Personal Description:

Dear English Learners,

Looking to live or study abroad? I can help. I'm a native English speaker certified in ESL and IELTS preparation. I successfully teach students from around the world. My focus is on creating a fun, interactive learning environment using materials specific to each learner's needs.

If you're looking to sound more professional for work, I'm also certified as a Business English Specialist. My original background is as a manager and I have students in the marketing, medical, legal, HR, IT and hospitality fields. We practise role-play, interview and presentation skills together.

Last but not least, I do speak French and basic Cantonese and have found this very useful when covering phrases or words that are difficult to explain.

I hope to speak with you soon! Valerie

Tutoring Experience:

I use my teaching and business background (BA (Hons), Business Studies), to equip students with what they need to succeed whether for academic studies or to operate in today's global commercial environment. Learners range from older teens to adult professionals in the medical, marketing, IT, financial, hospitality and legal fields - I have working knowledge in all those areas.

I'm consistently rated as a Super Tutor, and as being "professional" and "patient".

I have also amassed a wide range of carefully chosen up-to-date teaching materials over the years.

Tutoring Approach:

During our first meeting, I will assess your unique needs and preferences and will choose materials to match your skill level and interests. I believe that effective, long-lasting language acquisition can only come about through interactivity and having fun. Expect a lot of role-play, pronunciation work and reading relevant, real life articles and texts in the classes I will have with you… If you're a beginner, I will design lessons to help build your grammar skills and vocabulary bank.

Students often comment that they appreciate and enjoy my methodology and teaching style.