About The Instructor
Miaowen Chang
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你好 (Nǐ hǎo) ! I am very excited to have the precious opportunity to share my expertise on Chinese language and culture with your child in the coming school year. I was originally from Taiwan and have a son who is a college sophomore. Prior to moving to the States in 2000, I had been an art history educator as well as Chinese-English translator in Taiwan for several years.
I began teaching Chinese in this region in 2012. The students whom I tutored came from various high schools in the region and professionals from Amazon and Gates Foundation. My students always made great strides after my tutoring. I participated in Startalk program in the years of 2014-15 to receive intensive training on world language teaching techniques. I was trained to teach second language using Stephen Krashen’s natural approach of second language acquisition. My philosophy in teaching Chinese is to help students to “acquire” the language naturally through engaging students in dong various activities such as acting, music, games, and art. I believe in the importance of using TPR, realia, visual aid, mini-situations and context to provide comprehensible input to help my students learn the target language effectively. I am looking forward to an exciting year with your child learning the fascinating language that is spoken by more than 1.4 billion people in the world. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, concerns, or interests in participating in my Chinese class. |