jobm Posted March 6, 2017 at 04:28 AM Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 at 04:28 AM I will be tutoring a seven-year-old child who has a zero background on Chinese. I am wondering 1.what should I teach, 2. how should I teach him, and 3. what materials should I use. I have taught Chinese before but my student was an adult (and I also learned the language during college), that's why I have little idea on how should I teach children a foreign language. If you have any suggestions on some techniques that I should use, on how should I structure my tutorial sessions, what books should I read and use, they will be appreciated. Thank you everyone! 请多多指教。 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigZaboon Posted March 6, 2017 at 10:45 AM Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 at 10:45 AM Take a look at www.purpleculture.org (or .net?). And also www.cypressbooks.com. Both sites have very new and very diverse learning systems and textbooks for kids. I have never taught anything to a kid, but I'm sure others will join in soon with better and more relevant suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabiothebest Posted March 6, 2017 at 11:41 AM Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 at 11:41 AM Online you can find books written for kids, beside as a teaching style the "total physical response method" seems widely used with success for teaching kids. It may not be easy to use it without some guidance if you are new to it, anyway there are some articles online and you may find a few videos on youtube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkeNYU Posted March 6, 2017 at 02:42 PM Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 at 02:42 PM My recommendation will naturally be traditional characters and zhuyin, but this board is split on the former and hostile about the latter. Any materials from the Republic of China Overseas Community Affairs Council are ideal, and many are free in PDF form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabiothebest Posted March 6, 2017 at 02:53 PM Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 at 02:53 PM Also consider that kids have a short attention span so classes shouldn't be too long. You should be very active, make it funny, use colored materials and praise the kids when they get it right. Teaching kids isn't like teaching adults. I don't have experience with this myself, but my gf teaches English to kids and I've seen the way she works. I'm sure you'll do a good job even if you used to teach adults, anyway keep in mind these small things that may be useful for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jobm Posted March 10, 2017 at 03:10 AM Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2017 at 03:10 AM Thank you all guys for all of your suggestions. Our first meeting will be on Saturday, and I hope everything goes well. I would start first with the greetings~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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