Meet Mandarin House’s Teachers, FuYan

Name: FuYan (傅岩)
Hometown: Shanghai (上海)
Started Teaching: 2004

What’s your name?

FuYan 傅岩

What is the meaning of your Chinese name?

Fu is my last name, Yan is my first name, normally chinese name, Last name in front of first name, first name has special meaning. Yan in chinese means ROCK. The reason my parents gave me this name, because they want me to be strong like a rock. Also in the character"岩" there is my mum last name"石" so my name is the combination of my mum's and father's last name.傅是我的姓，岩是名，通常中国人的名字，姓在前名在后，名字有特殊意义。 岩汉语的意思是“岩石”父母给我这个名字，是因为他们希望我像岩石一样坚强，同时在“岩”的汉字里，有“石”，石是我妈妈的姓，所以我的姓名是父母姓的组合。

How long have you been working in Mandarin House?

More than 6 years. 六年多

Why did you join Mandarin House?

A lot of fun, and the feeling like a family. 国际化和专业化的工作环境

What do love about teaching Mandarin?

A lot of fun, and the feeling like a family. 很多乐趣，我们是一个大家庭。

What study tip would you give to learners of Mandarin?

Never feel shy to talk to chinese, dont feel afraid to say Chinese wrong. Open your mouth say chinese anywhere you want .不要害羞去和中国人说话，不要担心你说错汉语。随时随地张开嘴说出汉语。

What tip would you give to future Mandarin teachers?

Step by step, to teach from words to sentences and paragraph. Always try to encourage students to talk more, make them feel confident to talk not only in the class.一步步从词汇到句型和段落讲解，经常鼓励学生多说汉语，不仅仅在课堂上建立他们的自信心去说汉语。