Taking a big step and pursuing further study
Since 2014 September I’ve been working as a Chinese language teacher and experienced the highs and lows of teaching a foreign language as a non native speaker. First year being unsure of my own capabilities while I was still a masters degree student and not yet graduated. After graduation in 2016 I experienced the busy years of running a business and being a teacher at the same time. Trying to juggle my own lessons and managing a group of teachers. As we know that was followed by the quiet season when the pandemic hit in the early 2020. Was literally babysitting dogs to bring income and food to the table,…
Our new Chinese courses are starting!
My Chinese language center in Guangzhou, called Expat Chinese, is starting a new semester right after the Chinese New Year. Now is the time to take a look of what kind of Chinese courses we are offering here in Guangzhou. At Expat Chinese we teach Chinese the Western Way! Founder, Sara Jaaksola Chinese courses at our Zhujiang New Town Center Chinese Courses at our Clifford Wonderland Panyu Center No matter at which level you are, we have the right option for you. New to learning Chinese? Choose our Beginners Chinese and HSK 1 characters courses. Also welcome to our beginners Chinese Corner! Have you studied Chinese for half a year…
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…
Chinese group lessons in Guangzhou
While working as a private Chinese teaching in Guangzhou I’ve noticed the good effect of small group lessons, especially for spoken Chinese. At the moment I have two groups, one for complete beginners and other for elementary level students who have passed the survival level already. My beginner Chinese group class just started last week and I was super excited to see how my students were speaking in Chinese with each other! Learning a new language as an adult can feel like an impossible task at times and I very well understand the nervousness of using your language skills to converse with the locals. I have students who are afraid…
