Marina Hugo

Marina will be offering Fun Language Clubs for Children in Lower North Shore and Upper North Shore.
You can contact her for further details on:
ph 02 8090 3876
mob 0418 617 374
email marina.hugo@lcfclubs.com.au

Marina's Profile:

Marina is a trained Mandarin teacher for children. She loves teaching Mandarin and Chinese culture.

Through our professionally designed course, involving songs, drama, crafts and lots of lively games, most children enjoy learning Mandarin regardless of their language background.

Many researches have proven that learning a second language will gain many benefits for a child's development. But why do we learn Mandarin?

A recent study by the economist Angus Maddison projects that China will become the world's dominant economic power much sooner than expected(Fortune Magazine 30 April 2008). According to Austrade, China is Australia's third largest trading partner and has recently become the second largest merchandise export market. Knowing the language and culture will help us in dealing with China. It is a good investment to lay a foundation for our kids' future.

Marina is an IT professional, originally from Taiwan, who migrated to Australia from Hong Kong in 1998. She is a native Mandarin speaker and has a Beijing accent. She can also speak other Chinese dialects, such as Cantonese and Shanghainese. For a period of time, she had been a Mandarin teacher at the Hong Kong Chinese University and a couple of Australia language schools.

In an English speaking environment, it is always difficult to keep the kids interested in the native language of their parents.
Marina has also experienced the same challenge with her 7 year old daughter. The methodology that our club uses will inspire not only her daughter, but also kids from English or non English speaking families.

Frequently Asked Questions:

1. Syllabus

We have a formal syllabus for teachers to follow. The materials are professionally designed including role play, crafts, activity sheets, lively games and songs, etc.

Every two or three lessons we will provide information about what we have learn. At the end of the term, we will give parents a progress report.

2. Teachers

All our teachers are native mandarin speaker; most of them have standard Beijing accent. They are experienced in teaching young children. Our LCF club local representatives make sure that our teachers inspire the kids and develop their confidence in leaning foreign languages.

3. Classes

A maximum of 10 kids will be in each group.

We will also group the kids depending on their level of Chinese. At this stage, our main focus is to teach kids who have no Chinese background or who have a Chinese background, but parents find it is difficult to get them interested in Chinese or get them speaking the language at home.

4. Venue

They will be organized according to the needs of parents. We also run after-school programs at school premises.

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