LEARNING Cantonese is ‘4’ Every ‘1’!
LISTEN! Learning Cantonese Chinese doesn’t have to be boring, tedious and hard. Anyone can do it! Let me debunk all these myths and negativity for you!
With an empathic, experienced and knowledgeable teacher; a well-structured curriculum and textbooks; and – the involvement of the students (the most important!), learning Cantonese can be a piece of cake!
I have been instilling fun, laughter – and the right frame of mind as well as discipline into my Cantonese classroom since 2004. I make systematic language learning a pleasant, fruitful and accessible experience for everyone.
Direct approach is the method I use in teaching, where only the target language (in this case, Cantonese Chinese) is spoken in class, since the first lesson.
My pedagogy is strongly, but not exclusively, informed by theories and practice of psychology – including counselling (for cultivating core conditions for growth from Rogerian therapy); developmental psychology (for identifying Zone of Proximal Development of language learners); cognitive psychology (for creating teaching materials optimising for memory retention); personality psychology (for understanding learners’ information processing preference(s)) and educational psychology (for pedagogical approaches).
I view recognition of and responding to individual differences and preferred learning style(s) of a language learner as paramount. Some learners, for example, find learning through abstract ideas challenging (‘S’ information processing type), content will be presented in a relatively concrete, tangible fashion so as to enhance comprehension.
At the same time, I’m committed to stretch my students’ – both children and adults – capabilities wherever possible as stressed in the statutory framework (e.g. Early Years Foundation Stage) from UK Department of Education.
Let me take you along this magical journey whether you are in London, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Finland or wherever you are in the world!
Latest News:
Free Online Cantonese Taster Drop-in Session
Cantonese Taster Drop-in Session
Friday, 5 June 2026 · 11:00 – 11:20 (+ 1 hour if you join in from The Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Germany; + 2 hours if you join in from Finland)
Time zone: London, the UK
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/pqv-yrsq-ctk
Can4Every1.com is being updated – 23 May 2026
Fresh look, same mission! We are updating our site and YouTube channel to make learning Cantonese easier than ever. Bookmark this page and stay tuned for brand-new contents! Also, visit https://m.youtube.com/@Can4Every1/videos
Transcripts for Can4Every1 YouTube videos – 19 May 2026
You can now find all the YouTube videos and their transcripts in one place – click here.
Online Cantonese Taster Drop-in Session
Cantonese Taster Drop-in Session
Friday, 29 May 2026 · 11:00 – 11:20 (+ 1 hour if you join in from The Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Germany; + 2 hours if you join in from Finland)
Time zone: London, the UK
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/djj-kmtv-ksj
‘File 2: 中文字列表 Chinese Character Word List‘
‘Word List for Students’ Renamed – 1 April 2025
The new name for the file: ‘File 1: Word List & Exclusive Resources for Students‘
New Learning Resources Added – 2 October 2024
A list of common used vocabularies in a shared document – ‘Word List for Students’ – has been added. Go to > For Students.
More listening drills on YouTube Channel (@can4every1) will be added.
2022 Summer Group Activity – 25 July 2022
Details will be emailed to the students.
YouTube video on using Google Input Tools & stroke order – 23 January 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJXLFqpfAM8
Why everything is red in Chinese New Year? – 16 January 2021
Let me tell you about… Chinese New Year!
Activity Sheet: https://www.can4every1.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Chinese-New-Year-Activity-Sheet.pdf
NHS discounts available – from March 2020
Please contact me for enquires.
Language Practice Session – 22 June 2019 (Saturday)
Date: 22 June 2019 (Saturday)
Time: 14.30
Location: Members’ Room, The British Library, London NW1 2DB
Cost: £4 per person
Please note:
- Open for current and previous students only
- Suitable for pre-intermediate / intermediate level students
- Registration needed
- Maximum no# of participants: 4
Sweden and Oslo Tour – Summer 2019
I will be meeting current students as well as holding free trial session for prospective students in Scandinavia this summer. E-mail me (gwongdungwa@gmail.com) to register your interest.
22 July (Monday) – 4 August (Sunday): Uppsala & Stockholm, Sweden
5 August (Monday) – 6 Tuesday (Tuesday): Oslo, Norway
* For current students: your booked lessons will go ahead as usual and will not be affected.
Updated: Spring 2026