My Information

I am an experienced and qualified Mandarin teacher/tutor with more than 12 years of experience. I offered private tuition for complete beginners to University level, tailoring lesson activities and teaching methodology to the students’ needs.

As an enthusiastic language learner and teacher, I believe learning languages and cultures will open doors to knowledge and opportunities that would remain close otherwise. As I have studied and worked in Taiwan, Argentina, USA and Scotland, I possess excellent communication skills and fluency in Mandarin, English and Spanish.

My language skills and extensive teaching experience allow me to interact effectively with students from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Besides, I have an excellent rapport with both children and adults and thoroughly enjoy teaching.

Availability: From 10am to 8pm everyday.

Willing to travel: 5 miles

Tutoring Experience:

My teaching experience ranges from teaching Spanish, ESL and Bilingual Education at Chicago Public Schools, to establishing Mandarin after-school program at San Agustin High School in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as well as teaching Mandarin courses for adults at Edinburgh Chinese School.

I have considerable experience in tutoring Pre-Modern Chinese Literature at university level with excellent results: I helped a student doing a joint honours degree of Chinese and Chinese History at Edinburgh University pass the final exams with a first with distinction in oral. He was also a finalist of “汉语桥” “Chinese Proficiency Competitions for Foreign College Students” UK 2011.

I helped a student of Chinese at Oxford University pass her finals with a 2:1 with distinction in oral, with only two weeks of intensive lessons. Based on my learning experience and years of teaching/tutoring experience, I have developed a unique methodology that effectively helps students think in the target language and acquire native-like pronunciation and fluency from the very start.

My tuitions are interactive and fun; I like to use games, role-plays and debates where possible to cover students’ learning experience and to diversify lesson activities.

• The University of Edinburgh (Pursuing)- Social Anthropology MSc Single Honours from the The University of Edinburgh.


• Southern Illinois University (1997)- BA Single Honours from the Southern Illinois University. Verified


• an American College of Design and Advertising, Buenos Aires, Argentina (1994)- Associate of Arts in Interior Design Overseas Qualification Single Honours from the an American College of Design and Advertising, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Verified