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$ 500
Jan 2009
Des Moines, IA
Chinese lessons through a college were very helpful  more... close row
$ 1150
Jul 2007
New York, New York
Three weeks of intensive Mandarin  more... close row
$ 1200
Mar 2007
Atlanta GA
Small class size in beginning Chinese  more... close row
$ 625
Jun 2007
Los Angeles,CA
40 hours of Chinese lessons  more... close row
$ 2000
Nov 2007
New York, NY
Lessons in Chinese important for work  more... close row
$ 1100
Feb 2008
San Diego, CA
Three and a half month long Chinese class  more... close row
$ 5000
Jun 2007
NYC, New York
A month of intensive Mandarin  more... close row
$ 360
Sep 2007
New York, New York
10 weeks of Mandarin classes  more... close row
$ 30
Mar 2007
Kansas City, Missouri
Chinese instructor had good English but no teaching experience  more... close row

Description of service

I took private Chinese tutoring from a Chinese student at a local university. She was a law student, so she had excellent English but no teaching experience. My lessons were twice a week, one hour each time, for over a year. I had Chinese books that I had used previously, and my tutor provided some other materials that she thought would be useful.


Review of Service

My tutor was excellent, very nice, helpful, and accomodating. However, neither of us realized that it was important for her to assign, and me to do, homework (I was not big on homework). Therefore, while my spoken Chinese improved significantly - particularly pronunciation - my written did not in the least, and so my Chinese ability is very lopsided.


Tips

The most important things to be sure of in looking for a Chinese tutor are that you can understand their English; that they are a native speaker (invaluable for things like pronunciation, tones, and syntax); and that they write characters neatly (some Chinese handwriting is absolutely illegible, just like English handwriting, and it makes it very difficult to learn these characters). It's also important to make sure you have a good book, and to discuss with the tutor what you need from him or her, to ensure that you get it. And of course, with a language like Chinese where the written parts are so difficult, do homework.


$ 1350
Mar 2008
Louisville, KY
Beginning Chinese class  more... close row
$ 140
Jul 2009
Los Angeles, CA
First phase of Chinese lessons  more... close row
$ 500
Jun 2008
Portland, OR
Chinese course failed to meet expectations  more... close row
$ 0
Oct 2010
City, State
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$ 550
Feb 2009
Dallas, Texas
Wanted to learn Chinese just as a matter of interest  more... close row
$ 350
Jun 2007
San Francisco, CA
Two month Chinese class was worthless  more... close row
$ 200
Sep 2008
San Diego, CA
One month of too-large Chinese class  more... close row