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Sim Tze Wei - Chinese, Malay & Indonesian Lessons in London

Sim Tze Wei

Shepherd's Bush (W12) View on map
Last Logged In: 11 Sep 2011
Sex: Male
Can Travel To: E EC NW SE WC

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Cantonese Chinese £25.00/hr
Hokkien Chinese £25.00/hr
Indonesian £25.00/hr

Malay £25.00/hr
Mandarin Chinese £25.00/hr
Teochew Chinese £25.00/hr

Personal Message: I am skilful at incorporating important linguistic concepts and topics such as phoneme, morpheme and linguistic relativity into teaching to make the learning process interesting. My strong background in theoretical linguistics makes me proficient in applying conversational and discourse pragmatics to explanation of differences in meanings and grammatical structures. My profound knowledge of other prestigious Chinese languages such as Cantonese, Hokkien and Teochew as well as Malay and Indonesian enables me to acquaint my students with cultures in East Asia, allowing them to speak confidently in real communicative settings. I am also a linguist currently working on documenting several south eastern Chinese languages.
Which subject(s) do you teach?: Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese Chinese, Hokkien Chinese and Teochew Chinese, Malay and Indonesian.
Tell me about your qualifications.: MA Linguistics
What kind of experience do you have?: I have 2 years of practical experience in teaching Chinese and basic English to elementary and intermediate speakers.

I am a linguist working on documenting and describing south eastern Chinese languages.
How much do you charge?: £25 per hour
Where do you teach?: at home or students' homes (whichever convenient to students) in zone 1 to zone 3 on the Piccadilly line.
When are you available?: Afternoons, evenings or weekends.
Which ages and levels do you teach?: 10 years old and above.
Which qualifications do you prepare your students for?: Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK)
HSK (Advanced)
HSK (Elementary/Intermediate)
HSK (Basic)
Do you have an up-to-date CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) disclosure certificate?: I’m happy for parents to sit in on lessons

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