Online Chinese language teacher needed -ID 1093468

Language Trainers; Colorado; Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Language Trainers is seeking an online Mandarin Chinese teacher for a beginner student. The course consists of 32 hours, with 1-hour lessons, held weekly after 4pm MST or on weekends in the Colorado time zone. Lessons start ASAP and will be conducted online using provided training.

Ideal candidates are native Italian speakers or hold a teaching degree, with prior language teaching experience. You must have a headset, webcam, a computer at home, and a fast broadband connection.

Qualifications

• Be comfortable teaching online and using video conferencing tools.
• Ideal candidate is a native Italian speaker OR holds a teaching degree.
• Have a headset, a webcam and a fast broadband connection at home.

Responsibilities

• Teach Mandarin Chinese online to a beginner student.
• Deliver a 32-hour course with 1-hour lessons, once per week.

Skills

Online teaching

Language teaching experience

Adapting to beginner level

Education

Teaching degree

Tools

Webcam

Headset

Broadband internet

Personal computer

Job description

Language Trainers is a successful language training company working with freelance teachers of 70 different languages in hundreds of towns and cities across the world.Students are either in-company or self-funded who need to learn a language at their office or their home for work, family or travel reasons. Founded in 2004, the company’s motto is Any Language, Anytime, Anywhere!

We might have a job for you as a Mandarin Chinese teacher.
Some details about the course:

• This student wishes to have classes online. He would like to have a 32-hour course of 1 hour per lesson.
• Classes should be held once per week, the client is available from Mondays to Fridays after 4pm MST, or at any time at weekends, Colorado, United States time.
• He wants to start lessons asap.
• The student's current level of Chinese is Beginner.
• Motivation to learn Chinese: I am currently an HSK1 learner of Standard Chinese, putonghua, erhua pronunciation. It will take me a long time, but my ultimate goals are to obtain fluency in Standard Chinese, a deep (or as deeply as I can as a Westerner) understanding of Chinese cultures, society, history, philosophy, and art and the ability to understand context and nuance within the language.
• Compensation would be USD 15 per hour.

Please note that wewould give full training on the use of the software, but you should:

• be comfortable teaching online
• have a headset
• have a webcam - THIS IS ESSENTIAL
• have your own computer at home and a fast broadband connection

Ideal teacher should:

• Be a native Italian speaker OR hold a teaching degree
• Have experience as a language teacher, translator or interpreter

We hope to hear from you soon!