Sydney tutor in Creative Writing, English, English Literature, ESL, Essay Writing, General Science, Geography, History, Legal Studies, Mandarin, Maths, Teacher, Retired school teacher, full-time tutor now

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Parramatta, Bankstown, Newington,

I am a qualified school teacher, born as a Singaporean-Chinese and naturalized Australian citizen, with strong Cantonese clan ties with Tai-Shan, Guangzhou due to parental heritage links with motherland China. I have been teaching the last 40+ years, over a spectrum of English, mandarin and other humanity subjects across several national curricula of Singapore, Australia and New Zealand. I have been teaching English language and English Literature, Mandarin, General Science and primary Maths, both as a school teacher, tutor and assessment writer and marker to education bodies in Singapore. I taught for 3 years in Christchurch and 10 years in Sydney. My educational credentials have given me sufficient knowledge and training to teach such a broad spectrum of subjects and school levels.
I have helped tuition students achieve good to excellent grades in tests, assessments and projects, consistently over the last 10+ years in Sydney. I have the relevant linguistic skill-sets to hold up the learning needs of my students. I am confident in delivering good lessons for true learning to take place during tuition.
I am able to help students in English essay writing and preparation for school certificate and HSC exams. I can teach Mandarin phonics, conversation, sentence construction and story-writing to young children; I can teach school Mandarin at primary and intermediate levels to achieve mandarin proficiency.

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Experience

38 years as a school teacher in Singapore, Sydney and Christchurch, teaching English & Maths ( yr 1-6); 15 years teaching Standard English, ESL and Advanced English to NSW high school students; oratorical and eloquence skills in speech-making and public-speaking at school;
10 years tutoring Mandarin to primary-secondary students; Creative-writing & essay-writing skills, grammar and vocabulary components of English at school exams; NAPLAN; selective school tests preparation, opportunity class and General Abilities.

Qualifications

BA in Chn Studies (Macquarie Univ. Sydney 2016); Grad-Dip in Teaching/Learning (Univ of Canterbury, Christchurch, 2010); Cert-in Film Prodn (Vancouver Film School, Canada, 2002); Grad-Dip in Mktg Mgmt (SIM Univ, Singapore, 1986); BA in Eng.Linguistics & Renaissance Literature (Victoria Univ. of Wellington, NZ, 1984); Cert-in-Education (NIE Univ., Singapore, 1979); Yamaha Electone Organ Grade 5 (Yamaha Music School, Singapore, 1975)

Rates

$40 per hr (yr 1-3)
$45 per hr (yr 4-6)
$50 per hr (yr 7-8) / $55 per hr (yr 9-10)/ $60 per hr(yr 11-12)/ $80 per hr (undergrad-Masters grad)

Student Discount

Special Offer - Assignment Writing(5-12 hr block pricing)

Working With Children Check

Yes, I'm cleared to work with children in New South Wales until 06-Sep-2023 (details available on request)

Gender

Female

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Joined Tutor Finder on 26-Apr-2015 (updated profile on 28-Jun-2020)