How to Choose Qualified Teacher? |
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By Study Adviser: Judy |
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| Name: Judy Zhao |
| Degree: Master of Teaching Chinese as a
second language |
| Graduated From: Beijing Normal University |
| Research Scopes: Chinese as a second language |
| Experience of Teaching: 3 Years |
| Position: Study Adviser |
| Location: Toronto, Canada |
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| .For different requirements and purposes, you need
to select different courses and teachers. Not every Chinese person
who can speak Chinese is qualified to work as a Chinese Language
Teacher. Generally a qualified Chinese teacher needs to study at
least one course of Teaching Chinese as Second Language Certificate.
Of course, a teacher with more teaching experience is better. |
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| 1, Teacher of Reading
and Writing Courses: |
| Degree:
Above Bachelor Degree of Chinese Literature, Teaching Chinese
as Second Language or Foreign Language (English, Japanese, etc) |
| Teaching in Foreign
Language: At least fluent in one foreign language,
such as English, French, etc |
| Certificate:
Teaching Chinese as Second Language Certificate is asset |
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Place in China: Anywhere in China |
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| 2, Teacher of Listening
and Speaking Courses: |
| Degree:
Above Bachelor Degree of Chinese Literature, Teaching Chinese as
Second Language or Foreign Language (English, Japanese, etc) |
| Teaching in Foreign
Language: At least fluent in one foreign language,
such as English, French, etc |
| Certificate:
Teaching Chinese as Second Language Certificate is asset |
| Natal Place in China:
Beijing or Lived in Beijing till 18 years
old. |
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| Notes1: Non-Beijing People cannot speak standard mandarin. Generally
in China non-Beijing People also need to study mandarin courses
and join mandarin exam if they hope to work for broadcast company
or government. In China, there are more than 3000 dialects of Chinese.
Chinese Pronunciation even between two very close cities is different.
So China Government defined Beijing People Pronunciation as Mandarin
Standard. |
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| Notes2:
When you achieve advanced levels, you can ask your school to select
some non-Beijing teachers to teach you some dialects to improve
your listening ability. This idea is very practical. In China, when
you speak mandarin, every Chinese person can understand you without
any problem. All of TV and broadcast programs are based on standard
mandarin speaking. But most of non-Beijing Chinese cannot speak
standard mandarin. They have more or less dialects. So for advanced
listening, you need to practice more with non-Beijing people. But
do not learn to speak any dialects because a dialect of one place
cannot be understood by another place. Only mandarin can be understood
by all of Chinese people. |
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| 3, Teacher of Business
Chinese Courses: |
| Teacher needs at least 2 years business experience
in China. |
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