<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3562132712707378250</id><updated>2011-07-31T01:28:28.955+01:00</updated><category term='Mandarin learning'/><category term='Mandarin language skills'/><title type='text'>Virtual Mandarin Language Tutor</title><subtitle type='html'>Your Online Chinese Tutor</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mandarintuition.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3562132712707378250/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mandarintuition.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Ying Couper - Your Virtual Mandarin Language Tutor</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15583500384607320746</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3562132712707378250.post-3674226207049448669</id><published>2009-10-05T13:21:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2009-10-05T17:28:21.507+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mandarin language skills'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mandarin learning'/><title type='text'>Introducing Virtual Mandarin Tuition</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;Want to learn Mandarin Chinese?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Are you already learning Mandarin at any level? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Do you deal with Chinese companies and Chinese people for business? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Are you traveling to China soon?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;If you answered yes to any of those questions above, then you have probably thought that it would be great to be able to practise your Mandarin skills with a native Mandarin  speaker whenever you want in the comfort of your own home or office.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nolhzOukPiU/SsnuaR3LYDI/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3VdQSf4B44/s1600-h/skype_logo_online.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389100564364353586" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nolhzOukPiU/SsnuaR3LYDI/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3VdQSf4B44/s320/skype_logo_online.png" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 73px; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 165px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Well, the good news is that you can. Ying is now available as your virtual Mandarin language tutor, employing modern technologies such as Skype.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No matter what your goals and needs, Ying is happy to tailor a lesson plan to suit your individual needs, be it a:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;quick crash course for a job interview with a Chinese employer&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;survival course prior to traveling to China&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;business level courses for business meetings and banquets&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;general language training&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;tuition for students&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ying is an experienced Mandarin tutor who has tutored different levels of&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mandarin to language learners from first timers right through to advanced business level.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ying has taught business level Mandarin Chinese to business owners, company directors and sales staff for their trips to China or for their dealings with Chinese companies.  She has also given general Mandarin lessons to tourists planning a China trip and to language lovers, some of whom already speak over 5 other languages.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Apart from pure language, Ying also explains culture related matters that you may come across in dealing with Chinese people/companies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ying's edge is that she has lived and worked in China, Australia and England (now residing in Surrey in the UK) and as such has an understanding of the different cultures and nuances of the language and the customs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ying has now made her language training and services available online via Skype. All you need is to have a Skype account and a headset, add Ying to your Skype contact list and you can have conversations in Mandarin any time that suits.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389142654223694578" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nolhzOukPiU/SsoUsOzouvI/AAAAAAAAAAc/QtRUWWEjLuc/s320/PayPal_Logo.png" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 63px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 269px;" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Payment can be made using credit card, debit card or PayPal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;What is your next step? &lt;a href="mailto:%20yingcouper@gmail.com"&gt;Email Ying&lt;/a&gt; about your interest and she will organise a Skype consultation chat with you to discuss your Mandarin language learning needs and goals. This first consultation is used purely to identify what your needs &amp;amp; goals are so Ying can develop a plan to meet your needs &amp;amp; budget . There is no charge for this first consultation session.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3562132712707378250-3674226207049448669?l=mandarintuition.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3562132712707378250/posts/default/3674226207049448669'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3562132712707378250/posts/default/3674226207049448669'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mandarintuition.blogspot.com/2009/10/your-virtual-mandarin-language-tutor.html' title='Introducing Virtual Mandarin Tuition'/><author><name>Ying Couper - Your Virtual Mandarin Language Tutor</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15583500384607320746</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nolhzOukPiU/SsnuaR3LYDI/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3VdQSf4B44/s72-c/skype_logo_online.png' height='72' width='72'/></entry></feed>
