Fu Yin-Heinberg
- Job title: Mandarin Instructor
- Email: F.Yin-Heinberg@leeds.ac.uk
Hometown in China
Lingyuan (a small city only 7 hours’ drive from Beijing)
Favourite food
Spicy fish, Sichuan style
Hobbies
Reading novels from different cultures
Favourite thing about teaching Chinese
Comparing Chinese culture with Western cultures. By looking at others we understand ourselves better.
Top tip for beginner learners of Chinese
I started to like learning English after I fell in love with Backstreet Boys; I choose French as my major after I listened Céline Dion; astonished by Rammstein I started to learn German, so what’s your favourite Chinese singer?
Top tip for more advanced learners of Chinese
Find a language partner and speak Chinese with him/her regularly
Favourite Chinese saying or chengyu and why
塞翁失马焉知非福
An old farmer lost his horse, after several days it came back with a female one and they gave birth to a pony. The farmer’s son tried to ride on the pony but broke his leg. A war broke out and the king forced all the young men to fight for him. Because of the broken leg, the farmer’s son escaped the war. So when bad things happen, keep calm and carry on, good things may follow.
A website I recommend to students
Viki.com is the best site for watching Chinese TV dramas.
A Chinese TV show I recommend to students
Nirvana In Fire 琅琊榜
A surprising fact about me
I can teach Chinese in four different languages.
Chinese teaching background and experience
After I finished my Linguistics Master’s degree, I started my teaching career as a French lecturer in China. In Germany I studied for a Master of Education and started teaching Chinese in schools and Universities. For me teaching different languages is my passion.
