Peter Beer from Australia (the gentleman on the left) & Ling Fang from Beijing (the lady on the right)

Cantonese Private Tuition (20/9,2011 – 24/10, 2012, 84 hours in total)

1. Content

‧ The structure of the student materials was clear and well laid-out. The New Words and Conversations etc sections all worked well to reinforce the vocabulary and subject matter

‧ The content flowed well, from simple everyday topics and vocabulary initially to more sophisticated topics as we moved into the intermediate stage.

2. Teacher

‧ Our teacher, Kaman, was very patient! It was sometimes difficult keeping the class on-track, as one of the students (my wife ) had a habit of leading the conversation off heading on tangents…. But we managed to cover all the relevant content each class

‧ I liked Kaman’s approach of writing relevant words etc onto the white (glass) boards. That helped reinforce various concepts and vocab groups also

3. Organization

‧ Time worked well – I needed a flexible structure because of my travel and it was no problem to do fewer classes a week or cancel if really necessary (giving enough notice)

‧ Communication with the management worked well via email. Very prompt and clear responses

4. Results

‧ We started at Beginners level, and after one year we had reached “Upper Intermediate” (Lesson 64). It helped that my wife is Chinese (but only speaks Mandarin), and I can speak reasonable Mandarin also, but still we made very good progress

‧ My vocabulary is now 500+ words (perhaps closer to 1000), and I can have a conversation (relatively simple), and even though my wife did not revise much each week, she can now understand a lot of Cantonese on TV or when communicating with local Cantonese speakers – so together we are in good shape!

So overall our experience was very positive, and we got lots of benefit from attending Hong Kong Language School. We might even come back for a refresher course at some stage in the future! And we will take Kaman out for dinner sometime soon too!!

Dr. Danny Ong PhD from USA, Taiwanese (the first gentleman from the right)

Cantonese In-house Training (23/2 -13/7. 2010)

Principal Consultant

Communications technologies Group

ASTRI – Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited

1, How’s the class atmosphere?

–The classroom was very quiet and the atmosphere was very good for learning language. All students are focused on listening teachers instruction and anxious to learn more Cantonese.

2, How’s your teacher? Was your class effective? Did you learn what you had expected?

–Branda was an excellent language teacher. She has a lot of patience; always encourage us to ask questions, in addition to her good knowledge about Cantonese.

3, Will you recommend Hong Kong Language School to your friends? Why?

–Yes, Ill recommend your school to my friends. I believe you have excellent teacher and text book.

Tiffany Abril from U.S.A (the lady on the left)

Mandarin Beginners Level 1 & 2 (6/8 – 31/8, 2012)

1, Why did you choose Hong Kong Language School?

— I chose the HKLS because of the price and the willingness to work with my schedule.

2, How’s the school environment?

— The environment was nice! Coffee, water, and little snacks for break time and very clean.

3, How’s the class atmosphere?

— I enjoyed coming to my class knowing that we would have a good time and laugh a lot but also learn.

4, How’s your teacher? Was your class effective? Did you learn what you had expected?

— My teacher, Carol, was fantastic! She was encouraging and a great instructor. I learned what I expected to learn and now I have a lot to practice on my own before going to Beijing where I will be able to use my new skill.

5, Will you come back & take more lessons? Why?

— If I lived in the area I would definitely take more lessons to develop a stronger understanding of the language.

6, Will you recommend Hong Kong Language School to your friends? Why?

— Of course, and I already have 🙂

Mr. Tan Zhigang from Hunan, CHINA (the first gentleman from the left)

Cantonese In-house Training (23/2 -13/7. 2010)

Intern
ASTRI – Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited

1, How’s the class atmosphere?

— Great!

2, How’s your teacher? Was your class effective? Did you learn what you had expected?

— Excellent. Yes.

3, Will you recommend Hong Kong Language School to your friends? Why?

— Sure. The teachers are real professionals in language teaching

Mr. Zhu Lin, from Wuhan, CHINA (the second gentleman from the left)

Cantonese In-house Training (23/2 -13/7. 2010)

Engineer of ECE department
ASTRI – Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited

1, How’s the class atmosphere?

— The atmosphere is full of activity. we feel comfortable here.

2, How’s your teacher? Was your class effective? Did you learn what you had expected?

— Our teacher is kind and serious. And My Cantonese has improved much during the class.

3, Will you recommend Hong Kong Language School to your friends? Why?

— I will recommend Hong Kong Language School to my friend. For I learned a lot things in the class.