Becky

Hello, my name is Min (Becky), I am a Mandarin lecturer currently working full-time at the University of Edinburgh. Currently i am tutoring students to do IB and A-Level Mandarin at Fettes College Edinburgh, as well as students who are doing National 5 and Advanced Higher Mandarin from Scottish schools. I offer face to face lessons in Edinburgh area, and Zoom/Skype lesson for the rest of UK. I specialized on helping students with their exams, including GCSE, A-LEVEL, IB, National 5, Advanced Higher, HSK (all levels) and university degree exams.

1. About Me:
- I am a full time lecturer, currently teaching at the University of Edinburgh
- I was a university level tutor ( teaching at London School of Economics & UEL )
- I also taught A level and GCSE Mandarin at Queen Elizabeth Boys school (UK`s Number One public school), CRB checked and updated.
- I am a highly experienced and qualified Mandarin Chinese teacher (educated to Master degree level from UK)

2. My Experience & Teaching Levels
- I have been teaching both in China and the UK for nearly 20 years
- I have taught from absolute beginners right up to advanced level students
- I have considerable experience in tutoring students for many major Mandarin exams: HSK, A Level, GCSE. I provide all the exam materials free of charge for my students. All of my students have achieved excellent scores (90% above)! One of my private student recently achieved an outstanding mark for her HSK 3 exam (297 out of 300)
- As a university teacher, i am very experienced in universities mandarin degree exams, my existing students achieve A or A* every year.

3. My students:
- I privately teach students currently studying Mandarin at degree level in top universities, including Cambridge, LSE, UCL, KCL, SOAS, etc.
- I have taught adult students from a range of different sectors, including the finance, business, education and banking sector.
- My private students stay with me for many years.
- Students` references and their HSK exam certificates can be provided.

4. My Teaching Methods:
- I use a range of pedagogical materials and methods to help make learning fast, effective and fun!
- I give my beginner students a very good foundation of learning Chinese Pinyin (great pronunciation) and using my own strategy to teach Chinese characters. I can explain tricky grammar points and other aspects of language for my advanced level students, as well as provide suitable activities to consolidate and practice this language.
- During my lessons, you are not only learning language, but also experiencing the Chinese culture.

5. What my students say about me:
__ I was a student of Min for 3 years between 2020-2023. I saw Becky once to twice a week over Zoom to compliment my existing school curriculum. This would often entail covering grammatical points and sentence structures whilst simultaneously improving my listening and speaking. I would highly recommend Becky, as whilst being professional in her teaching, she too gave the impression that she valued my abilities. This allowed me the confidence to reach further in my studies. I went on to achieved grade 8 at GCSE and M3 at Pre-U, which was helped enormously by Becky and now I am studying traditional and simplified Chinese at SOAS. (Charlotte Dixon from Edinburgh Fettes College)

__ The best choice to whom seeking a Professional, Educated and Friendly tutor. Becky is an extremely good Chinese teacher and I continue to have lessons with her to this day. She is very flexible and enthusiastic and has a very good teaching style! I believe that her system has been much more effective than a large majority of tutors that I`ve used in the past. What is especially good about her is that she is patient. I feel I am the type of person that takes a little longer to learn things. Becky`s instruments to help me understand the core basics has given me a foundation in which I am able to practically learn on my own. I have to say that it is worth the effort, time, and money put into the sessions with her. Heydar (Consultant from Kalido Private Office)

__ Studying mandarin with Becky was a really valuable experience. I found the one-to-one style of learning the best way to make solid progress in the language and Becky’s teaching style was very thorough and engaging. Becky helped me to be well-prepared for my HSK 3 examination and achieve 99% in this exam. I would certainly recommend Becky as a mandarin teacher to anyone who is dedicated and committed to learning the language. Lisa (student from Cambridge University)

__ Becky has taught me for over a year now and I am so happy that I found her. Becky is a great teacher that understands how to cater to her students’ needs. Moreover Becky`s teaching is accessible and engaging, even when tackling difficult material. Becky also always has confidence in her students which has helped me tremendously. Alice (student from SOAS)

6. My Fees:
*** In terms of price, I am not the cheapest (nor am I the most expensive!) teacher. However, I firmly believe that my experience and training have made me an excellent and highly professional tutor.

If you are looking for a proper, qualified and highly experienced tutor and you are a serious learner, I will be the right person to help. Looking forward to hearing from you soon!

Becky

Availability: Weekdays: Monday to Friday (daytimes and evenings)
Weekends: daytimes only

Willing to travel: 2 miles

Experience: Sep 2017- present The University of Edinburgh
Teaching Fellow in Chinese
I teach all undergraduate students, from year 1 to year 4.I also teach postgraduate Chinese Language courses and non-degree (elective) courses.

July 2013 -Oct,2015 LSE- London School of Economics Modern Languages Centre
Mandarin Chinese Language Teacher
Teaching on a range of courses including Beginner and Intermediate Mandarin.

January,2012-present University of East London
Chinese Mandarin Language Teacher
Teaching of all four skills, including knowledge of culture, customs, and society of China to all Undergraduate students

September, 2009 - present private tutor
- teaching mandarin to different levels of students
- helping students with their mandarin exams
- tailored mandarin classes for adult students to meet their needs

September, 2011 __ July,2013 Queen Elizabeth School for Boys
Breakthrough & Preliminary & GCSE Chinese Teacher
Teaching Mandarin Chinese to students from year 7 to year 11
Teaching of all four skills, including knowledge of culture, customs, and society of China
Helping students to achieve great grades for their Breakthrough, Preliminary, GCSE, A-level Assessments

DBS Check: Yes

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