Mandarin Tutors in Kuala Lumpur

Education

BA Degree in Media Studies, Murdoch University, Perth

Experience

With the12-year education in Chinese schools, 16-year working experience in writing and coaching in different countries including China, I understand the challenges and study techniques of Mandarin as the second language. I've been teaching mostly thenon-Chinese learners, on 1 to 1 basis as I believe personalizing study plan based on differentlearning styles isimportant. I always apply thecreative approach thatI've worked for brain training centretoimprove thelearning efficiency. I'm keen to share my knowledge with both children and adult. Let'stry a class to experiencethe interactive learning session.

Tutoring Approach

(1) Assessing student level and learning style to personalize study plan (2) Improving memory power through interactive conversation, repetitive exercises, creative pictures and show-and-tell (3) Ensuring the language learned is practical to apply in daily life to induce self-learning (4) For exam takers, I will share the best practice on how to answer the questions and emphasize on the areas for improvement

Reviews

Endang Soteto

19/10/20

Good tutor. Patient and has a depth knowledge of the subject. Surely recommended.

Yap Elaine

19/10/20

Ms. Heng is a highly passionate and committed teacher. She evaluate my daughter's learning style and customised learning methodologies that suits my daughter so that she learns better. Her face to face interactions with kids are great and she uses different study tools and materials to keep her classes interesting. She put in lots of effort in preparing learning materials and she certainly run the extra miles to ensure my daughter cope well. She is highly flexible and she offers effective online learning and tutoring during MCO and CMCO period through Zoom. To keep my daughter's interest and attention during online sessions, she utilised different programmes to deliver her lessons. She would prepare online quiz, reading materials and assessment modules to help my daughter learn faster. I'm would highly recommend Ms.Heng. Ms.Heng has been tutoring my daughter for over 8 months now and I've seen vast improvement in my daughter's Chinese . My daughter is more confident now and she even love Chinese as a subject. Thanks Ms. Heng for great effort!

Ruzainah

03/05/21

Ms Heng prepared my son for Chinese school and helped him to become more confident speaking in Chinese. Before the MCO, she always came well prepared for each class and brought learning materials that helped to hold my son's attention and interest. We continued with online classes and Ms Heng managed to maintain her enthusiasm and keep my son focused in class with her interactive ways. She has been very helpful in helping to boost my son's confidence in Chinese. Thank you very much Ms Heng.

Education

PhD in Educational Psychology

Experience

Dr. Yap is currently the Senior Lecturer for Psychology at one of the universities in Malaysia. Over the years, he has conducted various psychology seminars and workshops for the students and academic staff. Dr. Yap has published few journal articles and he was previously involved in a national research project. He completed both of his bachelor's degree and master's degree in the UK and his PhD from University of Technology, Malaysia.

Tutoring Approach

My tutoring philosophy is mainly influenced by my university experience in the UK. Back then, our university professors would always inspire us to share ideas on psychology-related matters and things that could be fascinating. They taught us to see the problems from different perspectives and find the answers independently. Ever since I started my teaching career, inspiring young generations to think actively has become my utmost tutoring aspiration. I tend to customise and personalise lessons for every individual as I believe there is no one-size-fits-all approach.

Reviews

Chee Ching

17/12/20

Dr. Joel keeps his lessons efficient and engaging, without overwhelming me with too much information. He is patient enough to explain the fundamental concepts of Research Method & Statistics and provides examples to help in my understanding. I will definitely recommend him as a tutor!

Shirley

16/04/21

Dr. Yap has the ability to teach specifically suitable to the needs of the students based on my personal experience. He is knowledgeable and informative. After attending tutoring classes with Dr.Yap, I am able to navigate my lessons. He is a dedicated and committed educator.

Shirley

16/04/21

Dr. Yap prepares his teaching strategy is according to my needs. He is knowledgeable and resourceful. He is committed to my learning. I have learned many skills and knowledge after attending classes with Dr.Yap which has helped me in the education.

Natalie Chua

04/10/21

Joel is a very thoughtful teacher who put a lot of thought into how he presents the material. His lessons were engaging, useful, and he was very patient with me in class always encouraging me to try. Since learning English with Joel, I have become more confident. I would highly recommend him to anyone.

Education

Bachelor (HONS) in Chemical Engineering

Experience

I am a chemical engineer with 4 years of teaching experience.  The subjects that I teach are Math, Science, Add Math, Chemistry, Physics and Biology (STEM Subject). I have received positive feedback from parents and students for my teaching.  I am skilled at conveying complex knowledge in a simple and easily remembered way. I can tackle your weakness and reinforce your learning concepts because I believe a strong building can't be built on a weak foundation. 

Tutoring Approach

Study materials will be provided. Effective methods will be used to improve your knowledge and to overcome obstacles in academics.  Students are allowed to contact me anytime to clarify doubts.  ' Learn From Question' approach to improve your grade 

Reviews

Sashmita Devi A/p Ragunathan

14/12/21

Ms Fanny is friendly and patient. I understand her teaching method and able to solve the questions which I thought difficult.

Sashmita Devi A/p Ragunathan

14/12/21

Ms Fanny is friendly and patient. I'm able to understand her teaching method.

Education

Bachelor in Chemical Engineering (Environment)

Experience

Hi there! I am Aizat, a Native Bahasa (Malay) Language Trainer where I help ex-pats (foreigners) all around the world to overcome their language learning journey using my unique cheatsheet so that they can practice what they have learned in real life and become conversational within a short period of time.    I also have been featured on Brandwithme Asia for my "Art of Learning Languages"

Tutoring Approach

The same proven method from polyglot to learn the language will be used for tutoring. Instead of remembering a lot of words, grammar-intensive materials, you will be exposed to the common sentences from week 1 and the chance to practice it straight away. With the right approach,  I believe everyone can learn any language and instil confidence in you so that you will be better in your language learning journey ! 

Reviews

Ami

15/01/20

Aizat is really helpful and friendly teacher.

Emir

17/01/20

He is really patient and his method is different than others.

Nur

17/01/20

Good teacher. Heavily recommended.

Nurain Aliah

21/01/20

Aizat is friendly. His teaching methods are very useful.

Sue Teh

04/02/20

Friendly, patient, clear, structured, fun instruction in Malay!! Aizat is a confident and able teacher who is friendly and fun to learn Malay with. Aizat tailors his teaching to my needs as a beginner learning the language for the first time. The lessons progress at a speed that is comfortable for me, allowing me to cement my understanding as I progress. I like the fact that the content of the lessons is structured and has a clear focus/objective, I can see the progression I making. Furthermore, I am developing an understanding of the mechanics of the language in a context that allows me to apply what I have learned in 'real life' situations. I am still having lessons with Aizat and cannot recommend his teaching highly enough!

Clare

22/02/20

Aizat is friendly and good-natured. His teaching style is flexible and lets me decide what I am interested in learning. But if you prefer him to take the lead in the content, he will most certainly do that for you.

Gav

07/12/20

He is friendly, and his ability to learn languages inspire me to learn better.

Russell Callander

28/12/20

Structured classes, focussing on key words and learning and phrases used in conversation. Aizat is very patient and helped me learn at a speed which suited me. This is my first time learning another language, and I was able to hold conversations with me girlfriend within 2 months. I highly recommend Aizat, not only is he a fantastic teacher, but also a very nice and approachable person. I only have positive feedback for Aizat and would recommend him to anyone looking to learn a new language.

Yum

23/04/21

Thank you so much for your time and efforts to teach me. I had fun and learned quite a lot with you!

Anthony O\' Connell

12/08/21

Exceptional and very rewarding. Aizat is very tolerant and makes learning fun and easy.

Education

CFAB

Experience

8 years teaching experience (3 years online teaching experience) . The subjects that I teach are Maths, Add maths, Science and mandarin up to SPM level including international school syllabus and Singapore maths

Tutoring Approach

8 years teaching experience (3 years online teaching experience) Was a top 10 students among 500 students in school. Know the right way to study, know the exam question style and focus on key points to score.

Review

Louis

22/07/19

Lots of expertise. Highly recommended.

Education

Bachelor Degree in Psychology; MBA

Experience

Many learners are learning the Chinese language the wrong way, let me show you how to do it right and effectively. I'm a native Chinese and a Chinese language specialist. Having gone through and seen many pains and stresses related to Chinese learning, I can greatly speed up your communication skill and writing skill in Chinese using my customized, step-by-step Fast-track Training program. I'm skilled in creating an interactive platform for optimum learning. For the past 13+ years, I provided practical and fun-filled activity-based learning to all walks of life. I taught classes of different sizes (from 1 to 100), different levels (from beginners to advance; 2.5-65 years old) and different purposes (from daily-conversation to business presentations in Chinese) in Sri KDU international school, language centers, local and international companies in different countries. As a Mandarin Language Specialist, I developed an App called “Chat to Learn Chinese”. Hundreds of students speaking like Chinese natives within 6 months of exposure to my model is legendary. I contributed to Chinese language learning by creating educative articles and videos on digmandarin.com and medium blog. I also do volunteer works (helping refugees to learn Chinese and other subjects) and tutored some special kids with autistic syndrome/ADHD.

Tutoring Approach

For Mandarin: Most of my students were able to speak Mandarin naturally in less than 6 months by using at least 200-600 vocabulary (70-80% understanding). After 13 years of working actively as a teacher in the Chinese language, I discovered these teaching methods: (Pinyin and tones → basic word orders → expressions close to English → expressions not close to English → Chinese Characters). I call it a Fast-track Training that is so effective that my students were able to converse easily in the Chinese language. The class is highly intensive, fast-paced, interactive, practical and fun. For example 1) Talk in Mandarin starting from day one. You will learn the classroom instructions and some practical phrases in Chinese in the first two classes then I will shift to 100% Mandarin gradually. My students were able to express themselves in Chinese in less than 4 classes. 2) Learning Mandarin with or without Chinese characters. You can learn the language by using PinYin (Western letters). Highly recommended for those who want to learn conversation only. 3) Practical first: We will focus on your interested topic/area instead of learning the language in a general way. 4) A powerful tool - role play: I'll pretend to be your Chinese business partner or a waiter and we chat normally. In this way, we can make the language 1000% more practical to you. 5) Customised learning topics and materials. 6) Looking forward to learning the Chinese language with you : ) Just call/text me

Reviews

Jowin Bin Roslan

21/05/16

He is a very active and responsive teacher with the great knowledge about the subject.I will highly recommend him.

Miri Choi

21/05/16

Her teaching style is very communicative-based and student-centered. I was a little worried because it was the first time to learn Chinese. But thanks to Chris, I become more interested in Chinese and motivated to keep studying it as well.

Hiroko Kataoka

26/07/16

She is an excellent teacher, I learned a lot from her. She comes on time, fun to learn with her, and I improved so much. Unfortunately I have to move out from this country that's why have to quite the lesson otherwise I would have continued to learn from her. I had a chance to change my flight in China, and I could talk in Chinese language with local people and they understood. It made me happy! I definitely recommend her for your tutor. Thank you Chris.

Perry

18/10/17

She is a very passionate and dedicated teacher. After having a few classes with her I can definitely see an improvement in my ability to converse in Mandarin. The use of PinYin to teach makes it easy for me to grasp the language faster. She is very patient and always ensures that I understand what was taught. I would highly recommend Chris Lee to anyone wanting to learn to speak Mandarin fast.

Andrew Chin

14/11/17

Since 2015 teacher Chris has been tutoring both my 9 and 11 year old boys in 4 core school subjects (English, Science, Maths and Chinese). She is always on-time, articulate, kind and patient. Both my kids love her and I can see visible improvement in their school, homework and examination results. I have also personally taken Mandarin classes from her and find that her teaching methodology and approach is very effective. I highly recommend her.

Cornie

19/03/18

Chris is a very talented and knowledgeable tutor. She is patient and supportive and had a very nice way about her. She came extremely prepared which impressed me. What I loved about working with Chris is that she didn't teach me anything I didn't need. We only focused on the important concepts I'm going to need for my job. A pleasure to work with and definitely a class act. Would recommend to anyone.

Harryzal Bin Mustapha

03/04/18

Very high spirited even when our enthusiasm is very low.

Alice Hoang

21/05/18

Chris Lee is very gentle and patient during the learning process. She speaks very clear and slow so the students can catch up all the time and always willing to repeat or answer our questions until we are clear about the lessons. She also has beautiful voice. Her method in teaching is very comprehensive and motivated. We highly recommend Chris Lee for your Chinese language learning.

Bright

06/06/18

Flexibility, and very skilled in the art of teaching, able to adapt to different teaching patterns

Kush Linfield

05/10/18

Chris Lee was patient and unafraid to push my abilities without making me feel frustrated or incompetent. I would recommend her to anyone.

Kim

05/11/18

I am a few weeks into my Mandarin classes with Chris and could not be happier with my choice to begin learning this language! Chris' approach is pragmatic and practical which has given me the ability to construct basic everyday sentences in only a handful of classes. I believe that this method of learning is extremely useful and I have already been able to engage in simple talk with Mandarin speakers as well as finally understand what's going when ordering food in a Chinese restaurant. A huge thumbs up to her patience with her students and ability to address any questions I might have in the most clear manner to further enhance my learning process. I'm excited to see my Mandarin language skills progress more and more in the coming weeks!

Aizat

13/11/18

Chris is an experienced tutor where she would adjust her teaching according to your understanding and what's practical in real life, so you don't need to waste time to force your brain to learn something that you will never use or listening to "wode pengyou zai narli, zai zheli,zai zheli" 100x times. Her teaching is not rigid, and she always there to help your learning.

Education

Bachelor (Hons) of Special Education, Minor in Counselling

Experience

I do have teaching experience for kindergarten and special education.  I do offer the 1-to-1 session for Academic, Cognitive Development, Self-Help Training and etc. Kindly contact me at 018-7740622 (WhatsApp) or email me at [email protected]

Tutoring Approach

I focus on providing Play-Based Learning for the children. Besides, I structure my lesson plan according to what each student needs to gain from my lessons.

Education

Degree in Science (Chemistry and Biology)

Experience

7 years of teaching experience (UPSR, PT3 and SPM) Worked in a private institute (secondary department) teaching Mathematic, Science and Mandarin subjects Can handle exam classes Students age group is from 6-17yo Familiar with exam format Familiar with science experiments and skills of report writing Experienced in marking PT3 Paper Can communicate in Mandarin, English and Malay

Tutoring Approach

Student centered learning approach Will first understand student's problem in learning and give clarification on that Encourage student to high level thinking

Education

Bachelors in Chinese Language (National Taiwan University)

Experience

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest - Benjamin Franklin. I am humorous, open-minded, responsible and patient. A degree holder (National Taiwan University, Chinese Literature) I teach Mandarin, Maths (Upper Primary/Secondary/Adult)

Tutoring Approach

Learning is a lifelong journey. Lesson is customized based on individual strength and weakness in order to increase learner's understanding and interest on the subject.

Education

Diploma in music

Experience

I have 9years experience in teaching piano and 8years experience in teaching pop vocal.

Tutoring Approach

Student can learn for fun and take exams for piano. 

Education

DEGREE IN ANALYST CHEMISTRY

Experience

- I have been teaching adults of mandarin languages for 4 years. I'm very good at Chinese speaking and writing. - I'm famous for being patient and passionate when teaching adults who are beginners so that they will learn the foundation properly.  - i'm freelance, so my time more flexible. 

Tutoring Approach

There is no shortcut to learning languages, especially Chinese. Building good learning habits and having patience in learning is important. Students will have to communicate their goals and learning methods with me before I structure a proper teaching method for them. I have few beginner student from France, Australia, India, Dubai, they all start from zero until now can speak well in mandarin. 

Education

LLB UK Law Degree, Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP), Advocates & Solicitors at High Court of Malaya

Experience

I provide assistance and guidance for English native speaker who intends to enter Chinese school. My specialty is teaching working professionals and adults communicative Mandarin, for both Business and General Communication purposes. As I work in legal field and for US government authorities and private sector as an interpreter, I am familiar with official pronounciation of both Mandarin and English language. Check out our Instagram page for daily Business Mandarin phrases update via @learnchinese.online I have also tutored law students pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate studies, as well as preparing students for Malaysian Bar admission examination. 

Tutoring Approach

 I set out study module enabling student to know what they will be learning in the upcoming classes with me. Then, I conduct a preliminary interview and trial class with student to understand the ability, needs and learning goal, then we work together to finalize the study module and materials according to the students' requirements and aims. My teaching approach varies depending on the student’s needs and learning style. For slow-learner, I will teach them step-by-step to ensure them understand the subjects and topics. I emphasize on understanding the concept, instead of pure memorization. Once the students understand the concept, they are able to think critically and tackle different types of questions and circumstances. I will also then focus on the past year questions to ensure students get familiar with the exam style (if applicable)

Education

MBA

Experience

I am a Native speaker in Mandarin. As a passion in teaching and motivated individual I am extremely interested in teaching. I have about 15 years’ experience in coaching, mentoring and teaching Mandarin/Chinese for ages 4 to 12 kids.  For 1 to 1 Mandarin tuition class to international students or local school students in Malaysia. I will prepare individual teaching materials to different student. I can use different approaches to handle different types of students, no matter weak students or fast learner students.    Providing 1 to 1 and group tuition class as follow: 1) Adult online Mandarin class, main focus on HSK exam. 2) Mandarin Class for preschool age4 - 6 3)  SKJC school Mandarin, Maths & Science 

Tutoring Approach

I can use different approaches to handle different types of students, no matter weak students or fast learner students according to student learning status and the school programme. 

Education

IPA Mandarin Teacher International Certification, Cambridge Certificate in Advance English, Bachelor in Laws, American Council on Exercise Personal Training Certification, Bronze Medallion (Lifesaving Society Malaysia - lifeguard), International Lifesavin

Experience

  General Information I have 15 years of teaching experience. I specialise in teaching Chinese-Mandarin, Chinese-Cantonese, English and Malay. I also offer Italian, Spanish and French class.  English (A) Business English I am currently teaching Business English to China Communication Construction Company (the company who built Penang Second Bridge and constructing high-speed railway in Malaysia), Defacto International Fashion Brand, and several directors and top managers working in tourism and hospitality line. (B) Exam Preparation I have 4 years experience in teaching Cambridge English syllabus, and therefore I am very familiar with the categorisation of Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Moreover, I can also help to prepare International exam such as IELTS.  Mandarin (A) Business Mandarin Preparing managers, students in communicating in business and office environment which main language is Chinese/Mandarin. (B) Academic Mandarin Professionally trained to deliver lectures to prepare students for HSK or any International Examination related to Mandarin-Chinese. (C) Chinese Culture Able to teach appreciation of Chinese classical literature and texts. Fitness Possesses American Council on Exercise Certificate for Personal Training and was the personal trainer and Fitness Manager for more than 3 years. Qualified lifeguard certified by Malaysian Lifesaving Society (Bronze Medallion) and International Lifesaving Society (Belgium) and therefore can teach swimming. (D) IGCSE  English, Chinese, French, Italian, Japanese, History, Sociology, English Literature, Business  

Tutoring Approach

Summary 1. Language Placement Tet 2. Understand the specific needs of students 3. Design relevant and effective syllabus 4. Deliver lecture and observe the development of learners 5. Make changes when possible according to feedback 6. Make sure that the lecture is delivered in enjoyable and effective manner. For language teaching, it is important to take care of the usage of language (grammar, vocabulary), cultural and social aspects and the pedagodical methods when transfering the knowledge to the students. General and specific usage intended to be used by the students when commanding the language will be taken into consideration. To strengthen the memory and impact of learning, appropriate stimulation method has to be used including activities, graphic etc.  Many people take language learning too easy and think that it can be managed in short time. Unless you are a genius, it's very rare for a person to be proficient in a language with just 10 - 20 hours of learning. Experience and research shown that to complete a typical CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) level will need at least 80 to 200 hours. There is no short cut in learning a language and students have to be patient and know what you want for sure. Or else, it will be a waste of time and money.

Education

Bachelors

Experience

From 2014 to present, work as Chinese language teacher in KL language center. Mainly teach children and adults Mandarin as a second language. The students are from different race, nationality, age and backgrounds, above 70% students never learn mandarin before.  Improved the students’ speaking, reading and writing skills and enabled them to communicate in Standard Mandarin fluently. From 2015 to present, Teach adults learning Mandarin online. From 1998 to 2004, Tutored foreign students who had little mandarin basic learning Mandarin. Designed effective lessons that met the learning needs and abilities of students.

Tutoring Approach

Precise grammar explanation with numerous practices. Flexible classroom activities that are fun and close to our life and working. Encourage a multi-dimensional curriculum that integrated language, history, arts, and culture.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration

Experience

I have years of experience in teaching Mathematics (basic and critical maths), English language and Mandarin language for Primary to Secondary level. My goal is to deliver good knowledge and bringing out the best in students within a short period of time.

Tutoring Approach

I'd first assess and identify the student's strengths and weaknesses in order to customise the study plan and worksheets according to his/her school syllabus. Every student's progress is taken seriously. Hence, I'll encourage using students-approach methods to ensure students are understand and able to complete assignments at ease. I believed that building a solid foundation is always the first key to succeed. 

Education

B.A. Mus. Edu. (UK), DipHE Prof. Mus. (UK), Dip. in Mus. Perf. (UK), Cert. in Eng. Language Teaching (UK), IELTS (CEFR C1 Certified), Test of Chinese as Foreign Language (TOCFL) Cert. (CEFR C1 Certified) Taiwan MOE, Prof. Cert. in Online Teaching (M'sia)

Experience

I am a professional educator with 28 years of teaching experiences in the piano, the English Language and the Chinese Language. I have taught in the UK, Singapore; and I am currently teaching in Malaysia. Past experiences include teaching in international schools and colleges.  

Tutoring Approach

(1) Piano, Keyboard & Music Theory – Classical, Pop and Jazz (ABRSM, Trinity College and Rock School). Exam or leisure. Beginner to diploma levels. (2) The English Language – IELTS (Academic & General Training), MUET, Daily English for Communication (for schools leavers & adults), School Academic English (Primary & secondary – All streams: International, national & Chinese schools - 1st and 2nd languages), College & University Academic English and Business English. (3) Mandarin – Mandarin for Adults (Beginner to advanced: Daily conversation, Hanyu Pinyin & Chinese characters), School Academic Chinese (1st, 2nd and foreign languages), Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (6 levels) and Business Mandarin.  

Reviews

Adibah Maryam

04/03/21

Prompt replies, Clear and effective communication, Provided extra leeson time during lessons, Can easily understand teacher's teaching, Suited study materials provided with current level Vast experience in teaching and able to pinpoint cause of problem thus making teaching session effective

Syuhaini Ab Rahman

20/03/21

I'm a student of Master's degree in MBA, studying English with Mr. Kwan. Mr. Kwan is very authentic and experienced, he communicates clearly and responded attentively to my needs. His teaching material is useful for my MBA. Mr. Kwan also teaches my 3 children. There's a significant improvement on their English skills since taken the courses. He is patient and generous (in terms of time). If you are looking for a genuine, dedicated and skillful teacher, he is your guy.

Vinod

20/03/21

He is very dedicated to the teachings. He allots extra time on all lessons to make sure the student really grasps the weeks lesson, making it easy to practice over the week till the next lesson. I am an adult residing in Kuching , Sarawak and he is from KL, yet his online classes are so good that it is like having a real teacher beside you. He uses excellent audio visual equipment for his teachings so all online classes have been extremely smooth and with no communication disruptions. His years of experience serves well as he is able to render the lesson and acknowledge the mistakes instantly and provide immediate rectification. I enjoy my classes with him and hope to learn the piano in record time under his tutelage.

Syuhaini

20/03/21

Very thorough in preparation of teaching materials and very attentive to details. I'm currently a student of Master's degree in MBA, studying English with Kwan. The teaching materials prepared are highly useful and relevant to my MBA Course. I can easily understand the teacher's teaching, the teacher communicated clearly and effectively to me. My 3 children, including a secondary school student, are currently learning with Kwan too. He is very patient with them. Lessons are fun and inspiring. Kwan also give me and my children much extra lesson time for each lesson. I and my children can easily understand the teacher's teaching very well. Teacher is able to pinpoint weaknesses, give advices and improve them. Thus, from my point of view, Kwan is very qualified and experience in teaching English to varied English levels of various learners. He is very dedicated and responsible educator who genuinely care about students' learning. I highly recommend Kwan for almost any level of English learning. Bravo!

Fadzillah Ab Rashid

14/08/21

My 13 years old son, Adam is learning Mandarin with Mr Kwan. Adam is from Chinese mixed family who doesn't speak Chinese. That is why I went trough FB and found Mr Kwan. Mr Kwan makes Adam feels so comfortable and focus on what his teaching. I was impressed with the quality of his tutoring sessions. After the 5 -10 lessons from Mr Kwan finally now Adam can watch Chinese show with me and he understands and can speak Chinese in a very proper way. Adam really enjoy his Chinese class with Mr Kwan. He is really good to make someone focus on his class yet fun to learn!

Irfan Zafri

29/09/21

I am an adult. Working in the automotive sales industry. I am learning Spoken Cantonese from Mr Kwan. The lessons provided is through online video call. It’s been 3 months already since I started to learn from him. Before I join Mr Kwan’s Lessons, my knowledge of Cantonese was completely zero. After a while, I noticed that I could possibly understand my colleagues speaking to each other. it’s not that much, but that is what i can say good progress for me. I feel there is so much improvement week after week. this has been useful in my daily working life. Online lessons from Mr Kwan are very effective. Mr Kwan’s passion, commitment, dedication, patience, flexibility in lesson rescheduling, communication (clarity in lesson delivery), organization (notes/learning material given to me), professionalism (manners in speaking, answering my doubts and replies; timeliness in starting lessons), generosity in extra lesson time given to me in his teaching is way up to the standard and unexpected. His styles of teaching i.e. friendliness, engagement, hands-on & practical approach are very straightforward and easy to communicate. In conclusion, I would highly recommend Mr Kwan to be your Cantonese teacher. I believe his other lessons will definitely be the same standard and teaching style as well.

June

30/09/21

I am an adult who has been taking piano classes online with Mr Donovan for the past 3 months Engagement during class, very patient and helpful in helping me understanding throughout the class. He is also very flexible in accommodating with my timing besides his busy schedule. I am able to play confidently despite having learned from him 3 months ago. I will definitely pass on the message to recommend him to my friends who would want to take up the piano.

Je M\'appelle Grace Lim

29/11/21

Patient, experience and knowledgeable. He will tell the story of the music /song before I start to learn the song, and analysis score for me, this help me interpret the music deeper when I am playing. He will suggest alternative way of practice the song such as using the block chords method to make the practice more efficient.

Je M\'appelle Grace Lim

29/11/21

I am an adult learner who have been taking online class for piano practical high grade- Trinity syllabus for two months with Mr Kwan. I am a piano teacher. I teach piano beginner. I am looking to upgrade my qualification to higher grade before I take Mr Kwan lesson. His online lesson match my lifestyle, because I am busy and do not have time to travel to music center for piano lesson, I am glad to have online piano lesson to ease my burden to travel long way to music center. He is knowledgeable and will tell the story of the music score I am going to work on, help me to analysis the score for better music interpretation. He is generosity in extra lesson time given to me in his teaching. Song books/learning material given to me is good and organized.

Education

Bachelor of Art (Canada)

Experience

With over 20 years of teaching practice, I have gained tremendous knowledge and skills of teaching from students. My work settings include private home tuition, individual and group classes in tuition centers as well as corporate environment for academic and business objectives. Student profile consists of school teenagers, adults, business owners and housewives. Courses include: Academic English, Business English and Mandarin

Tutoring Approach

Active learning is the core system practiced in my class through interaction and it has proven to be successful. It captures the learners’ attention and their interest levels. Course syllabus is designed to meet individual need and requirement ranging from academic to business world. Class is conducted either as individual or group structure upon student’s requirement.

Reviews

Rosziyan Rekam

12/08/15

She is very friendly, flexible, and knows my requirement and expose my daughter to English conversations.

Jamie San

08/10/15

Colin is a friendly and patient tutor. He is very easy to talk to and more like a friend to me than a tutor. We always concentrate on areas that I'm not that good and confident with. He is very punctual too.

Chui Vivian

08/10/15

Teacher Colin has been teaching my dad so many vocabularies those are useful in his daily routine. He can teach according to the student's standard and demand of the student.

Koay

29/03/16

Unlike other tutors, he corrected my mistakes directly without hesitation. In addition he taught me how to present myself in English confidently. Lastly, I felt beneficial in terms of pronunciation and intonation in English speaking.

Mae

11/04/16

I am taking IELTS lessons from Colin. He is very friendly, easy to communicate with. He is very punctual. He provides tailored classes, suited to each individual needs. He also provides extra services such as advice outside of class and extra study materials. Colin identifies individual troubles, and target them patiently. Fingers cross that I can score for my IELTS test this time.

Alis Nur Shafeeza

10/05/16

I like how he is punctual and very well prepared for his class. The IELTS preparation class was very helpful.

Aixin

25/05/16

He is a teacher with good skills of teaching, friendly nature, good sense of humor, patient and easygoing.

Meisimt

28/06/16

Colin has helped me in my preparation for the IELTS exams, especially in the critical thinking part of the written exam. He is creative as well as concise with his thoughts for the essays and a great person to bounce ideas off. My lessons were customized for my requirements and I would not hesitate to recommend Colin for IELTS preparation.

Brian Jo

22/07/16

I'm learning Chinese - Mandarin from him. He is very friendly and informative and I am actually learning and able to use it too. If you tell him what you want to learn or do, he will adjust the class for you. I recommend him to any beginner level students

Piotr

08/09/16

Colin is a great trainer! He has helped me a lot in IELTS preparation by continuously giving me important tips and tricks on how to score best results in the exam. I would strongly recommend him as a very good teacher!

Tarlan Jaafarpour

08/09/16

I had taken IELTS class with Colin. He was one of the best teachers that I ever had. He was very patient and informative. His classes were very interesting for me. He is funny but at the same time serious in his approach. It was a very nice experience and I really appreciate the effort given by him.

Daud

25/01/17

Colin has helped me grow personally and academically. He was able to accommodate and guide me during my training under him and I appreciate every opportunity. I was under him. Thank you for opening my eyes on how to develop my English further. Looking forward to catching up with you soon.

Daud

25/01/17

Colin has helped me to focus on my weaknesses when I seek his helped in improving my English. He not only focus on my main issues but also my habits in addressing my English. Thank you for your guidance, advise and your patience in helping me to achieve my goals.

Winnie

21/03/17

Colin has helped my friend and me on academic IELTS preparation. He is a friend rather than a teacher so we really enjoyed the class. He takes his teaching seriously and indeed a patient person. Other than helping us on the test preparation, he also showed us the resources online for learning English. Thank you for the class and guidance.

Izreen Imran

29/03/17

Colin is currently teaching my brother & me Mandarin. He is indeed a very dedicated and passionate tutor. He is always punctual, has his materials prepared beforehand and is very efficient. He also encourages his students to ask questions and to speak more with confidence. Apart from that, he is also very patient.

Kishen

27/12/17

Collin is very attentive and delivers his teaching material in a clear and concise manner. I believe I have progressed much from my lessons with him.

Ken Ang

27/12/17

He is a very good tutor. He points out many small mistakes which usually you don't realize. Highly recommended.

Pathum

06/09/18

He is precisely teaching according to your requirements. Punctual and really interesting person. I took 3 IELTS sessions from him especially targeting a higher band score and I learnt extremely valuable techniques for writing and speaking. Highly recommended.

Nurfhara Izzati Nordin

21/09/20

He was very informative and discipline. His lessons are useful for IELTS preparation for short period of time.

Angie

04/03/21

Colin’s teaching method is great and concise. He is patient, supportive and really knows how to motivate his students. He is good at building confidence and keeping lesson fun and engaging through variety of activities that improve communication, writing and reading skill. I would highly recommend him as a English private tutor.

Education

BSc (Hons) Food Science with Nutrition

Experience

From my experience, being a good listener is important. Teaching and learning involved 2 parties, hence discussion will be made with students to find out the best way of learning customise for the students which make the learning effective. My strength is patience, willing to explore and learn, being a good listener.

Tutoring Approach

I customise my lessons based on students's needs and progress. Discussion can be made and prefer effective learning for students. Focus more on students understanding of what is taught and willing to explore different way of teaching. Class conducted should be relax, fun and effective for students.

Education

Degree in Marketing

Experience

A highly dedicated, responsible and committed full-time tutor for the past 15 years, I've helped many students achieved academic excellence.

Education

Master in Business Administration and Bachelor in Economics

Experience

Experience in teaching for national (UPSR, PT3, SPM, STPM) and international (IGCSE and A level). Specialised Accounting, Economics and Business Studies for higher secondary and tertiary level. For Primary, specialised in BM, BI, Maths and Sciences. I can offer home/ group/ online tuition.

Education

Bachelor Degree of Chemical Engineering

Experience

I'm a qualified Chemical Engineer with 5 years of teaching experience. The subjects that I mainly teach are Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Mandarin, English and Science.

Tutoring Approach

One of the key subjects to be a qualified Engineer is Mathematics. I have 5 years teaching experience in teaching Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, English, Mandarin and Science. I'll use different approaches to build up the student's fundamental.

Reviews

Rosehayati Binti Ahmad

04/03/21

She is very dedicated and always strive to make sure her student understands what she has taught and most importantly she is very patience.

Zoe

14/06/21

Ms Chen is a great mandarin teacher for my daughter who is an international school student. Her classes are personalized, fun and interactive. As a result of attending her classes, my daughter developed an interest in Mandarin and started to naturally communicate in mandarin from time to time. Her results improved dramatically and more importantly, she enjoys learning the language.

Aireene

14/06/21

Miss chen is very friendly person and helpful to improve my maths I appreciate it and thankful to miss chen❤️

Education

Degree in Business Management

Experience

Though my highest qualification is degree in business management, my greatest strength is to build up a potential student who can grow happily with passionate and open minded thinking. Many students failed to deliver in their academic, not because they are stupid or lazy. It is because they have lost direction and teacher failed to build up their interests and confidence level. In the past, I have students from age 10 to 50 years old. Now again I have a few primary and teenager students.

Tutoring Approach

Plan syllabus that suits a student's needs. Open Questions & Answer: discuss, work on one step by one step to check for the student's understanding at which level before proceeding to the next stage. Encourage students to work independently, and write freely based from the project or the material asked. Rephrase a student's question into your own words, be patience, supportive, and encouraging. My philosophy is 'No stupid question or answer.' Respect and Resilience are the keywords to success.        One-to-One tuition rate: For primary school, fee per hour is RM50. For lower secondary school, fee per hour is RM60. For upper secondary, fee per hour is RM70. For private primary and secondary school, the fee per hour rate is different.  Any student who takes 1.5 hour per week or from the same family more than two or a group of three from the same level per week will enjoy a special online rate. 

Review

Fiona

05/12/20

My 13 years old son has been taking English online tuition with teacher Michael for about a year. We find teacher Michael to be a really good tuition teacher. He is conscientious, responsible and takes a lot of time and effort to ensure the lesson is effective. Although we have an hour of tuition, he takes time to prepare before the lesson and also marks homework after the lesson so I think he spends double of time we pay for. In addition, teacher Michael also prepares exams for my son to take after every term and sends me the student progress report, so he is more or less like a school teacher! Other than the actual lesson plan, I also like the fact that teacher Michael always takes time to have a short chat with my son, he will find out about his interest, what’s happening to him that week and so extra activities that fit his interest to keep him engaged with the lesson. Kudos to him for that!

Education

TCSOL; CELTA; B.Sc.(Hons.) with Petroleum Chemistry

Experience

With an early working background as a trilingual translator, 011-62216066 I was constantly gravitated by the calling of teaching and eventually, by random chances, I was called to teach in formal schools,language academies and tutorial centres. Since then I have been enthusiastically serving a total of 20 years in teaching English,Malay, Chinese covering both international(British, American, Singapore) and national syllabuses, business, drama, literature and customized. The spectrum of my students ranges from multinational private leaners,school students to corporate employees.  

Tutoring Approach

The challenge in tutoring is not about `what-is' but `how-to'. As every learner is different, creativity is undeniably essential to enlighten a frustrated student in a fun, refreshing way of learning instead of hardship. This is my primary aspiration. Hence, teaching is an art, rather than a science. As an astute educator, I empathize, motivate, inspire in  guiding, coaching and training learners to overcome their learning  difficulties. Not limiting to this, I'm always passionately prepared to devise different approaches in handling motivation, discipline and  behaviorial issues. To say the least, I have well-recognized track records  in dealing with various kinds of leanering issues.  Education is a job of giving. You can't give what you don't have. As a person who is eagerly  inquisitive and caring, I passionately enjoy giving and sharing  knowledge and life experience in my job.  Should you have any interest for a better pictures of my teaching, you are cordially invited to visit my facebook (Due to privacy setting, you can add-friend to understand more).As I seldom check my inbox overhere, preferred contact method: WhatsApp/SMS your location, short/long term prior to appointment on phone. Thank you. Happy learning!

Reviews

Janice

06/06/18

We are a Singaporean expat family with 2 kids, struggle finding good tutor for slow learners. I highly recommend Ms. Lee as a tutor. She has been teaching my children for 1 years and she has a wonderful rapport with people especially with my children. Ms. Lee has the ability to connect with them and her talent with teaching simple concepts, as well as advanced topics. Ms. Lee has excellent written and communication skills, extremely organized and most importantly, responsible and reliable. Ms. Lee accomplished these tasks with great initiative and with a very positive attitude.

Takanori Suzuki

14/06/18

I'm a Japanese expat in Kuala Lumpur and I was facing critical dilemma of communication in English. Ms. Lee was a responsible tutor and she dedicated to plan and tailored-make a learning syllabus which only for my personal needs - listening and pronunciation. I was a very busy employee so learning progress was not speedy but Ms. Lee was very patient, considerate and professional in guiding and couching me about my difficulties, and i managed to overcome my old habit of strong Japanese accent, at the same time improved in my listening, grammar and vocabulary. Besides, Ms. Lee also helped me a lot with my presentation in which, she is not only having a good background of it, but also a very personable person herself. As a result, I let my wife and son learn from Ms. Lee too. I'm also very thankful for her flexibility in accommodating my busy schedule. She is also punctual person. I highly recommend Ms. Lee if you are looking for a professional private tutor.

Kim Ji Hyun

25/06/18

We are 2 Korean brothers studying in Malaysia. My younger brother failed in his English accessment test. As a result, he was unable to enroll into the school. We were recommended by a Korean friend to Ms Lee for English and Chinese home-schooling. My brother is a fun lover and enjoy no-study life. I heard that the korean friend's son became looking forwarding to go to the class of Ms. Lee after 3-month of resistance. So we gave it a try. My brother told me that Ms. Lee is a good teacher and he respects her, although she could be strict sometimes. I thank Ms. Lee because she is a responsible, caring teacher. My parents are in Korea, but we can count on Ms. Lee as our home tutor.

Tan Boon Hin

25/06/18

I'm a Malaysian business owner with limited formal languages communication skill. I have several English tutors at the same time, but Ms. Lee is the one who can teach me with multilingual explanation. She interviewed me in depth to understand my background so to analyse and gauge a realistic learning expectation with me. She is a strategist. She is also a punctual, dedicated and no-nonsense person. Now, she is also a private tutor for my wife and children.

Mina O\'connor

13/07/18

We are Irish/Malay family with 2 boys. I was recommended by my Singaporean friend to Ms. Lee, learning that her daughter scored full A under the guidance of Ms Lee. We had Ms. Lee for exam preparation. She is a honest and dedicated teacher, who is direct and straight forward to the points in addressing the progress and performance. She is trustworthy and we count on her for the learning matter. Thank you.

Leah

01/12/18

I'm Japanese pre-university student in Malaysia, through the recommendation of my parents' friend, teacher Lee helped me a lot with my IELTS and English communication problems. Lessons are very relaxing, easy and enjoyable. I highly recommend teacher Zara Sofia Lee as a personal tutor.

Walter Preston

01/12/18

We are Canadian expat living in Kuala Lumpur with a special child. We had tried a few private tutor and we were happy that Teacher Lee managed to handle my daughter who is willful and needs much patience and grace. They got along well after a short while and my daughter turned out like Miss Lee and always looked forward to having more lessons with her.

Misaki Yamamoto

17/12/18

I managed to fine-tune my bad Japanese accent into standard English and Mandarin under Sofia's coaching.

Tiffany B. Zhang

25/04/19

We have been 30 months with Sofia now, recommended by our neighbour. My kids are both in junior and high school. Started with one subject, then we added other subjects under my kid's request just because my kid would like to her stay longer. She is getting more and more looking forward to the lessons to spend time with Sofia. It was a progressive journey too, filled with happy moments for my kid ( who is rather hard to manage). Sofia's creativity and character are suitable for my kid. I vouch for Sofia.

Education

Bachelor of Contemporary Performance

Experience

Hi, I'm an undergraduate degree holder from the Australian Institute of Music, Bachelor of contemporary performance majoring in Vocal. Currently I have 2 years experience in the education field.  I am able to speak multiple languages which includes English, Mandarin, Korean, Malay, Cantonese and Hokkien. I didnt purchase a membership so I wont be able to see your contact info. do email me @ [email protected] if You're interested in having classes with me ~ Do include the following info in your email !   1. Name 2. Age 3. Location  4. Do you have a piano or keyboard at home?  5. Do you prefer online lessons or door to door classes?  6. Whats your aim in learning vocals? (Professionalism or just for fun)  The info are necessary for me to customize a suitable lesson plan just for you. ^^ Also email me for more info, if you're seeking for dance instead of Vocals^^ Hope to receive your contact soon ~  Thank you Sincerely,  Jenn

Tutoring Approach

I like to start my lesson by listening to my students voice to get an idea of his/her voice range, technique, and style that is suitable for the particular student hence it will be great if the student is able to prepare a song of their choice in any genre that they like and show me during the first lesson. After that is done, I will start by warming up and building a strong base of techniques which includes vocal control, pitch, rhythm etc. This way it will be easier for the students to build more on top of it including the texture, emotions, presentation etc. I do not like to stress my students out and prefer to teach my students by encouraging them and making sure that the students is always in a comfortable state during class, this will allow the students to enjoy their lesson and absorbing the information learnt in class. Other than that, Practising is the main commitment of this journey.

Review

Nur Shakila De Cruz

05/09/20

I hope I can learn more from her and I can speak Chinese with her fluently.