Archive - Teaching Mandarin Made Easy(er)

Step 7: Tingxie - give learners a positive experience of doing an (often dreaded) dictation

In this series, I’m sharing seven areas I pre-teach to new learners before starting any course or programme.

Dec 4, 2022 •

November 2022

Step 6: Memorise the numbers 1-10 by heart *in correct tones*

Tips to help beginner learners know the differences between tones

Nov 17, 2022 •

Step 5: Know the basic rules of pinyin

In this series, I’m sharing seven areas I pre-teach to new learners before starting any course or programme.

Nov 11, 2022 •

Step 4: Appreciate - Starting to recognise and appreciate basic radicals

In this series, I’m sharing seven areas I pre-teach to new learners before starting any course or programme.

Nov 3, 2022 •

October 2022

Step 3: Write - begin to learn, practice and appreciate stroke order

In this series, I’m sharing seven areas I pre-teach to new learners before starting any course or programme.

Oct 26, 2022 •

Step 2: Equip - making sure every learner has an offline and online digital dictionary

In this series, I’m sharing seven areas I pre-teach to new learners before starting any course or programme.

Oct 21, 2022 •

Step 1: Inspire - ignite curiosity & a sense of "I got this"

(With lesson outline)

Oct 14, 2022 •

7 areas to pre-teach new learners of Mandarin (and why they make teaching easier)

(+ a draft learner objectives checklist)

Oct 1, 2022 •

September 2022

Using Miro to replace flashcard games: a quick look & access to the board

Last week I shared some info on Miro and how I’ve been using it in Mandarin classes to bring learning with flashcards over to online formats.

Sep 23, 2022 •

How to integrate praise into every lesson (and why it's so vital)

What you praise more of, you get more of

Sep 15, 2022 •

How to recreate the fun of physical flashcards in a virtual class (using a tool called Miro)

If there is one thing I missed when we switched to virtual classes only, it was flashcards, paper, and tangible items.

Sep 9, 2022 •

3 Macbook tools I use to make teaching, training and using my laptop more efficient (and they're free, easy, and simple)

We’re in September already - 哇！

Sep 4, 2022 •

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