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Elaine Siu
4.9
Australia•
3:40 AM (GMT+11:00)
Cantonese
40
254
Cantonese
40
254
Speaks
Mandarin
Native
,Cantonese
Native
,English
C2
About Me
*Availability subject to change*
❤ Who am I?
★ A Chinese high school teacher in Australia and New Zealand
★ Have been teaching online and offline for 7 years
★ An official member in an Australian public speaking club
★ A secretary in the Tasmanian Education Society
★ Professional translator and have worked at 21st Century Fox
★ My students are from all walks of life and a great variety of age groups
★ A top student who received scholarships from the Australian Government and to study in Australia
★ Finished my Bachelor's Degree in Greater China Studies and English Language Education, graduating with First Class Honors (top 8%) from The Education University of Hong Kong, 2nd in Asia & 12th in the World in Education according to QS World University Rankings in 2016
★What will you learn in the lessons?
❤ Learn to speak, read and write Cantonese
❤ Learn Jyutping/Yale romanization and reinforce pronunciation
❤ Give detailed instructions that enable you to understand and participate in the conversation
❤ Practice for vocabulary introduced in previous lessons is included in each lesson
❤ Understand Chinese culture and communicate better with Cantonese speaking clients and partners
❤ Textbooks sharing
♫What will you achieve after the lesson?
🧙♀️ Achieve a higher level of Cantonese
🧙♀️ Able to communicate with Chinese speakers
🧙♀️ Have a deeper understanding of Chinese and Hong Kong cultures
Guaranteed success
Speak and understand perfectly
Incredible progress
Get what you want, FAST
Absolute confidence
See you soon!
*Availability subject to change*
Read More❤ Who am I?
★ A Chinese high school teacher in Australia and New Zealand
★ Have been teaching online and offline for 7 years
★ An official member in an Australian public speaking club
★ A secretary in the Tasmanian Education Society
★ Professional translator and have worked at 21st Century Fox
★ My students are from all walks of life and a great variety of age groups
★ A top student who received scholarships from the Australian Government and to study in Australia
★ Finished my Bachelor's Degree in Greater China Studies and English Language Education, graduating with First Class Honors (top 8%) from The Education University of Hong Kong, 2nd in Asia & 12th in the World in Education according to QS World University Rankings in 2016
★What will you learn in the lessons?
❤ Learn to speak, read and write Cantonese
❤ Learn Jyutping/Yale romanization and reinforce pronunciation
❤ Give detailed instructions that enable you to understand and participate in the conversation
❤ Practice for vocabulary introduced in previous lessons is included in each lesson
❤ Understand Chinese culture and communicate better with Cantonese speaking clients and partners
❤ Textbooks sharing
♫What will you achieve after the lesson?
🧙♀️ Achieve a higher level of Cantonese
🧙♀️ Able to communicate with Chinese speakers
🧙♀️ Have a deeper understanding of Chinese and Hong Kong cultures
Guaranteed success
Speak and understand perfectly
Incredible progress
Get what you want, FAST
Absolute confidence
See you soon!
*Availability subject to change*
Trial Lesson
One time, 30 minutesPrivate Lessons
60 minutesTeacher Stats
Within a day 
7 years ago 
96.00%254 
11.2 lesson average
4.9 Schedule
Teaching Expertise
Beginner
Upper Beginner
Intermediate
Upper Intermediate
Advanced
Upper Advanced
Résumé
Education
2012 - 2016
Social Science Education (Greater China Studies) and English Language Education (First Class Honour top 8% student)
The Education University of Hong Kong - Hong Kong
Communication of teaching: A; My education degree arms me with solid but wide-range knowledge on languages, politics, culture, economics and development about Greater China regions -Hong Kong, Macau, China, Taiwan and beyond.
2015 - 2015
Dutch Culture- Society and Current Issues
Utrecht University - The Netherlands
2014 - 2014
Language & Cognition and Structure of English : Distinction
The University of Newcastle, Australia - Australia
The course studies language processing and hemispheric specialisation; competing views of the language acquisition process (e.g. cognitivist, nativist, relativist and connectionist); the relationship between language development and the development of other cognitive capacities; and universals of language development.
2010 - 2010
Chinese Language and Culture Examination
Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority - Hong Kong
Oral: A, Cultural Issues and Reading Programme: B
Work Experience
2017
Chinese Teacher
Australasian Centre of Chinese Studies - Australia
Tutoring students of different Chinese levels from all over the world
2010 - 2017
Private tutor
Chinese and English - Hong Kong
I have taught one-on-one and small classes in primary and high schools. I am able to teach students at different age groups and language levels.
2016 - 2016
Executive Writer/ Professional Translator
21st Century Fox, FOX Networks Group Asia - Hong Kong
Drafted the English and Chinese contents of National Geographic Channel, Star Chinese Channel and 21st Century Fox films. Handled proof-reading and editing of content.
2015 - 2015
Chinese and English tutor
Our Lady's College - Hong Kong
Maintained discipline in accordance with the school’s procedures and encouraging good practice with regard to punctuality, behaviour, standards of work and homework. Adopted a variety of teaching methods to instruct students, demonstrate and give accurate, well paced explanations using appropriate English vocabulary. Used effective questioning, listened carefully to children, gave attention to errors and misconceptions
2014 - 2014
Tutor
小博士教室 Dr Kids Education Centre - Hong Kong
Assisted secondary and primary students to do homework
2017 - 0
Online Chinese Teacher
線上中文教學老師 - Melbourne
Deliver the curriculum caters for students with varying learning styles and ensure best practice in pedagogy. Assign a variety of assessment tasks to students to experience success and accurately assess levels of student achievement. Keep up-to-date with modern teaching practices and technology to enhance learning.
Certifications
2017 - 2017
Interpreter Workshop
National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters - Australia
2017 - 2017
Translation Workshop
National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters - Australia
2016 - 2016
IELTS (The International English Language Testing System)
British Council - Hong Kong
Listening 7.5 Reading 7
2016 - 2016
The Putonghua Proficiency Test
The Putonghua Training and Testing Centre, The Education University of Hong Kong - Hong Kong
Attained
2014 - 2014
Australian Government’s Department of International Student Exchange Program Scholarship
Australian Government - Australia
Based on the consideration of Grade Point Average and social contribution, only 20 Hong Kong undergraduate students could receive this scholarship (USD$ 3800).
2014 - 2014
Outbound Learning Scholarship
The Education University of Hong Kong - Hong Kong
2014 - 2014
Teacher Training and Professional Development
Hong Kong Prospective Teacher Association - Hong Kong
2013 - 2013
Honour Student List 荣誉学生狀
The Education University of Hong Kong - Hong Kong
Only top 8% students could recevie this award and I got over 3.58/4 GPA in year 1.<br/>Communication of teaching: A
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