With my current job situation I find myself with about 1-3 extra hours each day that I could be filling with productive activities. I'm back to going to the plasma center so that covers two days a week, but while doing my job a client asked if I would be willing to tutor her in Mandarin.
Having never been a tutor before I said I need to look over some things, lay out some ground rules, and of course discuss fees. I certainly have the materials necessary to tutor somebody in Mandarin as I myself used those materials when I learned the language, but I've never tutored before. I've taught English classes, and I've had numerous classes in Chinese so I know generally what approach to take. What I don't know is how much I should charge, how often people generally tutor for a foreign language, or if there are any online sites that specialize in providing tools for language instruction.
I vaguely recall certain hatrackers having experience with tutoring, as usual, any advice, as well as, "You're in over your head" advice is welcome.
Posted by Mucus (Member # 9735) on :
I'm of no help except to say that I hope it works out Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Do you know any other tutors (of anything) in your area, so you can gauge what the normal going rate is for tutors in your region? I know in some areas it is as cheap as $10 per hour, while in other areas $45-$50 per hour is normal.
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
Farmgirl: No I don't, Craig's List isn't much help, so it's time to try out my googlefu.
edit: I'm seeing everything from $15-$45 an hour, I'll probably aim for something close to $25 an hour.
Mucus: 多謝多謝! If you ever feel the need to get in touch with your mother tongue, feel free to give me a shout .
Posted by Mucus (Member # 9735) on :
Actually, I have been making a point of watching Cantonese news and movies as I get the opportunities to in order to do just that.
Doesn't do a heck of a lot for my reading, but it does help with listening and speaking. And it is compatible with my work + studies.
Slow going though obviously, it will be a long-term project hopefully (unless I lose my job *knocks on wood*)
Posted by Traceria (Member # 11820) on :
Keeping in mind I've only tutored math, I used to charge $20 for 45 minutes. Of course, it was my old elementary school librarian's son (my mom was one of those super involved parents who gave all the teachers and staff gifts), so it was a more casual arrangement.
Posted by Jhai (Member # 5633) on :
I charged $20 an hour in small-town Indiana for high school math tutoring and $30 an hour for college-level math, econ, and logic tutoring. In the DC area I charge at least $50/hour for high school level or SAT tutoring, and more for college-level tutoring. Not sure how much that helps you, but there you are.
If you've taught, I don't think you'll have much trouble tutoring - it's a very similar practice, but more rewarding (I find), since you can change your style to best suit your one student.
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