Tom Lee

After two years of taking class with Tom I can confidently say that my lessons with him have been the #1 thing that has contributed to my growth in Korean. Not only have my speaking and listening skills improved exponentially, but my depth of understanding of all the nuance in the Korean language (and there is a lot lol) has dramatically increased as well. This for me is super valuable and really not something you can learn from a book!

Honestly I can say that after taking many many many lessons with Tom DAILY, this is probably one of the best teachers I’ve ever had in my life — period!! I cannot recommend him enough, he is so kind, compassionate punctual. He makes learning so fun and I can genuinely say that it has been a pleasure to be his student. His teaching method for learning languages is by far one of the most practical and hands on approaches. I never thought I would have learnt the amount I learned. And I never even did any of the homework 😂. He paces his lessons to suit his students. He takes so much notes during lessons. The study material is always centred around your life so you really learn vocabulary you would use in real life. I can’t recommend him enough.

Some people are just born to teach. Tom has a gift for sure. Tom offers a perfect balance of instruction, patience, encouragement, and humor.  -He uses both Korean and English in class -he types notes for you as you go -homework easily fits into busy schedules -you learn so much without realizing it -He can easily sense when you don't understand and may need additional examples -He can also sense when you are having an off-day and need less pressure. -classes are a joy and will quickly become the highlight of your week.   I am thankful I put the self-teaching attempts down and took a chance. Learning a language is hard. Having someone to walk beside you that genuinely cares about your success makes it easier.

Great lesson discussing various topics and also practicing TOPIK questions for listening and translation improvement. This is an area I really need to work on and Tom is very patient as he reads the sentences and asks me to repeat the sentence and then translate. I really enjoy this type of practice.

Tom Lee has helped me more in 3 classes than I ever expected. He takes what I say in English and has me say them in Korean. He writes everything out. He helps my English brain see sentences in Korean thinking, so I understand better. I am speaking more Korean with him in 3 lessons than I have with other teachers. I'm glad I chose him to help me speak in Korean and you will too. Just take a lesson and see if you're just as excited about his classes as I am.

I had a great trial class with Tom! He was patient, energetic and kind. He was able to meet me where I am in my learning journey and fit so much valuable content into our lesson. I look forward to continuing to learn from him. :)