Frankie C. (him, 37 Years)

Kowloon, Hong Kong

Experienced and effective teacher with a PhD in Chinese Language.

Bio

Hello everyone! 大家好! I'm Frankie (我叫 Frankie), a native Cantonese speaker raised in Hong Kong with professional proficiency in Mandarin. With over 8 years of experience, I speciali... Read more

Hello everyone! 大家好! I'm Frankie (我叫 Frankie), a native Cantonese speaker raised in Hong Kong with professional proficiency in Mandarin. With over 8 years of experience, I specialize in teaching both Cantonese and Mandarin, along with Chinese culture, to non-native speakers.

I take joy in fostering cultural exchanges among diverse individuals. My students, spanning the globe from the US and UK to Canada, India, Germany, Hong Kong, Australia, and more, come from various backgrounds, including teachers, business consultants, doctors, and students from elementary to university levels.

Currently, I offer the following lessons:

1. Cantonese (From beginner to advanced): These lessons will focus on the basic elements of Cantonese, including Jyutping, tones, vocabulary, and sentence structures. Students will enhance their proficiency through various topics such as self-introduction, discussing hobbies, and expressing dates and times. I design my teaching materials, supplementing them with exercises from available textbooks. Regular in-class and take-home exercises will be assigned to ensure students' growth.

2. Conversational Chinese (both Cantonese and Mandarin) for intermediate and advanced students: Each lesson will concentrate on a specific topic to improve speaking, listening, and acquire new vocabulary.

3. Chinese Reading and Writing for intermediate and advanced students: These lessons aim to enhance writing and reading proficiency through selected materials covering diverse topics. We'll analyze various sentence structures to help students become better readers and writers. Between lessons, students are expected to compose a piece of Chinese writing. All students, whether familiar with Cantonese or Mandarin, are welcome.

4. Chinese culture, history, and literature: These lessons will guide students in exploring various aspects of Chinese culture. No prior knowledge of Chinese is required.

5. Classical Chinese (wenyanwen 文言文): With profound knowledge of classical Chinese grammar, I can teach both native and non-native Chinese speakers interested in this ancient language. Due to the specialized nature of classical Chinese and its less common teaching, the price for this course is higher than others (negotiable). Read less

Teaching methodology

Speaking of my teaching strategy, I emphasize integrating language learning into students' everyday life and encourage my students to engage in in-class interactive activities. In ... Read more

Speaking of my teaching strategy, I emphasize integrating language learning into students' everyday life and encourage my students to engage in in-class interactive activities. In these activities, I create numerous real-world scenarios to ensure that students can apply what they have learned. I also make use of various forms of cultural production, such as movies, TV dramas, and YouTube videos, to stimulate students' interest. Read less

• HK$225

  Local Hourly rate

• $30

  Online Hourly rate