English Language/Literature for local/international students

Language enthusiast and trainer in the English educational industry. Passionate about the literary fields and studies. Bilingual in English and Chinese.

8 years of tutoring work and counting. Genuinely enjoys sharing language and helping learners improve.

Personal Quote: 'Love all, Trust a few, Do wrong to none.' -William Shakespeare

Helped prospective international students in Singapore ace their English entry examinations- intensive and helpful preparation for English tests and programs such as AEIS, APTIS, Wida Access, and ELL (English Language Learner).

Tutored local Primary/Secondary students in local schools and achieved improvements in examination results.

Improved language and humanities subject scores for intermediate and advanced students enrolled in Singapore-based international/public schools. Inclusive of the Mid-years Program, International Baccalaureate, GCSE, Singapore-Cambridge O'Levels, and PSLE English coaching.

Lessons tailored to the pace and interests of individual students, engaging and inspiring them to learn. Fun, challenging, and reading-intensive/knowledge-based classroom lesson approach.

-Significant experience in tutoring students for English and Literature (primary to secondary levels, for O'Level and IB)
-Has a fulltime Diploma in Creative Writing
-Specializes in English Language and Literature and has top scores for essays
-A1 in English for O'levels
-Experienced, passionate, patient, well-informed, and friendly to students
-Makes lessons interesting and entertaining for all students and ages
-Values teamwork and communication
-High-quality learning and reading materials available for parents and students
-Happy to communicate with parents and answer queries
-Gained significant improvement for students
-Enjoys introducing students to literary materials and going through with them for learning and fun

Objectives:
-Meet the needs of parents and students while making learning Fun AND making learning Meaningful

Methodology: Learning through reading, thinking through understanding, knowing through discussion, and remembering through practice
*Learning through reading- reading various possible and useful content that benefits learning in school and life outside of school*
*Thinking through understanding- first, understand something through thinking thoroughly, then thinking further about it to achieve greater knowledge*
*Knowing through discussion- knowing details and key points through discussion, then forming conclusions/discovering new perspectives*
*Remembering through practice- remembering new concepts learnt or knowledge gained from class and grounding through practice and revision*

Feedback from Students-
"links English to real life education" and is the "ideal type of learning"
"knowledge gained is immense"
"the lessons are engaging with discussions on the latest news"
"let me better understand the exam topics"
"The materials you gave were very detailed and easy to understand"
"Teacher Ray is a very kind and patient teacher and always makes the lesson entertaining and educational at the same time"
"There were also some documentaries and stories that piqued my interest"
"thank the effort and support you've put in for me"

Feedback from Parents-
"you gave him a test specially for him and loves it that you made him feel so special...he also highly recommended his older brother Ian Lai to be taught by you"
"Thank you for doing very interesting literature with KL so far and it is good that he is learning various techniques...has built up his literature skills and interest...go ahead and continue with what you have done really well"