With funding from the CLS Alumni Development Small Grants Program, Mi
Hyun received Chinese language tutoring from a native Chinese speaker. Below in
her own words, Mi Hyun describes the impact of the CLS Alumni Development Fund
in helping reach her language goals.
My main objective of
this activity was to maintain my Chinese language abilities even after graduation.
Of course, I had been studying on my own through the use of resources available
on the internet, but the grant allowed me to have the opportunity to learn in
person from a tutor who would cater the sessions to my interests and needs.
Moreover, it was also a step towards accomplishing my professional goal of
finding a career opportunity that would allow me to use my Korean and Chinese language
skills since more prospective employers would seek to interview and hire me if
my Chinese language abilities improved.
Through the one-on-one
tutoring funded by the grant money, I worked on reviewing and practicing tones
and pronunciation so that I could sound more like a native speaker of Chinese,
without an awkward accent. In addition, the tutor helped me review grammar and
vocabulary through the use of text and HSK sample questions. My Chinese
speaking was a little rusty after almost a year of disuse, but with the tutor
to act as my conversation partner, I regained confidence in speaking Chinese
and received more motivation to continue Chinese studies once the tutoring
sessions were over.
Indubitably, I was the
main beneficiary of the tutoring sessions as I met with the tutor one-on-one and
she taught materials based on my needs. However, it also benefits many other
students of Chinese who have access to the Guilao blog that the CLS Harbin
alumni and I set up, as I posted the scans of the materials from each session
on the blog. While they do not have the same benefit of having a personal tutor,
the readers of the blog can still use my materials and other posts to supplement
their own personal studies. With the end of the tutoring sessions, I have
resumed my own studies, and I will continue posting China and Chinese-related
material on the blog with the other alumni.
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