About my students

My students are all ages, but most of them are young Chinese children aged between 8 years old and 18 years old.

I welcome older students too,  some of my students are adults, mainly from Russia but also from China.

I am sure there is a Chinese proverb about how adults can learn from children ?  This is how I feel about my students.

I am always learning from them.  Some of them have been having lessons with me for several years and I have watched them grow up and mature into young adults.

Some of them were my students when they were 11, and are now studying at university.

It has been my privilege to accompany them on their journey and guide them in their English studies.

It is impossible to teach language without also teaching culture. Every lesson opens a window for me into China, and I hope it also opens a window for my students into British and Western culture in general.

I am British, but I try to teach British and US pronunciation, so that students will be able to use  both.

Most of my Chinese students study between 7pm and 10pm Beijing time,  but I am also looking now for “night owls”,  who are comfortable studying late at night, from 10pm onwards.