At our first contact, we would like to be open about any existing language problem areas and what you would like to achieve. We take pride in our flexibility for customisation of your courses, for your organisation, or for yourself. When we say we are student-centric, it means we focus primarily on you – our learner – moving the lesson in the way that benefits you. Throughout your course, our principal consultant Petrisha will follow up closely on whether your learning is going in the direction you want.

Our teachers are native speakers in English and Mandarin. We also speak some French and Spanish. Together, we have more than 30 years of teaching experience, with TESOL, CELTA, or Cambridge CIDTT qualifications. Before assigning any coaches to you, we consider both the specialisation of the coaches and students, and the chemistry for the class dynamic. Our dedication and life experience will add to your learning for Social or Business English contexts.

Exposure, awareness, and practice are our beliefs for what make you improve in the way you communicate. Every class is a journey of progress that leads you to your language goals. We advocate time-based and no-nonsense, effective learning and less so of quick fixes or crash courses.

In our high-quality classes, pronunciation practice carries a rather major emphasis, as this is one of the first things your listeners hear when you communicate in any language, not only in English. Whether or not you know phonetics, we guide you in achieving the international standards of pronunciation. We emphasise the Teacher Talking Time (TTT) to our teachers, although dependent on the proficiency levels of the classes, to give students at least half the speaking time, to 70% for the student, and 30% for the teacher. We encourage fluency and confidence in our students, while balancing grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, and common expressions used. In Petrisha’s classes, her listening skills for teaching have been proven both impressive and effective. She is likely going to point out what native speakers of English do and do not say in different situations, adding more learning to what is not in the books.

As for translation in Beginner classes, we may use your native tongue at times for the sake of accuracy in understanding meaning and for efficiency purposes. This is done usually just in Beginner classes, and avoided as you progress through the levels up to Advanced classes.

It is not necessary to do all the levels in a course to master perfection, and this is mainly dependent on your level of confidence, and how far you want to take your learning. We have had students do a range of 20 to 300 over hours of learning with us.

We use an open, optimistic, and professional approach when conducting all classes. You will be engaged, encouraged, and motivated to excel in your language abilities. With adequate time and hard work, you will see your communication skills rise to the next level, and gain confidence that will aid in both your personal life and career path.