Teachers
Angie Hsu
Our course director Angie is a native Mandarin Chinese speaker and knows several languages. She has lived and traveled the far-east since her childhood. She is currently working towards a PhD in Education. She has been a science and language teacher in schools for more than ten years and started focusing on developing Mandarin courses and materials five years ago.
Angie was educated in both the traditional and simplified forms of Chinese writing. The former was used in China for thousands of years and is still taught in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Due to its complexity it requires a far greater understanding of the language, culture and traditions. This knowledge ensures the teaching will be delivered to the highest standard. Many overseas Chinese communities still use the traditional characters for written communication. The simplified Chinese is widely used in present day China.
Angie's expertise is in education, having taught various Mandarin classes to a mixture of students from school age to mature students; these include the development and delivery of material to well known independent schools in Bath, community courses and private tuition. All the tutors from Mandarin-in-Bath are trained by Angie and have to pass a set standard evaluation before teaching independently.
Emily Liao
Emily is from Taiwan and is a native Mandarin Chinese speaker. She has a Masters degree in Education from Queen's University Belfast and a first degree in language education.
Rita Rao
Rita Rao is from China and is a native Mandarin Chinese speaker. She has a master degree in Accounting and Finance from University of Bath. Born into a teacher's family, she developed an interest in teaching in her early childhood and have gained experience teaching through part-time job in the college. She is responsible and diligent, as well as being a good teacher with great enthusiasm.