 As an experienced private tutor and proofreader, both in Hong Kong and in Canada, I have worked with a wide range of ages and English language abilities, and taught a number of subjects in addition to English. I tutor phonics, conversation and business English to all age groups, and am also available for coaching for visa application and school entrance interviews. I am available for proofreading of technical and academic papers and documents, and commercial brochures, press releases and advertisements. In addition, I am a qualified engineer and am available to tutor maths and sciences up to Form 7. I am currently teaching or have taught students from the following schools:
Canadian International School
Hong Kong International School
American International School
Diocesan Girls' School
Diocesan Boys' School
Good Hope School (Primary Section)
West Island School (ESF)
Shatin Junior School (ESF)
Bradbury School (ESF)
GT (Ellen Yeung) College
Raimondi College (Primary Section)
St Catherine's International Kindergarten | La Salle College (Primary and Secondary Sections)
King George V School (ESF)
French International School
Korean International School
Maryknoll Convent School
Jockey Club Ti-I College
Kowloon Tong School (Primary Section)
St Francis of Assisi's English Primary School
St Joseph's Primary School
Ma Tau Chung Government Primary School
Kentville Kindergarten
Creative Kindergarten |
I encourage students to take a proactive approach to English learning, with an emphasis on building confidence in spoken English. I achieve this through role-playing, group or individual discussion on current affairs or topics of general interest, and, where necessary for particularly reticent pupils, individual reading sessions. Other subjects are all taught in English to provide maximum exposure to the language.
 For advanced students, I have been successful in providing a more analytical approach to learning, with more emphasis on problem solving and individual thinking than traditional rote learning.
Personal History
| I was born in Reading, England on December 14th 1969. My parents were both English teachers so, while I ultimately chose to pursue mathematics and sciences in my later school years, and engineering at university, I have a background that includes a thorough education in English and languages. | On graduating from university, I worked for 7 years as a civil engineer before taking some time to travel the world. During these travels, I met my wife and settled in Hong Kong, teaching as a private tutor. We left to travel further and spent two years on the West coast of Canada, my wife's place of birth. We moved back to Hong Kong in the summer of 2003. |
Further details are given on my About Me page
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