ABOUT ME
How did I become a Chinese teacher on social media?
I'm getting more and more students, but my time is limited.
My name is YiYi. I started teaching Chinese online in 2016. As I got more experienced, my classes were getting fully booked. I still remember that I gave 14 lessons per day and did that for 3 days straight. I realized this is unsustainable for my health. And everytime I increased my class fees, I got a weird feeling which is hard to describe. Some of my students were college students and they couldn't afford my classes anymore, even though we both wanted to continue... So I was thinking, "Is there any way to make both of us happy?"
Yes, social media came to mind.
Social media is a great platform where the students can easily learn with me for free and I also can get paid in many different ways.
My Life Story Before Social Media👇
Everyone has a better self inside of them,
and what a teacher needs to do is to help you unleash that better self
What do my students think of me?
Susanna
Head of Linguistics of Inkah, Inc
Singapore
"When I first started taking classes with YiYi 2 years ago, I was initially skeptical about learning Chinese because of previous failed attempts and bad experiences with the language. Her classes are exceptionally effective as she manages to prepare and deliver lessons that are always engaging, culturally relevant and suitable for my level. Nowadays, I naturally use Chinese in my daily life, which is something I would not have imagined doing 2 years ago and I cannot imagine otherwise now. I have spoken highly of YiYi’s classes to all my friends and many of them, even those who had never thought about studying Chinese, have started lessons with her and developed an interest in the language and culture. Learning Chinese with YiYi completely changed my life and I would recommend her course to anyone"
Patrick
Senior Software Engineer Google, Inc.
Cambridge, MA
“I have been studying Mandarin with YiYi for several years. During that time I have become more and more comfortable both in understanding and in speaking. I have learned to communicate effectively even when I don't know the exact word to use. Our conversation is usually completely in Mandarin. YiYi is very patient and supportive and does a great job of helping me understand whenever the topic seems too difficult for me. We sometimes follow a more structured format using a textbook,sometimes discuss videos, and sometimes just share stories about our lives. Even when we use a textbook she takes care to personalize the class and keep it interesting. I cannot imagine a better teacher than YiYi and I wholeheartedly recommend her. I count her as my best teacher and also as one of my best friends.”
Rahul
Partner at 1585 Healthcare, Inc.
New York
"I love every class with YiYi. She is perfect for me. 1) she is intelligent so is able to understand what i am saying and gently guide me to better ways to say things 2) she knows how to keep a conversation going while adding new words/structures in 3) a smart thing she does is she will say the same sentence and then repeat it so as a new speaker of mandarin that allows me to hear and process better.
she also keeps track of important words and sentences in a doc that you can review after class. I feel energized and enthusiastic about my mandarin lessons after speaking with her.
I have had many classes with YiYi, And I am excited for many more!"
Jun Koremura
Regional Director of Customer Success for CircleCI, Japan and APAC
Japan
"I have to tell you that YiYi is a funny teacher. Her class is not just teaching Chinese but also talk many topics like yourselves or what's going on outside. I always enjoy a conversation with her.
She has been my Chinese teacher for more than five years. I've been learning Chinese for hobby and enjoy using it whenever I have a chance. Chinese is not an easy language especially for tones but YiYi teaches tones or pronunciation quite intensively which help me speak better Chinese.
My learning Chinese journey is not finished and I will keep going with her. If you are new to learn Chinese or even advanced learner, I strongly recommend her as your Chinese teacher."
MY COURSE
MY TUTORING
I have been rated a 5/5 Chinese teacher for 7000+ classes and have 8 years experience of teaching Chinese to foreign students. I also have 100,000+ followers by teaching Chinese on Instagram in 1 year.
So how do I structure my class?
Comprehensive Input (CI) is one of my approaches to improve your Chinese. You will be exposed to lots of Chinese input and have a proper reviewing system once starting our class. All the vocabulary that you learned will be put in Quizlet and you can review them easily and at any time. We will discuss real-life topics based on the structured resources, so you have opportunities to output what you learned and get feedback during the class. We will also have homework to enforce what we've learned after class, so you will improve your Chinese in a proper way.
So join my Chinese learning class! Practice your speaking, listening, conversational skills and improve your fluency and confidence with me! Let me take your Chinese to the next level^ ^