My4arrows Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 My DS 6 (7 in a few months) keeps asking to learn Chinese. Whenever I ask him what the one thing he wants to learn, his answer is always Chinese. Where do I begin? I have heard needing a tutor, but I'm going to guess we won't be able to afford this, although I'm willing to save and do this later if I see him being serious in learning/studying. Curriculum suggestions? Where to begin? Online tutors which are affordable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpe Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 My local Chinese cultural centre runs Chinese as a second language classes. They are very reasonably priced (less than $3/hr) but you must commit to the full school year. If you have a local cultural centre, they likely have a similar program. I'd try there before looking for a tutor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tranquility7 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 ITA with PP's suggestion of looking for a Chinese class locally. BUT - if you can't find one... I can highly recommend our Chinese tutor on iTalki - she is a professional Chinese teacher, native Chinese, lives in China, tutors over Skype, teaches young children as well as adults, AND she is only $13/hr! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My4arrows Posted March 13, 2016 Author Share Posted March 13, 2016 ITA with PP's suggestion of looking for a Chinese class locally. BUT - if you can't find one... I can highly recommend our Chinese tutor on iTalki - she is a professional Chinese teacher, native Chinese, lives in China, tutors over Skype, teaches young children as well as adults, AND she is only $13/hr! Thanks! I will definitely check into that. About often do you have the lessons with her? How long are they? My local Chinese cultural centre runs Chinese as a second language classes. They are very reasonably priced (less than $3/hr) but you must commit to the full school year. If you have a local cultural centre, they likely have a similar program. I'd try there before looking for a tutor. I wish we had that nearby, but we live out in the country, so there's nothing close enough to us. It would be over an hour drive and I can't do that with all the kids tagging along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 We don't have access to a local Chinese class. My son really wanted to learn, but I knew nothing about it. He is doing Chinese with Mike on his own. I obviously cannot attest to the quality of instruction since I don't know Chinese, but he is enjoying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpe Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 There was a post here quite a while ago with free mandarin resources. Hopefully this link works http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/76594-mandarin-chinese-links-to-free-lesson-plans-worksheets-and-other-resources/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My4arrows Posted March 13, 2016 Author Share Posted March 13, 2016 There was a post here quite a while ago with free mandarin resources. Hopefully this link works http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/76594-mandarin-chinese-links-to-free-lesson-plans-worksheets-and-other-resources/ Thanks! Love free resources! I'll try them out tonight 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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