Context
Learning a language in a cohort virtually will help you make friends (they say if you do hard things with a buddy you deepen the bond), put you in the learner seat, and help you learn to master writing and reading your first Chinese characters!
Details
The curriculum is designed for complete beginners:
Cohort based
4 weeks (plus an in-person meet up)
1.5 hr Zoom based group session per week
Private forum
Private Whatsapp group for students to practice through the week
What we'll do in the lesson
The weekly lesson will include:
An optional 30 minutes of pre-lesson 'quiet time' to practice writing characters while listening to Mandarin music
Tingxie training to help you read and write the characters for that lesson
Opportunity for group games, speaking & role play practice with the group & me
Reading practice - you'll be reading all slides in characters!
Time commitment
I estimate:
1.5 hours fixed contact time per week for the lesson
Approx 5-10 minutes per day character practice / review OR 30 mins quiet practice time right before the lesson with me
Some time / a few minutes per day here and there to send a message to the group, interact etc.
No. of Places
5 spots available, priority given to members.
TheWell members - priority access
As a member of The Well you are getting this info long before it is announced anywhere else. You also get priority bookings and this matters a lot because the cohort is deliberately small to allow for a more bespoke learning experience.
Let's brainstorm
Interested? Questions? Let me know! Brainstorming here ahead of fixing the details. Let me know how the schedule sounds, the timing, what might or might not work.
Dates: Tentative
Saturday 19th October | 11:30am UAE time (1.5hrs)
Friday 25th October | 4:30pm UAE time (1.5hrs)
Saturday 2nd November | 11:30am UAE time (1.5hrs)
Friday 8th November | 4:30pm UAE time (1.5hrs)
Saturday 16th November | (Evening) Traditional Hotpot Dinner at Nine Squares in Jumeirah, Dubai