Workshop Brief:

In part 1 of this session, I'll be taking you through an individual and group learning journey that will end with you being able to confidently read a dialogue in Chinese!

You’ll learn to read, recognise and speak 5 Chinese characters - completely independently: no supporting English, no supporting pinyin, and no teacher cheerleading or miming in the background! 

In addition to this key outcome, in the second part of this 1 hour workshop involves a guided reflective discussion that take place after this language learning journey, where we break down some ingredients involved in motivating, inspiring and uplifting learners as you help them on their own learning journeys. 

Facilitator Info: 

Sumbella is a facilitator and Community Lead at Well Teachers, an initiative to provide support for teachers with both personal and professional development. She has worked in international education for over a decade, after reading for an MSc in Education – Comparative & International at Kellogg College, Oxford.

During that degree she researched the impacts of language policy on trilingual Uyghur students in Xinjiang. She also studied Mandarin Chinese for her BA degree at SOAS, University of London, which she teaches to adult learners. She began her teaching career in 2007, when she qualified for her CELTA, and began to teach students English as a Second Language across China, England and the UAE. Sumbella believes empowered, happy teachers are a foundational part of a healthy society. 

To connect with Sumbella, join her on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/sumbella.

You can also find out more about her at: www.sumbella.com.

Or, hop over to the free network area of Well Teachers: wellteachers.mn.co and start a chat with her there.

Session Details:

You don't need to join by video or even audio if this is not comfortable for you. Even a smart phone would do, but a laptop is best as I will ask to type into the chat box for some answers and I think it is probably easier on a computer.