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24 sessions

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This series was cancelled by the tutor on February 24, 2024. We're very sorry–you can explore more Enrichment series here. All 1:1 and group chats related to this series are disabled 7 days after the last session.

About

Welcome! Worthy Scholars who decided to tread the path of Studying Chinese! This Series is dedicated to being the lamp of your feet and the light of your path! Study Plan: In this series, I will combine practical communication skills with fundamental Chinese spelling skills for informative teaching, aiming to the milestone of helping you understand basic communication and pronouncing each Chinese Character independently with the support of Pinyin, the Chinese system of spelling. For clarity sake, a session will have four major sections: 1, Communication skills: learning useful phrases and expressions, including some grammar. 2, Pinyin skill: learning the pronunciation of pinyin alphabets and the way they combine with each other. 3, Fun & Facts: learning some fun things about Chinese, such as dissecting a Chinese character, learning an idiom or slang, etc. 4, Chinese Q&A: Bring forward any question you have from the previous week's study or homework (if you have one), and I will help you solve it at the end of the session. Other activities and things to know: From time to time, I will add a session for special activities, such as Chinese poetry, folk stories, unique cultural aspects, or even calligraphy. Feel free to register just for these, but it won't be as much of them as the actual lesson. Everyone is free to come, no matter what level of learning you are in. Even if you are Chinese, come in and have some fun; take a look and share some feedback, I would appreciate that a lot! About homework, I will not assign any official homework, but maybe a few things for you to review over, I hope that you will make some progress. I will be excited to see you there, it is great if you want to study, but it is also fine if all you want is some fun! If the time is not ideal for you, tell me in the chat! I will see what I can do about it. Here is a good resource for practicing Chinese, try out Duolingo! https://www.duolingo.com/enroll/zh/en/Learn-Chinese

Tutored by

Joseph Z 🇨🇳

Certified in 31 topics

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Hello everyone, my name is Joseph. I am a homeschooled high school junior from China yet taking an American program. I am the Founder and Moderator of the Reading and Writing Subworld. On Schoolhouse, I like to tutor English literature, ancient history&culture/mythology, Chinese, and community events. My sessions are full of joy and laughter because I like to insert games into my session and I enjoy chatting with my learners about anything. My best subjects in school are history, geography, and English, but please do not ask me to tutor you in STEM, that is my weak spot. I played the instrument Hulusi (gourd flute) a traditional Chinese instrument and reached the top level in 2022; I also have fundamental knowledge of piano and the Chinese bamboo flute. I also make a lot of art with ink pen and gouache. I have been attempting digital art recently and really enjoyed it! In my free time, I also play video games; I am a huge Honor of Kings fan :) I am a very active tutor on Schoolhouse and I love to make friends! Feel free to reach out with anything you might need help with and I am willing to lend a hand if it is within my power.

Schedule

✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY

I would encourage you attend most of the lesson if you want to learn Chinese, but I do not have any specific policy.

One more note, please join this series as a normal SHW member, which mean you are over 13.

SESSION 1

16

Sep

SESSION 1

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Sat 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM UTCSep 16, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM UTC

Lesson 1, get to know everyone and start the learning. Material covered today: 1 ) Six simple finals and the five tones in Pinyin. 2 ) Basic greeting, introduction, and question words/phrases. 3 ) What does it mean by "Blowing the cow" ? (slang in Chinese) 4 ) Answer any question you have!
SESSION 2

17

Sep

SESSION 2

Catchup

Catchup

Sun 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM UTCSep 17, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM UTC

Requested catchup lesson for lesson 1, feel free to join if you are unable to take the lesson on Saturday or you just want extra help! Material covered today: 1 ) Six simple finals and the five tones in Pinyin. 2 ) Basic greeting and question words/phrases. 3 ) What does it mean by "Blowing the cow" ? (slang in Chinese) 4 ) Answer any question you have!
SESSION 3

23

Sep

SESSION 3

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Sat 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTCSep 23, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTC

Lesson 2 Material covered today: 1 ) Fourteen simple initials and learn in depth how natural tone works. 2 ) Singular and plural form of pronouns, basic introductory phrases. 3 ) Chinese proverbs/idiom. 4 ) Answer any question you have!
SESSION 4

27

Sep

SESSION 4

Catchup

Catchup

Wed 10:45 PM - 11:30 PM UTCSep 27, 10:45 PM - 11:30 PM UTC

A Catchup Lesson for those who want to refresh for learn the concepts taught before
SESSION 5

1

Oct

SESSION 5

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Sun 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTCOct 1, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTC

Lesson 3 Material covered today: 1 ) The rest of the initials (zh, ch, sh, z, c, s, r, y, w) 2 ) Saying yes and no, basic family relationships. 3 ) Mid-Autumn Festival 4 ) Answer any question you have! "more session will follow"
SESSION 6

8

Oct

SESSION 6

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Sun 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTCOct 8, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTC

Lesson 4 Material covered today: 1 ) Useful action verbs, numbers, and telling others where are you from. 2 ) Qixi Festival -Chinese Valentine's Day 3 ) Answer any question you have!
SESSION 7

15

Oct

SESSION 7

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Sun 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTCOct 15, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTC

Lesson 5 Material covered today: 1 ) How to use "this" and "that", useful nouns, preposition 2 ) Chinese idiom! 3 ) Answer any question you have!
SESSION 8

22

Oct

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Sun 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTCOct 22, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTC

Lesson 6 Material covered today: 1 ) Time of the day and other useful words (thank you, you're welcome, sorry, etc.) 2 ) Chinese Opera! 3 ) Answer any question you have!
SESSION 9

29

Oct

SESSION 9

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Sun 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTCOct 29, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTC

Lesson 7 Material covered today: 1 ) Genders, plurals, and questions! 2 ) Chinese Poem! 3 ) Answer any question you have!
SESSION 10

5

Nov

SESSION 10

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Sun 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTCNov 5, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTC

Lesson 8 Material covered today: 1 ) Content Review! 2 ) Surprise...! 3 ) Answer any question you have!
SESSION 11

12

Nov

SESSION 11

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Sun 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTCNov 12, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTC

Lesson 9 Material covered today: 1 ) What should we say in a store...? 2 ) Kahoot game! 3 ) Answer any question you have!
SESSION 12

19

Nov

SESSION 12

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Sun 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTCNov 19, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTC

Topic TBD
SESSION 13

26

Nov

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Sun 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTCNov 26, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTC

Lesson 10 Material covered today: 1 ) What should we say at an airport, train station, or bus station...? 2 ) Chinese keyboard techs! 3 ) Answer any question you have!
SESSION 14

3

Dec

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Sun 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTCDec 3, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTC

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10

Dec

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Sun 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTCDec 10, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTC

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17

Dec

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Sun 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTCDec 17, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTC

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SESSION 17

24

Dec

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Sun 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTCDec 24, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTC

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SESSION 18

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Tue 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTCJan 2, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTC

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Sun 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTCJan 14, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTC

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Sun 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTCJan 21, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTC

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SESSION 21

28

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Sun 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTCJan 28, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTC

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SESSION 22

4

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Sun 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTCFeb 4, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTC

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SESSION 23

11

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Sun 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTCFeb 11, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTC

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SESSION 24

18

Feb

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Sun 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTCFeb 18, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTC

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Sep 16 - Feb 18

23 weeks

45 - 90 mins

/ session

SCHEDULE

Sundays

12:00PM