Posted by
aveena
20 yrs ago
any good places in hk island where they kids can learn to polish upthese lang?
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For phonics, for a child aged between 3 and 10 years, I would highly recommend Ready To Learn. It's a tutorial centre and as an English teacher myself I can tell you their system is excellent for teaching phonics. They will make sure your child really understands. On HK island, they have a centre in North Point.
For Mandarin, there's loads of places. If you want a class, I'd suggest Woodlands Montessori on Caine Road - they have Mandarin on Saturdays. My son, nearly 3, attends pre-school there and loves it. The teachers are fab.
If your child is older or wishes to learn in the comfort of your own home, get a tutor from Timeswell New Mandarin. I've been using them for about 2 years now - a very positive experience. Both my son and I have lessons. We have ours separately but you can have a 'family lesson'. Just call Amy Wong on 2203 4389.
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wow!snowrose!thank you ,is very informative!i will call them.how much does amy charges?
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Amy Wong is the owner of Timeswell Mandarin and doesn't teach (sorry, my fault for not making that clear before). There are quite a few tutors she employs and she'll set you up with the most suitable one she has according to your needs and your schedule.
We pay $260 for one hour and our tutor's name is Joyce Hung. She's fab with kiddies. Other tutors may be more experienced with adults, older children etc etc.
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which location do you live in hk?because she is charging me hk280 .i didnt bargain.she has already got me a teacher,should i be asking for certs?how long have you been with them?
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I am in Pokfulam. Maybe when I joined it was $260 and now the prices have gone up but she still honours the original price with me? I don't know - probably you should ask her.
About the teacher, I found them very willing to give information about the teacher's background / qualifications. You should also be able to have a free interview as well. Even if you've already signed up, this is a good chance for you to outline with the teacher what you want to happen in the lessons.
I've been with Timeswell New Mandarin for nearly 2 years now and I did negotiate with Amy when I first started. She wanted me to pay for lessons in advance, 10 lessons in advance I think (but it was a long time ago...) but I said 'no'. The reason is that I had had a bad experience, locked into having lessons with a rubbishy teacher, at a different tutorial centre. So anyway, I negotiated with Amy and now I pay monthly.
Definitely ask her about the price, esp. if you live on Hong Kong island.
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snow rose,how old is your kids when they first started learning?
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I have 2 boys: the younger does not study Mandarin as he's only 16 months. The elder is nearly 3 and has been having lessons for about 3 months.
I say 'lessons' but what I asked the teacher to do is a "Chinese language playtime". Activities such as simple arts & crafts, painting, colouring, using Lego bricks, storytime, songs etc etc all in Mandarin. No English is spoken.
If possible, we get my 16 month old to sit nearby so he is exposed to the language-rich environment (= he listens to the tutor speaking).
Officially this company is supposed to add $50 per extra student but sometimes that doesn't happen. I guess that's because my 16 month old doesn't really participate. So we just pay $260 per lesson, which is actually for one student.
When they're older, if the company wants to charge me $310 for both boys together, I'll be happy to do that. They've been great so far.
Recently the teacher, Joyce, has started bringing an A4 size Chinese character that she's drawn out herself for my boy to colour in. Obviously she's just introducing simple characters like 'big' and 'small' and 'person'. I'm going to laminate them and stick them on the wall so he can try to remember which ones mean what.
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