Amy Xie

I am very passionate about learning languages and currently learning Spanish. I am also an outdoor sports enthusiast, I like kite surfing, diving, hiking, and paragliding. I am also a junior Lindy hopper and an Argentine tango learner. I hope to become a digital nomad by teaching online and learn about world cultures and different languages during my journey. I hope we can share our hobbies in addition to helping you with learning Chinese. During my high school years, I found a set of methods to help students quickly and painlessly master a language by working as a teaching assistant. The subjects of this method (between the ages of 10~18) can all reach the daily communication level of a certain language within 6 months. My experience is likely to be helpful to you. Book a trial class and we will discuss the problems and obstacles in your Chinese learning process, your goals, and how you can achieve them. We can also talk about the dances and outdoor sports we both love in Chinese: ) In my teaching experience, most of my students are between the ages of 3～18. I will set different learning plans for them according to their different needs. My favorite teaching method is called "自然学习法". The name is taken from an idiom "The way of Tao follows nature道法自然". It sounds very philosophical with the thought of Taoism. In short, this learning method protects people's inherent language learning talent. We will immerse the learners in a certain language environment and maintain a large amount of understandable information input. This will make learning a language as easy as breathing, just like a baby learns its mother tongue. I understand that the online learning period may not bring you an immersive language environment experience, and you may worry about your learning effect. The thing is adult's learning ability is stronger than kids in most cases. Adults also get richer information feedback in interpersonal interactions so you can master a language more easily than kids. But why does the reality seem to be the opposite? Cuz there are 3 major obstacles for adults to learn a language: 1. Poisonous shame. Fear and shame of "making mistakes", which leads to afraid to express in Chinese actively. 2. Excessive attention. Our stereotypical learning habits makes us have to use our logical brain when learning language. But language learning is not only a subject, but also an instinct. Excessive attention will destroy this instinct. 3. Tenacious muscle memory. We are very familiar with the pronunciation habits and ways of thinking of our mother tongue, which makes it difficult for us to think and express in a natural way when using a foreign language. When we are clear about these obstacles, and understand that they are not unbreakable, we can build confidence in mastering Chinese! I believe that with my assist, you can establish a healthy perception of learning Chinese, and experience the great surprise of learning Chinese easily!