About
A little about me, how I teach, and who my lessons are for.
I’ve been teaching languages for about eight years, first in classrooms in Taipei and now online with students across Europe and Asia. I teach English to speakers of other languages, and Mandarin to adults who are starting from nothing or picking it up again after a long break.
My own route into languages was not a straight line. I studied Chinese as an adult, which means I remember exactly how it feels to be unable to hear the tones, to forget a character the moment I close the book, and to freeze in the middle of a sentence that I had practised perfectly the night before. That experience shapes how I teach: slowly where it matters, and with a lot of repetition that doesn’t feel like drilling.
How I teach
Lessons are conversational but structured. Each one has a focus — a grammar point, a set of vocabulary, a skill like reading an academic paper or ordering dinner — and we use it in a real situation before the lesson ends. I correct as we go, but I also keep a running note of recurring mistakes so we can come back to them deliberately.
I don’t use a single fixed textbook. Some students want one, and that’s fine, but most prefer material built around their own work, studies or travel plans. Exam students (IELTS, HSK) get a firmer syllabus with practice tests and timed work.
Who I work with
Most of my students are adults between 20 and 50: people preparing for a degree abroad, professionals who need English for meetings, and learners who simply want to speak to their partner’s family. I also teach teenagers from about 14 upwards, usually for school exams or confidence.
If you’re not sure whether we’d be a good fit, the trial lesson is the honest way to find out.