Sinead Cleary

I aim for my lessons to be tailored to your personal needs. In general, however, they will involve a relatively even split between listening, speaking and writing practice. As I believe that language learning should be as interactive as possible, I will involve exercises rather than focus on lecture-style teaching. These exercises will include reading comprehensions, listening exercises and topic-led conversation practice, all of which we will go through together. I will do my best to align the content of these practices with subjects you will encounter in real life as well as your own personal interests, as I believe traditional language-learning systems focus too heavily on a style of English that is not commonly used by native speakers. I am also a big believer in immersing yourself in a language. As a result, I will recommend shows, books and podcasts to engage your interest in your spare time.

In terms of my experience, I am a native speaker who has worked as an English tutor in a local Hong Kong secondary school and an Irish summer language academy. These roles allowed me to explore teaching academic and conversational English to teens and children. I have created dynamic lesson plans to allow my students to learn in a productive but also enjoyable way. As a Psychology student, I have also incorporated research-based techniques like spaced repetition and active recall into my teaching in order to maximize benefits.

I am enthusiastic and will do my best to support your English learning journey!