I am a retired IBM Software Engineer working in the UK. As part of my career, I managed a team of young Software Engineers in the IBM Beijing Lab. I am VERY skilled in remote communication with Chinese people - and speak a little Mandarin (my third tone is improving from completely unrecognisable to merely terrible!). I have travelled in both mainland China and Chinese Taipai/Taiwan and appreciate the Chinese culture.
In addition to all the technical conversation in English, I also hosted sessions in English with my team. This was both to improve their communication skills in an international company, but also extend vocabulary and familiarise themselves with advanced concepts like english ways of thinking and the way business is performed.
I live in a part of the world where lots of Chinese Language Students are learning English. It is nice to surprise them my talking a little Mandarin, and encouraging them to talk a bit more English than their language schools teach.
I am looking to help youing Chinese people gain experience in English to further their careers. We would talk one-to-one once a week in either the afternoon or evening (China time) over Skype, MSN or Ubuntu. My charge would be around 200RMB a hour, payable via Paypal. The first two sessions would be free as we explore how best to proceed.
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