De CanadáMora em Toronto, Canadá (05:40 UTC-04:00)
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Professor da italki desde 8 de Sep de 2020
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I was born in Hong Kong, and have lived in Canada for most of my adult life. I recently finished a long successful career, and would like to do something that I'm passionate about. Language learning and teaching is something that I can never get tired of.
English is probably my strongest language in terms of writing, reading and speaking. However, I can also converse confidently in Mandarin with little to no accent as evident in my video. Cantonese is my native tongue; although I don't use it nearly as often as my English, I have no problem switching back and forth between the two languages when I need to.
Minha atuação como professor
I am experienced in formal (classroom) teaching of the English language to Chinese students preparing for their university entrance exams, as well as one-on-one tutoring of Cantonese to students from the foreign business community in Hong Kong. In addition, I have a certificate from the Hong Kong Chinese University for a course on the teaching of Putonghua (Chinese Mandarin), which I successfully completed in the top fifth percentile of the class.
Minhas aulas e estilo de ensino
I recognize that everyone learns differently, and I vary my approach accordingly. My general method is to follow a semi-structured approach. In other words, I will create a plan for each lesson with learning objectives, but will also make sure there’s room for any questions from the student.
For each student, I will discover what their objectives are during the first lesson, and customize future lessons to suit their individual needs. For beginners that are more analytical, I can start with the building blocks of the language, such as the pronunciation rules, parts of speech and basic vocabulary. For an advanced learner, I would recommend a more conversation-based approach.
Meu material de ensino
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Lições de casa
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Chinês (Cantonês) Aulas
Aula Experimental
133 aulas concluídas
USD 8.00+
Cantonese for All Levels
A1 - C2Geral1,959 aulas concluídas
USD 13.40+
Pacote com 13% de desconto
Conversation practice
B2 - C2Prática de Conversação749 aulas concluídas
USD 8.20+
Pacote com 6% de desconto
Disponibilidade
Com base no seu fuso horário (UTC+00:00)
348 Revisões
Karen
379 Chinês (Cantonês) aulas
Escolha do professor
My kids improve their Cantonese a lot with Zack.
2 de jun de 2023
Rachelmc
156 Chinês (Cantonês) aulas
Escolha do professor
Really enjoyable lessons!
Zack is always well prepared and his lessons are relaxed yet well structured, with a sound grounding in grammar and pronunciation. I really like the pace of progress and review, in our lessons.
22 de mar de 2023
George
210 Chinês (Cantonês) aulas
Escolha do professor
It’s rare to find a native speaker so attuned to (and interested in) the intricacies of their own language. I feel like I can come to Zack with any question (whether it’s about proper usage of a new word or grammatical constructions that my brain has a hard time processing) and his responses are always clear, thoughtful, engaging, enlightening, and motivating. If needed, he will take the time outside of class to properly address any questions I have. He pushes himself to fully understand any linguistic phenomena I express interest in so that he can teach them to me as clearly as possible. He is one of the most talented, dedicated teachers I have ever had both in and outside of language learning—and he is certainly one of the kindest. I also really appreciate his infectious sense of humor. I really can’t recommend Zack highly enough. I'm looking forward to our next lesson (as always)!
18 de jul de 2022
Chung
107 Chinês (Cantonês) aulas
I have had almost 100 lessons with Zack, and I've learned so much. I grew up speaking Cantonese, but was lacking vocabulary and fluency to express more complex thoughts. I believe that I have come a long way since starting on italki and especially after taking lessons with Zack. I always do conversation practice, and although there is no set lesson plan, Zack always does an amazing job at keeping the conversation going, introducing new words/idioms, and encouraging me to try new ways to say things. Most importantly for an unstructured conversation practice, Zack feels like an old friend whenever we meet - so we always have a lot of laughs, we talk about both light and heavy conversation topics, and he makes it feel fully safe to try new things and make mistakes when speaking Cantonese. I do receive feedback and corrections always in a gentle, but constructive way. I highly recommend working with Zack if you are serious about learning or improving your Cantonese!
15 de mai de 2024
Gautam K
1 Chinês (Cantonês) aula
I usually look at 50 to 200 profiles before choosing a teacher. And Zack didn't disappoint! The lesson was amazing and with good energy while still being efficient. If you notice his profile, he's timestamped where to look for each language that may interest you - a clue that he would be (and is) empathic, thinks deeply about others' needs and very organised, beyond what you can expect from most people. Highly recommended! 谢谢Zack老师!
11 de mai de 2024
Chris
6 Chinês (Cantonês) aulas
Another excellent lesson with Zack, who is always patient and gives detailed well-informed explanations to my questions!
2 de mai de 2024
Aula Experimental
USD 8.00
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