My Teaching Subject(s)Pre-school - English, Creative Writing
Primary - English , Science , Creative Writing
O level - English, Social Studies , Hist/S.Studies
A level - General Paper , Literature , Knowledge & Inquiry, Project Work, Management of Business
IB / IGCSE - English Language, English Literature, Business & Management, Extended Essay , Theory of Knowledge
Diploma / Degree - Business Admin, Marketing , Mass Comm, Sociology, Communications & New Media
Language - English
Special Skills - Group Tuition
Experience
I have taught English, General Paper, and Communication Strategies at University, Junior College, Polytechnic, Secondary and Primary School levels in Singapore, San Francisco, and Tokyo. My achievements and teaching successes are extensively featured by the local and international press.
As a specialist tutor in Singapore, I use the new MOE syllabus. I have partnered with the Singapore Ministry of Education's Gifted Education Branch. For many years, I served on the judging panel of the Plain English Speaking Awards, which is supported by the Ministry of Education, the National Library Board, and the Speak Good English Movement. I am regularly invited by schools and universities across Asia to speak on my methods of teaching English, Creative and Analytical Writing, and views on education.
My students' grades before attending my lessons have ranged from E/Grade 4 to A1
My achievements:
I serve on or chair education/youth development committees at education and community institutions, and was a panelist together with DPM Tharman Shanmugaratnam when he was Minister for Education. I assisted in scholarships interviews at the Singapore Management University. I also chair the International Scholarship Committee for a prestigious education-focused Foundation that is based in the United States - it supports students' enrollments in top universities around the world.
¢__Ô_‹_During the 4 years that I was based in San Francisco, I taught writing classes attended by students pursuing their Master's or PhDs at the University of California - Berkeley, UCLA, and the University of San Francisco/University of California - San Francisco (Medical and Law Schools). When I lived in Tokyo for 2 years, I taught English to students studying law at the University of Tokyo.
¢__Ô_‹_I am a published author of white papers and commentaries on financial markets, education, and social sciences. I chair the Asian chapter of an active global think tank whose members are broadcast and print journalists, editors, journalists, policy makers, and communications hobbyists.
Awards:
- ¢__Ô_‹_A star debater in a top-ranked school with a 160 year history, I was later elected as president of our alumni association
- Recipient of prestigious and highly competitive international scholarship and academic/industry research awards
- Former chair and committee member of government/statutory and welfare organizations¢__Ô_‹_¢__Ô_‹_
Students come from these schools:
Anderson Secondary School
Anglican High School
Ango-Chinese School (Independent)
Assumption English School
Bedok Green Secondary School
Catholic High School
CHIJ Katong Convent
CHIJ St Nicholas
CHIJ Toa Payoh
Chung Cheng High School
Dunman High School
Fairfield Methodist School
Geylang Methodist School
Hai Seng Secondary School
Holy Innocents High School
Hwa Chong Institution
Maris Stella High School
Methodist Girls' School
Nanyang Girls' HIgh School
Nanyang Junior College
National University of Singapore
¢__Ô_‹_Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Ngee Ann Primary School
Ngee Ann Secondary School
Opera Estate Primary School
Pasir Ris Secondary School
Paya Lebar Methodist SecondarySchool
Raffles Girls' School
Raffles Institution
Red Swastika School
River Valley High School
St Anthony's Canossian Secondary School
St Hilda's Primary School
St Joseph's Institution
St Margaret's Secondary School
St Stephen's Primary School
Siglap Secondary School
Singapore Chinese Girls' School
Singapore Management University
Singapore Polytechnic
Tanjong Katong Girls' School
Tao Nan Primary School
Telok Kurau Primary School
Temasek Junior College
Temasek Polytechnic
Temasek Primary School
Temasek Secondary School
Victoria Junior College
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