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italki leerkracht sinds 8 Sep 2020
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I was born in Hong Kong, and have lived in Canada for most of my adult life. I recently finished a long successful career, and would like to do something that I'm passionate about. Language learning and teaching is something that I can never get tired of.
English is probably my strongest language in terms of writing, reading and speaking. However, I can also converse confidently in Mandarin with little to no accent as evident in my video. Cantonese is my native tongue; although I don't use it nearly as often as my English, I have no problem switching back and forth between the two languages when I need to.
Ik als leerkracht
I am experienced in formal (classroom) teaching of the English language to Chinese students preparing for their university entrance exams, as well as one-on-one tutoring of Cantonese to students from the foreign business community in Hong Kong. In addition, I have a certificate from the Hong Kong Chinese University for a course on the teaching of Putonghua (Chinese Mandarin), which I successfully completed in the top fifth percentile of the class.
Mijn lessen en manier van lesgeven
I recognize that everyone learns differently, and I vary my approach accordingly. My general method is to follow a semi-structured approach. In other words, I will create a plan for each lesson with learning objectives, but will also make sure there’s room for any questions from the student.
For each student, I will discover what their objectives are during the first lesson, and customize future lessons to suit their individual needs. For beginners that are more analytical, I can start with the building blocks of the language, such as the pronunciation rules, parts of speech and basic vocabulary. For an advanced learner, I would recommend a more conversation-based approach.
Mijn lesmateriaal
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Artikelen en nieuws
Huiswerkopdrachten
5.0
Beoordeling
246
Studenten
4,011
Lessen
100%
Aanwezigheid
100%
Beantwoord
5.0
Beoordeling
246
Studenten
4011
Lessen
100%
Aanwezigheid
100%
Beantwoord
Chinees (Kantonees) lessen
Proefles
142 lessen voltooid
USD 9.00+
Cantonese for All Levels
A1 - C2Algemeen2,267 lessen voltooid
USD 13.40+
Pakket met 13% korting
Conversation practice
B2 - C2Conversatie oefenen775 lessen voltooid
USD 8.20+
Pakket met 6% korting
Beschikbaarheid
Op basis van je tijdzone (UTC+00:00)
354 Beoordelingen
Karen
430 Chinees (Kantonees) lessen
Keuze van de leerkracht
My kids improve their Cantonese a lot with Zack.
2 jun. 2023
Rachelmc
168 Chinees (Kantonees) lessen
Keuze van de leerkracht
Really enjoyable lessons!
Zack is always well prepared and his lessons are relaxed yet well structured, with a sound grounding in grammar and pronunciation. I really like the pace of progress and review, in our lessons.
22 mrt. 2023
George
241 Chinees (Kantonees) lessen
Keuze van de leerkracht
It’s rare to find a native speaker so attuned to (and interested in) the intricacies of their own language. I feel like I can come to Zack with any question (whether it’s about proper usage of a new word or grammatical constructions that my brain has a hard time processing) and his responses are always clear, thoughtful, engaging, enlightening, and motivating. If needed, he will take the time outside of class to properly address any questions I have. He pushes himself to fully understand any linguistic phenomena I express interest in so that he can teach them to me as clearly as possible. He is one of the most talented, dedicated teachers I have ever had both in and outside of language learning—and he is certainly one of the kindest. I also really appreciate his infectious sense of humor. I really can’t recommend Zack highly enough. I'm looking forward to our next lesson (as always)!
18 jul. 2022
Kazuyo
19 Chinees (Kantonees) lessen
システマティックだけど、画一的ではない授業を考えいただけます。
今回も楽しく頭を使える授業でした
30 aug. 2024
Alice
1 Chinees (Kantonees) les
I had a great first lesson with Zack. I was initially nervous, but he has a very friendly demeanour. He's very nonjudgemental and gently corrected my mistakes while keeping the conversation going.
In particular, I noticed that unlike most native speakers, Zack has the ability to explain the nuances of his native language to a non-native speaker very well. I look forward to our next lesson.