Tom Lee

After two years of taking class with Tom I can confidently say that my lessons with him have been the #1 thing that has contributed to my growth in Korean. Not only have my speaking and listening skills improved exponentially, but my depth of understanding of all the nuance in the Korean language (and there is a lot lol) has dramatically increased as well. This for me is super valuable and really not something you can learn from a book!

Some people are just born to teach. Tom has a gift for sure. Tom offers a perfect balance of instruction, patience, encouragement, and humor.  -He uses both Korean and English in class -he types notes for you as you go -homework easily fits into busy schedules -you learn so much without realizing it -He can easily sense when you don't understand and may need additional examples -He can also sense when you are having an off-day and need less pressure. -classes are a joy and will quickly become the highlight of your week.   I am thankful I put the self-teaching attempts down and took a chance. Learning a language is hard. Having someone to walk beside you that genuinely cares about your success makes it easier.

Another great class, Tom really helps you focus in on your pronunciation and does so in a stepwise fashion so you aren’t overwhelmed. Continues to tailor classes to my learning level really well and lets the natural flow of the lesson help guide topics of discussion. Loving my classes!

Honestly I can say that after taking many many many lessons with Tom DAILY, this is probably one of the best teachers I’ve ever had in my life — period!! I cannot recommend him enough, he is so kind, compassionate punctual. He makes learning so fun and I can genuinely say that it has been a pleasure to be his student. His teaching method for learning languages is by far one of the most practical and hands on approaches. I never thought I would have learnt the amount I learned. And I never even did any of the homework 😂. He paces his lessons to suit his students. He takes so much notes during lessons. The study material is always centred around your life so you really learn vocabulary you would use in real life. I can’t recommend him enough.

Very helpful review of concepts, Tom is great about taking questions and letting that guide the lesson. He is as advertised a true grammar nerd! He can really get into the details of why certain phrases or words are conjugated the way they are, very helpful as always!

Tom is an incredibly patient and diligent teacher. Over my many lessons with him over the past few weeks he's been nothing but helpful and instructive, and each class he tailors the lesson to be relevant to me. Tom will provide you with as much guidance and structure as you need to be successful in Korean. In a just short time I've been so impressed with the progress that I've made thanks to him! I can't recommend him enough.