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Mandarin Community Tutoring Project |
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This project introduces fluent speakers of Mandarin in the Canberra region to others who want to learn the language. Tutors and students then make their own arrangements to meet, usually for one or two hours a week on a one-to-one basis. In October 2005, over 60 tutors and about the same number of students were registered in the project. Follow-up evaluations indicate that most participants see the project as an exchange from which both sides benefit. Real friendships have been made, and much intercultural understanding gained. How much does it cost? The project is a voluntary one on all sides. There is no payment involved, although participants are expected to join ALMA. Who are the tutors and the students? Some tutors are professionals in the government or private sector, some are international students at university or college, and others are retired. The majority are from mainland China, but some are from Taiwan or other Chinese speaking countries. Tutors join the project to make friends and contacts in the ACT community; many are also interested in improving their English language skills. The students who tutors meet come from an equally wide range of backgrounds. While many are enrolled in some kind of formal Mandarin class at university or CIT, others are learning on their own, or just wish to keep up their language skills acquired previously in classes or in a Mandarin speaking country. More Information for Students: See tips for meetings with volunteer tutors More Information for Tutors: See further information for tutors To register: Download, complete, and return the appropriate
registration form: Tutor Form
Student Form |