Are you burdened with your child’s Chinese result?

"I hate Chinese"

"...not anymore"

Are you burdened with your child’s Chinese result? Have you changed chinese tutors umpteen times only to be disappointed? So much so that you wished you can just give up and send your child to international school?

1. Concentration span is very shot, easily distracted
2. Does not pay attention during class, often talk and kid around in the tuition centre
3. May even show signs of hyperactive 
4. Incomplete work or haphazard work
5. Teachers always chasing him for homework resulting in detention
6. Neither the carrot nor the stick work on him
7. Parents, you have entertained thoughts of your child dropping Chinese.
8. Achieved the U grade, with no confidence towards PSLE

Why not try my lessons?

Another group of students would be secondary school who have recently dropped out of Higher Chinese and those that have emotional barrier towards exams and O level exam.

2019 Chinese Tuition

Group tuition @ my place
place : Marine Terrace
Size : Max of 2.pax
Level PP5/6
           S2-S3 EX
        HCLS1-S3
        
Sat 
1 slot available
1:30-3 Chong Cheng High S2 

4:30 6 Acs Baker Rd S2 Ep
1 slot  available

Thur 2:30-3:30 Nanyang P3

4 - 5:30 Primary 5/6  1 slot available
Chinese tuition

Pls book your first lesson via SMS for fear of disappointment.

Please SMS me your child's name, school, SA marks, location, learning attitude, preferred day and timing.

+ hp: 97641616 +

Testimonial from a Parent of a PSLE Student

"Teacher Vincent, is very encouraging and patience towards our son's learning of Chinese. He started with low interest and can't comprehend or read a passage from his Chinese textbook. He has bad experience with Chinese tuition teachers whom are very regimental in their teaching.

After we started a trial class at Teacher Vincent's, our son wants to give his Chinese tuition another try.

We are very proud of our son's achievement in his foundation Mother Tongue in his cohort, and he scored 2 in is PSLE Mother Tongue, which was better than his Preliminary Exam.

Thank you, Vincent for the faith in our son, with your constant encouragement and spirit of not giving up to make him better in his learning and development."

Testimonial from Sec 2 ACS (Barker Rd) Express

I am a Secondary 2 student from ACS(BR). I started lessons here 1 and a half years ago as I felt my old tuition teacher's method was not that effective and I wanted to see if this tuition would help me more. Although I live in Toa Payoh I still enjoy coming here.

This year, I realised that the questions were more complex and difficult to understand through my WA1. From there, Mr Vincent has taught me many new techniques to help me conquer the different sections. Through these things, I passed my Mid-Year examination.

With his help, I believe that I will be able to do better in my WA2 and my End-of-year examination with his teachings.

Testimonial from Sec 2 Chung Cheng High (Main) Higher Chinese Student

I am a Sec 2 student from Chung Cheng High (Main). I joined this tution after quitting my old tution agency in hopes of improving my results which were rather bleak at that point in time ( January ) with constant failing and not even being able to pass simple 听写.

However after joining Mr Vincent's tution, my results improved slowly over time. I was able to gather more knowledge on the Chinese syllabus taught by my school and acquire more knowledge on techniques on how to answer comprehension questions which I'm sure almost any student has faced difficulty in answering before once in their lifetime! Mr Vincent too does include stories of his personal experiences and shows videos in hopes of giving students more interest in their mother tongue.


For my upcoming papers such as Weight Assesment 1 (WA1) and my End of Year exams (EOY) , I have faith in myself that I'll be able to achieve better than the previous exam with his help in giving me a better environment and learning experience with food and drinks available when wanted.

Testimonial of Sec 3 higher chinese Chung Cheng High student

I am a student from Chung Cheng, attending lessons here. I take Higher Chinese in school. My cousin had recommended this tuition to me. Even though I live relatively far from the tutor’s house, I find that the 1 hour of traveling time is rather worth it. 

Through interactive sessions and educational videos, I learn much more than what is in the textbook. Real life examples and answering techniques are taught, which can be widely used. 

Beforehand, I had not much of an interest in Chinese in general, but after attending lessons here, I feel that the subject had started to grow on me. I read more Chinese books, out of interest now. My results have also improved, from around a C5 to a B3 after tuition.

For this year’s O levels, I think that my confidence level has risen, after encouragement and help from the tutor. I would think that I would be able to do better than in my school.

Testimonial of Sec 3 higher chinese CHIJ school

My name is Kristen. I’m from CHIJ Secondary Higher Chinese．From the 4 lessons in December I have had with Mr Kok, I have learnt how to answer comprehension questions effectively by searching for the answers in the passage and adding on other details like examples. I have also learnt how to answer the questions quickly and creatively. I have learnt how to answer the question completely with all the points. After finding the keywords, I have learnt how to summarise my points instead of copying an entire chunk of information.

I have learnt how to make compositions interesting through writing more detailed descriptions and highlighting the theme.

I have learnt to answer oral questions quickly and proficiently while using the right words. He has also shown some videos on YouTube which can be used for discussion and hence improves my oral.

I am a student from CHIJ Secondary. I take Higher Chinese. I started tuition in 2018, when I was Sec 3. 

For my SA1, I attained a C6. For SA2, I improved and got a C5. 

Not only has taking tuition here helped my results improved, I have learnt a lot of useful knowledge that helps me in 作文. For example, I have been shown many videos about famous figures (like Nick Vujicic), and now know more them. This helps me in 议论文, where I need to include examples as part of my essay.

I am taking O Level Chinese this year. I am more confident that I can do well for Chinese now, than I was at the beginning of the year.

Sec 1 ACS boy's Testimonial

My name is Javen and I come from ACS(Barker Road) Secondary 1.Over the December holidays, I have attended 4 lessons with Mr Kok. These 4 lessons have been interesting and funny, because he tells me stories sometimes and also makes the lesson interesting by showing me YouTube videos.

The YouTube videos will also be used for discussion about the advantages of the subject of the video. Throughout the discussion, he has taught me different answering techniques to tackle the questions which I can use for oral in the future.

He has also asked me to write a small composition about my trip to Hokkaido, Japan and Hong Kong. Mr Kok has used the Quizlet application to help improve my vocabulary and get a headstart for when school starts in a few days. The Quizlet application is very useful and fun to use. I think schools should use this method of teaching to make lessons more interesting for the students as there are examples of using the words given in a sentence and then playing a game where you have to match the English meaning of the words with the sentences.

Overall, I would recommend him to other students and would come back to let him teach me.

I am a student from ACS(BR) and I take express chinese.

I started tuition in 2017 after PSLE to try out a new tuition teacher.

Going for this tuition has helped me grow and improve my interest in chinese and my grades.

During SA1, I scored a C6 and during SA2, I got a B4.

The discussions about the educational videos and topics shown have helped me for my oral. Through these video discussions, I have gained more confidence for oral which has helped a lot. Since there are some words I don't know,  it intrigues me to find out more growing my interest in Chinese.

I have gained more confidence throughout the year and hope to score better next year.

2018 Schedule

☆2018 Schedule ☆

●GROUP  tuition @ My place

Place: Marine Terrace
Size: Maximum of 2 pax
Level :-P6
            S2-S3 Ex
             S1-S2 HCL
*All timing are available but group size of 2 gets filled up very easily *

SAT
9:30 (Available)
11-12:30   Chung Cheng High
                  Sec 3 HCL
                  Lives in Bukit Panjang
1:30-3 (Available)

3-4 CHIJ S3 lives in Toa Payoh
 
4;30-6 ACS Barker Rd

Home tuition @ your place

Fri 3-6pm Tanjong Katong primary sch
                  Foundation P6 &P4 normal

HCL Holday book review
CONTENT :

1)Assist in students doing book review assignments for China's classics like Journey to the West, Water Margin ( 西游记,水浒传,三国演义)
Higher Chinese students should get exposed to these books as these may be part of their book review assignment.
2)Prepare them for a written test on the classics.

Another common book that are assigned to Higher Chinese students is Teenagers digest:

2017 Schedule

Pls book your first lesson via SMS for fear of disappointment.

Please SMS me your child's name, school, SA marks, location, learning attitude, preferred day and timing.

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CONTENT
1)Guide them to do book review
2)Exam Techniques and Oral Skill
3)Listening Compre
4 )P5 to S3 HCL EXAM analysis
5)composition and email writing- hot topic model essay explanation and Techniques
6)comprehension answering skill
7)Proverb
8)Vocab
9)How to avoid losing excessive marks.
10)Time management for the respective papers

Testimonial from mother of James, P5 ACS

Testimonial for Vincent Kok

My son had been with a tuition teacher for many years, but due to health reasons, she had to stop teaching him just before his P5 SA1 exams. I found Mr. Vincent’s contact through his website and asked him if he would be able to help James.

Although he had been doing reasonably well in the past – managing 70s – he really disliked the subject and getting him to revise was painful. The school’s standard also rose steeply in the second half of the P5 year, and he only managed 57% for his SA1. He continued to fail the next two tests and his morale was very low.

Mr. Vincent was very patient with James though, and engaged his interest through his use of iPads and laptop computers. He was also very encouraging, which helped him get past his failures. I am quite sure that recovering his morale from the SA1 and tests would have been a much harder task without Mr. Vincent’s constant support and encouragement. In the lead up to the exams, he was also very generous with his time and extended his teaching hours often to work through the different aspects of the paper with James. We were both very touched by his generosity and the obvious care he had.

He provided many useful tips and strategies for tackling James’ weakest areas - oral, composition and comprehension. Previously, we had to rely on just the old school style of drilling and memorization, which made the subject very unpalatable to him, but Mr. Vincent’s incorporation of new technology and his personal engagement with James caused his interest and acceptance of the subject grow, and made the drilling and memorization parts less of a chore. James was able to pass the last test before the SA2, and managed a 68% for the final exam, with a significant improvement in his oral grade. We are confident that he will be able to improve further with continued guidance from Mr. Vincent, and would definitely recommend him as a tutor, especially to children disengaged from the subject.


Mrs Chan,
Mother of James Chan

An update to "Testimonial from mother of James, P5 to P6, going to ACSI"

An overdue testimonial of a successful PSLE Chinese result from James last year. Check out his testimonial here: https://chinesetuitionsg.blogspot.sg/2015/11/testimonial-from-mother-of-james-p5-acs.html

PSLE track record 2009

School	Name	Time taught by me	Grade
1.River Valley Pri	Don Ho	11 months	A
2.Henry Park Pri	Keith Chan	13 months	A
3.North Spring Pri	Jing Xiang	4 months	A
4.Town sville Pri	Charlene Pang	1 month(8 intensive lessons)	A
5.Nanyang Pri	Danielle	3 months	A
6.SCGS	Tasha	1 month	A
7.Kong Hwa Pri	Zhi Wei	6 months	A
8.Ngee Ann Ori	Anthony	6 months	A
9.St.Hildas Pri	Kai Ren	4 months	C
10.St Joseph's Junior	Theodore Wee	1 month	C

SCGS P6 to St.Margret S3 Testimonial of Audrey Wong's mother

My daughter Audrey was failing Chinese for many years in Primary school and I was worried for her PSLE exams.  She showed no interest in the subject.  At the beginning of P6, I found Vincent Kok on the internet.  I was intrigued by his teaching methods on trying to engage the students with multimedia.  After 8 months of intensive tuition, my daughter improved from failing the subject to scoring a B for Chinese for PSLE.  I was very happy with her vast improvement.  Today, we are still continuing our tuition with Mr Kok but due to my daughter’s tight school schedule, she has not been diligently attending her tuition lessons, her grades had slipped.  However, during the last few weeks before her final exam for Sec 2, Mr Kok managed to help my daughter to improve her overall grades.  I am confident that my daughter’s grade will continue to improve with Mr Kok’s guidance.  Mr Kok is very encouraging teacher and spares no efforts to try to help his students.  Every student is unique and he tries to find ways to help his students.  I would recommend Mr Kok to anyone who is looking for a dedicated teacher and experienced teacher. Thank you Mr Kok!

- Lynette Wong (Parent of Audrey Wong, SMSS)  

SCGS P6 to St.Margret S3 Testimonial of Audrey Wong

Since primary school, I really hated Chinese just because I found it very boring and confusing especially because my school Chinese teachers fail to make the lesson engaging. They would just make us read the textbook multiple times without much explanation. Hence, I did not really pay attention in class and started failing which made me very frustrated with the subject . As I was drawing nearer to my PSLE, my mother started to get worried and found Mr Kok, she was very intrigued by his teaching style which was the use of Multi-media and very rarely would you find teachers with his teaching style, so we decided to give it a shot since my grades could not get any worse. My P6 schedule was very tight and I would have supplementary classes almost everyday and I would come home tired but I would still have Mr Kok's Chinese tuition at night . Even though I am a difficult person to teach and won't cooperate most of the time,Mr Kok is still very patient with me and teachers like that are very hard to come by. With intensive tuition, l managed to score B for my Chinese PSLE which is actually the best l have gotten for Chinese. Now I am sec 2 going to sec3. I may have had a very busy schedule and missed multiple tuitions in sec 2 hence my Chinese grades started slipping again. But with Mr Kok's help, I still manage to improve my Chinese grades in the end of year exams. I am very thankful that my mother found Mr Kok because not only did he help me improve my grades with his engaging lessons, he also made My attitude towards Chinese improve tremendously.

- Audrey Wong