ESL Teacher Learning Chinese to Further Connect with her Students

I have been an online ESL teacher for almost nine years now. My students are and have always been from China. I am now an independent ESL teacher and decided it was the right move for me to take my Mandarin to the next level so I could further accommodate my students and their parents. I also wanted to build up the student-teacher relationships I already have.

I had learned Chinese a bit on my own previously as I had lived in the People's Republic of China (Taiwan) for five years; however, I never took any formal Chinese lessons. In the time I have taken classes here with Teacher Jane I have gained confidence in regards to sending messages to my students, assisting my students with tech problems, and scheduling lessons in Chinese.

Taking classes here on Amazing Talker has also motivated me to improve my self-study of Chinese. Since I have started taking Chinese classes I have dedicated at least 30 minutes to practicing Chinese out loud daily.

All of this has assisted me in not only being there for my students in a more involved way but has also led me to gain new students for myself. I am grateful for each lesson with Teacher Jane and the Amazing Talker platform.

Happy teaching and learning to all the students and teachers here on Amazing Talker!