I am very glad to be a new member of staff at Buddhist Ho Nam Kam College, I have already been made to feel welcome by both staff and students.
I come from South Africa, but I spent a few years teaching in Taiwan before I came to Hong Kong in 2009. I taught kindergarten, elementary and high school in Taiwan before leaving to pursue my teaching career further in South Africa. In South Africa I taught high school students from different backgrounds English as a first or second language, depending on their mother tongue.
I hold a degree in English and Linguistics from the University of South Africa, as well as a Post-Graduate Certificate in Education from the same institution. I am currently working towards my Masters degree in Second Language Acquisition.
I believe that all students have the capacity to be good learners, and that there should always be a “can do” attitude in the classroom. Thus I expect my students to adopt the same air of positivity in the English class. I hope that the students will be motivated to try their best in the English lessons and that we will build an environment in which everyone will thrive.
I look forward to a building a lasting relationship with the staff and students at Ho Nam Kam College.
