Before I attended Mr Kok's tuition, my Chinese was very bad. I'm in the Integrated Program and taking Higher Chinese, so the standard is higher than usual. But I couldn't even cope with primary school Higher Chinese, how was I supposed to do well? My grammar was horrible, and my vocabulary range was really tiny(limited), so my grades were very bad. I felt like i have failed everything. To pass was already a great achievement for me. However, after I started attending tuition here, my Chinese foundation became better and I could learn more effectively. Through many different methods, lessons became more interesting: sometimes he shows me online news articles and we discuss on it, which makes me think in Chinese and heightens my expression and vocabulary; other times he will help me with my homework that I don't know how to do; he will also go through the textbook with me so that I can follow up with what we're learning in school. We also sidetrack and talk about other stuff at times which makes the tuition more interesting and not so tuition-like. Basically, I learnt a lot from coming for tuition with Mr Kok and my Chinese grades are now much better, around 65-70 compared to failing in the past.
-Lin Kang (Cole)
