"I tutor Standard Chinese (Mandarin) as a second language. I focus on tutoring at intermediate and advanced levels for high school students and adults, including Business Chinese or those preparing for AP or HSK 3+ tests. Given the diverse needs of students, I can offer to teach the language through a variety of activities, including but not limited to speaking practice on daily scenarios and cultural issues, reading magazine articles and modern literature, essay revision, and test preparation. I am open to discussing specific topics to cover before tutoring sessions.

My students should have already mastered Hanyu Pinyin and learned some Chinese characters. Also, I want to conduct the sessions primarily in Standard Chinese, the target language, although I am more than competent to talk in English whenever needed.

I hold a bachelor's and master's degree from the University of Illinois. Before that, I spent the first two decades of my life in Beijing, where I breathed Standard Chinese as air. Previously, I tutored Standard Chinese for several years on a volunteer basis." less...