For the past decade, I have been living on and off in China where I started and plan to continue my English teaching career.
Besides for teaching English, I have been working in a comic book store for over half my life. So I love comic books, especially Marvel, but I read them all.
I am an avid language learner as well. I have learned Mandarin for many years, but I have been trying to improve my Japanese, Korean, Thai and Spanish these days as well.
In the past few years, I have also focused more personal time on writing and storytelling. But I always make time for my other interests too, which are music, biking, yoga and cooking as well as watching television shows and movies.
Meine Kreationen
Ich als Lehrkraft
My best traits as a teacher is my patience, encouragement and adaptability.
I have been teaching and tutoring English learners since 2012. The majority of my teaching has been in the Chinese cities of Wuhan and Fuzhou. In terms of students, I have had a wide range of experience from teaching kindergarteners to adult professionals, but my most recent and long-term teaching position has been at Zhixing College of Hubei University (湖北大学知行学院) in Wuhan.
Learning a language is journey that takes work, but can also be enjoyable. I want to help you establish your goals and find your spark to allow you to learn English well while having fun.
Let's make your language learning dreams come true~
Meine Stunden und mein Unterrichtsstil
Focusing on the student and creating a foundation of interest is crucial, so I will always allow you to choose your own topic first. If you don't have one, we can work together to find a topic that will be part of the building blocks of improving your English. I think it is important to speak, hear, read and write all words. Thus, I will often type out key vocabulary we have discussed and/or used in our lessons on a Word Document.
I can help you learn in a variety of ways whether that is:
- Conversational English
- Business English
- Listening Skills
- Proofreading
- Storytelling / Writing
Your learning journey is up to you.
It was once again a really enriching lesson ! The teacher is particularly versatile, we can do various types of exercices with him : writing, speaking, reading…He is always making sure to correct our mistakes.
Most importantly, he is consistent. Never late or impatient, always kind and patient, his lessons - captivating - make us want to learn more and more :)
18. März 2022
Daun
11 Englisch Unterrichtsstunden
Auswahl der Lehrkraft
Kolbe is a very friendly and interesting teacher.
It is very helpful to correct the expressions I am confused about easily and accurately.
It relieves tension through non-hard progress, so I always finish the feeling that class time has already passed.
He will improve your English skills in a pleasant atmosphere.
21. Okt. 2021
LEE INSIK
11 Englisch Unterrichtsstunden
Auswahl der Lehrkraft
He is a very patient and perfect teacher.
他是個很有耐性且很棒的老師!
참을성있고 참된 선생님이세요!
26. Aug. 2021
Frank
7 Englisch Unterrichtsstunden
非常好的一位老师
10. Jan. 2024
Frank
7 Englisch Unterrichtsstunden
非常棒的老师
13. Dez. 2023
Joyce
1 Englisch Unterrichtsstunde
Great experience to talk with Kolbe, lots of fun here, can’t wait for the upcoming classes