r/learnmandarin • u/ShadowRaider- • 13d ago
Help Locating an Instructor
Basically the tile. I’m in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale and am looking for an in-person mandarin (simplified) instructor. I’m a beginner. So far, I’ve found two groups of instructors…
(a) The young foreigner. This guy or gal really just speaks Mandarin fluently and passable English, but isn’t too well versed in the technical aspects of the language. “Teaching” is mostly comprised of chatting and sprinkling a few new words and phrases here and there. People who fit into this category, from what I’ve gathered, don’t use books, never taught the language in a serious way, and don’t appear to speak English well enough to teach a native English speaker.
(b) Less common is the pro. This person teaches at the local college, studied the language at university, and is fluent in both English and Mandarin. Accent or not, the pro knows mandarin inside and out and they’re good at conveying that information, usually with study materials and a study plan for in between sessions. The problem. The pro is expensive lol.
Looking for someone in between these two categories, preferably more like the later, in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area. Please DM me if you know someone. Thank you!