Kevin

Excellent class focusing on New Year’s food and travel. I am learning many new words and building confidence when speaking Mandarin.

Have been studying with Kevin for a few months and it helps build my confidence. He’s patient and provides good example. He follows up each lesson with feedback and pronunciation tips.

Teacher Kevin brought a useful published lesson with a short dialogue and exercises. He also brought a good ice-breaker question (Have you eaten yet?). This allowed me to speak the language and learn new words and expressions. My class was very useful. I highly recommend this teacher (Kevin).

Teacher Kevin very quickly wrote grammatically correct versions of what I tried to say in class. This is a very helpful way to gradually improve my vocabulary and sentence structure. He is a good learning partner or coach.

Teacher Kevin brings out the best in his students by responding to what they say and developing the conversation so that they build on their knowledge.

Teacher Kevin created a supportive learning environment. He balanced appropriate calm correction with appreciative comments about my pronunciation. This is so important to a student who wishes to run before they can walk. The key aspect of Teacher Kevin’s teaching is ‘encouraging.’