Hello, my name is Alexandra Lau and I'm 40 years old and currently living in Hong Kong. I am a native Chinese Cantonese speaker and teach Chinese Cantonese, English. I have been an online Chinese Cantonese teacher with Verbalplanet since July 2016.
I can speak the following languages fluently: Chinese Cantonese, English.
I am currently offering a free initial trial lesson for new students.
My Latest Feedback
21 Mar 2020
aliakana
Alex was enthusiastic and fun to learn with. She corrects and gives examples of how to apply the corrections made. She has very good pronunciation and diction and it really adds to the quality of her teaching. Her classes are not merely a Cantonese language lesson but insight and into asian culture and modes of thinking.
11 Aug 2019
qingyun
Alexandra is a great teacher, very patient and really helped me improve my vocabulary. Highly recommend!
12 May 2019
sardinha
I never had the lesson there was some kind of disenchanter over Skype and I never get the message or connection.
13 Apr 2019
Adrian W
Very helpful and prepared with great introductory exercises and phrases!
25 Mar 2018
willkendrew
Excellent first lesson. Really clear, patient and positive. Looking forward to my next lesson.
10 Mar 2018
jpodell
Alexandra is very encouraging, and she has very good materials prepared for class. I feel that she is helping me improve my Cantonese very quickly!
I am always fascinated by my mother tongue Cantonese: the vivid metaphors, the lively expressions, the wit in the language! You share the same view with me, and want to have a flavour of it? Great! Yet you are not quite sure where to start, or you encounter some hiccups here and there along the way? No worries, I am here to help!
I obtained Masters of Arts in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language because I want to assist as many people as possible learn Cantonese, simple as that! My teaching style : I want to make it fun and useful, so I will explore various topics and materials, from newspapers to YouTube, from song to drama, as long as I see fit. And I will work in a communicative way. Grammar work is done from time to time.
If you want to learn Cantonese or about Hong Kong and the language with me, feel free to contact to me.
Qualifications & Experience
2012- Present Freelance translator and teacher of Cantonese
2014 Master of Arts in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language awarded by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2004 Bachelor of Arts in Translation (First Class Honours)
Teaching Approach
The materials are in form of Google Doc. Audio recordings, YouTube videos and TV programmes in Hong Kong are used as well. For beginners, I shall teach with aid of English. For Intermediate and Advanced learners, the lessons will be conducted in Cantonese and English is used at the minimum level.
Communicative approaches are adopted, but if you would like to drill on some grammar rules, I can also customise the materials for it.
