Mr. Lejing (Luke) Wang To All Instructors

My name is “Luke” Lejing Wang, a native Chinese who graduated from St. Olaf College. I have taught personalized Chinese lessons for more than 6 years in Minnesota. I have taught Chinese at Concordia Language Villages, Holy Spirit, Language Sprout and St. Paul Public School system to more than 200 students. I am committed to continued learning and development for both myself and others.

The first year of studying Chinese is a critical one because it builds the base of the language knowledge, and students will have to rely on this foundation throughout their Chinese speaking careers.It is also the introduction of a new language, and it needs to be something that students enjoy and are excited to learn. Often times if the student is struggling, it can be very discouraging for them as well as affect their feelings toward wanting to learn another language! 

I tailor my teaching toward the specific needs of the students and focus on practicality in their future communication and interaction with Chinese natives. I believe that learning a language is like learning to swim. Traditional systems often stopped at connecting the new words and sentences to our mother language. We will get better at "translating", but still have trouble speaking and forming sentences.

In intermediate levels, I incorporate knowledge of Chinese culture, custom,  and social and professional etiquette in my teaching throughout the courses. I believe that learning a language is like learning to swim. In my experience as a language teacher as well as a student, in order to speak a language fluently, we need consistent reinforcements and exposures to establish and enhance the "muscle memory". which connects the new language directly to our THOUGHTs and IDEAs, and skip our mother language entirely.

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