teacher on their 8 criteria. 1. Somebody who really knows their stuff I’ve been learning Chinese since 2008, I have the highest certificate in Chinese (for foreigners) which is HSK6 and I have a Master’s Degree in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language. More than that, I’ve made countless of mistakes during the years and learned from them. You don’t need to make the same mistakes. 2.…
