Ngoc Tu

Cô Tú is an amazing teacher! I already taken 20+ lessons from her and I've NEVER once been disappointed! As an absolute beginner, I'm surprised at how much Vietnamese I have learned in such a short time! After watching her intro video, the 3 reasons I chose to learn from her were: 1. she sounded prepared; 2. she looked engaged with her students & encouraged them; and 3. she used Vietnamese to teach Vietnamese. That's one of the best things about Cô Tú... she gives you an immersive environment to learn Vietnamese! She is very patient and uses gestures & words you know to try to explain to you new words or phrases. Only as a last resort does she use English. Her lessons cover everything you really need to know, especially how to correctly pronounce words! Whenever I fail, I NEVER feel foolish with her but instead she motivates me to keep trying! I'm sure there are other great teachers out there but I plan to continue to keep learning from Cô Tú as I couldn't ask for a better teacher!

Classes with Tu have been a great pleasure. I now have completed six lessons, and I continue to be impressed by Tu’s teaching style, preparedness, and attention to detail. In general, Tu demonstrates an excellent knowledge of language instruction. More impressively, though, Tu does an excellent job adjusting lessons to focus the most time and attention toward the areas where I am weaker, while still giving time to strengthen and practice in areas where I am stronger. I have a few different languages with many different teachers, and Tu is definitely among the most skilled I have studied with. I feel extremely lucky to have found such a teacher on italki, and I strongly recommend her.

After a few months' break, I was eager to get back on with my Vietnamese lessons. I chose Ngoc Tu as my new teacher as I trusted her educational background in language studies and her experience mentoring a wide range of students from total beginners to the advanced. For ‘’higher level’’ Vietnamese speakers, her lessons are designed to be practical yet rigorous. She will make her students speak in Vietnamese as much as possible on a variety of topics grounded in reality and useful in the real world. Then, you will practice reading by going through short passages while she helps you understand the words you missed and highlight the sentence structures that will be useful for you when you write. As homework, you will be frequently asked to write a short text summarizing a current affairs videoclip or a newspaper article depending on your interests. Tu’s lessons are succinct, densely packed and tailored to the needs each student, which is ideal for those of us leading busy lives.

It has been a great pleasure studying with cô Tú, now, for almost two years. It is rare to find a teacher who balances training a multitude of skills in a language, prepares well for class, goes above and beyond to help, and does so with an apparent ease and grace. I know that the appearance of ease indicates a high level of preparation, both in prior study and experience, and for individual classes and individual students. Further, cô Tú is a delightful person and it has consistently been a delight to study with her; she shows a lot interest and thoughtfulness in conversations, and still, she effectively uses them as opportunities for learning, practice, and study of the target language. I have now studied from very little Vietnamese knowledge and speaking, to a reasonable level now; and that is, in a large part, due to her kindness. I feel very lucky to have studied with cô Tú and have gained so much form her classes. I am very grateful to have met her and studied with her.

Chi Tu has been super thorough with my lessons and also takes the time to give me opportunities to practice conversationally. Highly recommend her and her lessons! (:

Such a nice first lesson! I'm excited for my language learning to excel!