Online Chinese language teacher needed -ID 1093468

Language Trainers; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Language Trainers is seeking a Mandarin Chinese teacher to work online with a single client in the United States. The assignment covers a 32-hour course at 1 hour per lesson, with sessions once per week after 4pm MST on weekdays or any weekend slot.

Start date ASAP; the student is a Beginner aiming for fluency in Standard Chinese and cultural understanding. Ideal candidates are native Italian speakers or hold a teaching degree, with prior language teaching, translation, or interpretation

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Teach Mandarin Chinese online to the student
• Deliver a 32-hour course with 1 hour per lesson
• Schedule sessions: once per week after 4pm MST on weekdays or weekend slots
• Start lessons as soon as possible

Skills

Mandarin Chinese

Online teaching

Education

Teaching degree

Native Italian speaker

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!

Mandarin Chinese teacher - job details

• 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 we would 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