Comparing Enrichment Programme versus Private Tutor
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pumpkin_pie:
My K1 ds is very weak in chinese. He can read many simple chinese words but unable to communicate in mandarin . This is mainly because we do not speak to him in chinese when he was younger. Now we are starting, but he will just answer \"bu\" or nod his head for a yes. Sometimes he will say he doesnt know what I am talking. *faint*.
I have not started him on any chinese enrichment classes yet. Thinking of Xuelin at 112 katong, but on the other hand, I think he may need 1:1 tuition for at least till he can communicate in chinese. What do you all think? I worry he go enrichment class but still cannot communicate in mandarin cos I dont think the teachers will spend time to \"make\" him speak/reply in mandarin since its a group class.
Anyone has tried 1:1 home chinese tuition (intensive) and seen good results? Please share contact. Thanks!
1:1 home chinese tuition can improve your child listening and speaking in my 6 years chinese tuition experience, cause som k2 child start hometuition already. -
pumpkin_pie:
Just to share.. when my DS2 was in N2, no matter how many Chinese books i read to him or tried to speak to him in Mandarin, he will always response in English. Even his N2 CL teacher used to feedback that he never participate or respond to her, except nodding / shaking his head (that means he understood but refused to open his golden mouth).My K1 ds is very weak in chinese. He can read many simple chinese words but unable to communicate in mandarin . This is mainly because we do not speak to him in chinese when he was younger. Now we are starting, but he will just answer \"bu\" or nod his head for a yes. Sometimes he will say he doesnt know what I am talking. *faint*.
I have not started him on any chinese enrichment classes yet. Thinking of Xuelin at 112 katong, but on the other hand, I think he may need 1:1 tuition for at least till he can communicate in chinese. What do you all think? I worry he go enrichment class but still cannot communicate in mandarin cos I dont think the teachers will spend time to \"make\" him speak/reply in mandarin since its a group class.
Anyone has tried 1:1 home chinese tuition (intensive) and seen good results? Please share contact. Thanks!
I had e same worry as you when i first sent him to Chinese enrichment class in K1... i kept warning the teachers at the first few lessons,\"Sorry if he acts dumb in class....\" but i saw a 180 deg change in him within weeks of attending the lessons... He attempted to speak to me in Mandarin (even broken) and even to my auntie neighbour who had been speaking to him in Mandarin for years and she commented \"last time u never talk to me, now u talk so much ah...\"
Personally i find preschoolers will be more suited for group enrichment than individual tuition (individual tutors, dont :nunchuk: me...)... as they can socialise, make friends while learning the language in the midst of playing games together... They hv to find the process FUN before they are willing to absorb what is being taught.
Btw my fren who put her kid in Xuelin last 2 yrs, commented that it was good.
Good luck! :xedfingers: -
It may sound obvious, but u probably need both. The group environment allows the child to listen to other children speak but it can also make him self-conscious. So the 1-1 is important so that the tutor can emphasize on pronunciation which is difficult in a group environment. My kids went for both and now do well in their Chinese orals in school, even though they do not speak Mandarin at home.
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Just relax:
It may sound obvious, but u probably need both. The group environment allows the child to listen to other children speak but it can also make him self-conscious. So the 1-1 is important so that the tutor can emphasize on pronunciation which is difficult in a group environment. My kids went for both and now do well in their Chinese orals in school, even though they do not speak Mandarin at home.
That's good to know. The 1:1 tuition teacher you had, was she from a enrichment sch that you send ur kids to or home tuition? Can you pm me her contacts if you don't mind? Thanks! -
i prefer group leh…too much attention from teacher i’ll be very stressed lol. plus in a group people may ask questions that has never occured to you
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I think for Chinese MT you will need both group and 1-1. The group environment allows your child to interact and speak with the other children in MT (important to get the child to speak and what better way than with peers, as less stressful than with teacher!). The 1-1 is to correct pronunciation and focus on weak areas of MT.
Group tuition will supplement what is taught in school and provide "enrichment" and 1-1 will strengthen foundation. -
Just relax:
Group tuition will supplement what is taught in school and provide \"enrichment\" and 1-1 will strengthen foundation.
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Group tuition also provides a competitive environment...so the kids have to think fast to keep up. -
Yes the group should be small so each child gets a chance to speak. Also likely that if it is a small group the children will bond with each other as friends and speak to each other in Chinese during class. That would be great!
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mummy of three:
Small group would be better.
Yes, the group has to be kept small, or else it will be no different from school.
Also it should be interactive. -
Agree, group should be small. Then the students will be able to focus better.
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