Hello, I'm Honglin, and I'm a CERTIFIED Chinese language teacher with a MASTER degree in Chinese teaching. 

This 30-mins trial lesson in Chinese conversational practice aims to offer a good chance for us to know each other better, either my teaching style and your Chinese proficiency and learning habits.

Like each of my formal lesson, the trial lesson is TAILORED for personal needs, therefore, it is important to tell me your language proficiency and learning expectations before we begin. It doesn't matter if you are not sure about that, in that case, I will prepare a lesson that I think suit you best. 

The trial lesson can be a simply conversation practice based on a topic or about Chinese language in general (i.e.reading, writing, listening and speaking). If you are an absolute beginner, I would suggest having a Chinese language (in general) trial lesson and starting from scratch. Like I said, it all depends on you. 

Finally, I always believe a relaxing and easy class atmosphere is crucial for a language class, and this is also one of the reasons that you can choose me, because I'm so easy-going!!!

Anyway, just meet me in the trial lesson and have a happy and relaxing Chinese lesson with me!

Target group: This lesson is set up for Chinese learners who would like to improve their Chinese fluency and accuracy in listening and speaking, through a Communication Language Teaching approach in a natural setting. I do not recommend absolutely beginners for this. 

Tailored practice: Each lesson is TAILORED for personal needs, you can choose the topic you like or we just talk freely. It doesn't matter if you are not sure about that, in that case, I will prepare a lesson that I think suit you best. 

Trackable: Each student will have a personalized takeaway notes or materials after each lesson, which they can track their progress and review by themselves. Homework is OPTIONAL, though I do encourage students to do their homework as it is a perfect way to enhance the learning and evaluate your learning outcomes. 

Language use: For upper intermediate learners and above, the lesson will be delivered in Chinese for the whole lesson. For intermediate learners, the lesson will be delivered mainly Chinese with complementary English, depending on your levels.

对话练习 Conversational Practice （Beginner+ Levels/Free Talking/Topic-Based/Interview preparation/With corrections）

Target group: This lesson is designed based on the official coursebook such as HSK,  and is set for all Levels, from ABSOLUTE Chinese beginners who want to build their Chinese language from scratch, to learners who want to improve listening, speaking, writing and reading, and to learners who want to prepare for their HSK tests. 

Structured: This course is more structured than my conversational practice course, which usually follows a coursebook, depending on students' needs and levels. For adult beginners, I strongly recommend you start with HSK1. The previous two units in HSK1 teach Pinyin (the Chinese sounding system), and the rest of units are organized by topics. The systematic curriculum really can give you a trackable and proper path to build on your Chinese! 

Trackable: Each student will be given takeaway notes or materials after each lesson, and due to the systematic course use, it is easy for you to see your progress and keep track of it. You will gain a lot of confidence from this!!

Language use: For upper intermediate learners and above, the lesson will be delivered in Chinese. For intermediate learners and below, the lesson will be delivered in a combination of Chinese and English. 

Other tips: Learning of Chinese characters are OPTIONAL, depending on students' personal needs (whether just want to have a conversation or want to read Chinese as well). Homework is optional too, though I strongly encourage students to do this.

通用中文General Chinese (Structured/HSK1-6/Other coursebooks/ALL levels/For Children）

Target group: This is for those who want to send me documents and have their documents reviewed and corrected offline. I will also summarize the errors and make suggestions for improvement. 你可以发我你需要修改校对的文件，我会帮你修改, 并总结出错误和改进意见。

Documents include but not limited to 文件包括但不限于: 
general writing essays 普通作文；
academic essays 学术论文；
CV 简历；
Other applications 各类申请文件；

The time of lesson you book depends on your words limits of your original file:
100-300 Chinese characters: 30 mins
300-500 Chinese characters: 45 mins
500-700 Chinese characters: 60 mins
700-1000 Chinese characters: 90 mins