Ben C H Wan

Ben C H Wan 是全港少數全職發音教練,專注英式發音課程及教師LPAT課程。他畢業自百年英式發音搖籃-倫敦大學學院(UCL)。

Ben C H Wan

Hi!我是Ben仔。真正的Ben Sir,是歐陽偉豪。

從小我便對聲音很敏感。在耳機店試完了一個299元的耳機後,再試另一個999元的,從此再也回不了頭。

巴士上有人開聲打機睇片,我會禮貌地請他/她關掉。有一點點聲音,我也會很在意。

現在,我是全港少數全職發音教練。你可能聽得出,一個鬼佬同你講同一句英文,總是有點不同。但怎樣不同?問題出在那裡?怎樣可以變成相同?這就是我的工作範圍。

曾任教中學、也有幸在英式發音的搖籃UCL留學。我是一位英文老師,但更重要的是,我是一位很快樂的英文學習者。

而我想將這份快樂傳給你。

Ben C H Wan 是全港少數全職發音教練,曾任職中學、成人英語學校及大專院校。他持有英國倫敦大學學院文碩士(語言學)、香港教育學院學位教師教育文憑(中學教育-英語)、香港科技大學工商管理學士(經濟學)及教育局註冊教師資格。

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Estie Ip

有人教文法,有人教作文。偏偏教發音,就成了一個怪人。

學校英文課堂,大多只看只寫,不聽不講,仿佛這是一種生來就沒有聲音的語言。發音是溝通一大支柱,配合適當教法,學生們自然悠然神往。可是,校長巡堂時在門縫中透射出的一個眼神,家長們直線電話中的一個親切問候,夢想瞬間煙滅。

英式發音富有音韻美和節奏感。我在攻讀語言學碩士時,專研語調及語音學。發音跟讀寫截然不同-過百年來的研究皆顯示,只有針對學生們的母語,提供度身訂造的建議,嚴謹而耐心地指導,才是衝破發音障礙的不二之途。

在北海之濱、約克的古羅馬城牆下,期待與你一起探索英式發音的獨特魅力,共同踏上這趟趣味盎然之旅。

Estie Ip 曾任教香港多間小學,蹍轉還是回歸自己的摯愛-英式英文發音。她是香港教育局註冊教師,擁香港教育大學學士(實習優異成績)及英國約克大學語言學碩士(修讀中)資歷。

S Chan - 學生(Financial Sales)

每個人都有夢想,你們呢?

每個人都有夢想,你們呢?

港大畢業,名中學出身,事業有成,是別人眼中的精英。英文讀、寫皆能,獨是說話不行。工作上要接觸外國人,只好避得就避。深入少少建立關係、交流?咪搞了。

老闆說:嗯,你要想想辦法。

起初只有一笑置之。幾年過去,工作上像是到了樽頸位,有點高不成,低不就。好勝心使然,真的下定決心-大型英文協會、小型英文班、私人外籍老師,都試齊了。錢不是最大的問題,只要幫到自己……只要。

年假多,花不完。心想:無理由輸給這speaking!把心一橫,飛到倫敦,在英語學校惡補兩周。成效如何?嗯,識了大班朋友。

漫無目的在facebook遊走之際,發現一個傻人自說自話,聲稱有獨門秘方,改善發音。看了一看價錢,好,就姑且再試!反正錢已花了這麼多。

半年後,這學生跟我說:近來不停有見工機會,是英文的。如果我都過關了,證明我的英文真的有希望了。

今天,WhatsApp響起,說四份工有三份已入2nd round,終於重拾那份可貴的自信,說要多謝我。萬想不到,原來真心幫到自己,能準確分析問題,大幅改善發音的人,竟然是一個土炮香港人?!

我想:不用多謝我了。我也有一個夢:香港主流英文教育,害了一代又一代的人。我希望能為香港學生做一點事。是你們一位又一位有血有肉的學生,伴著我,去追這夢。

倫敦大學學院(UCL)

倫敦大學學院(UCL)為英式英文發音之殿堂,孕育了歷代宗師級語音學家,計有:20世紀最具影響力的英國語音學家Daniel Jones,他創立了cardinal vowels,以座標形式描繪全球語言發音,並編寫了Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary,DJ音標亦以其命名,另外,他也是Audrey Hepburn經典電影My Fair Lady裡,語音學教授Professor Henry Higgins的原型;現代最廣為流傳,於1962年面世的英式英文音標奠基者A C Gimson;英式英文最廣為採納的語調(intonation)教科書Intonation of Colloquial English的兩位作者J D O’Cornor及G F Arnold均來自UCL;此外J C Wells於1982年寫成一書三冊的Accents of English,為訖今最完整的各地英文口音記錄。

他在書中也提出了lexical sets概念,捨音標符號而只用單字來描述各種主流口音,成為學界標準;他也編寫了Longman Pronunciation Dictionary,大量利用問卷收集描繪現代英國人的真‧發音。UCL每年舉辦的Summer Course in English Phonetics(SCEP)訖今已舉辦100屆,為英式英文語音學者及教師聚首一堂的盛會。講師包括國際語音學會(IPA)考試主席Patricia Ashby、Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary現任編輯Jane Setter,學界公認最全面、準確,針對英式英文學習者的教科書English Phonetics and Pronunciation Practice作者Paul Carley及Igner Mees,以及身兼課程主任,在English after RP一書提倡大幅改革主流Gimson音標的Geoff Lindsey。

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對擺脫港式發音極有幫助!
英語發音老師從來都非常少,以廣東話為母語的就更少。Ben老師清楚知道廣東話母語者,學習英語發音的難處,包括發音的位置,經常犯錯的地方,以及改正方法,對擺脫港式發音極有幫助!除了發音,更需要聽力,因為要發音準確,必須能聽出自己的問題。有Ben老師專業教導,為我加強聽力訓練,將我帶到英語發音的更高水平!
B Yuen (Project Manager / Renovation Industry)
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A student from the UK
Ben provides an excellent structured course encompassing all aspects of modern British pronunciation. Motivational lessons combined with extensive, focused feedback enabled a positive learning experience which has really helped me to fine tune my accent and give me the confidence that I’ve been looking for.
S Robertson (UK)
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A mind-blowing approach
I enjoy Ben’s class a lot! It is very practical, and I believed not many students in Hong Kong have experienced the teaching approach he uses in class. I would strongly recommend him to those who desperately want to improve their English pronunciation.
A Au (Marketer)
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Surely nobody will be disappointed!
Hi, I am Edmund, from Hong Kong. I was looking for a person who would help me with tutoring my English sound more proper, native and most importantly, British! Thankfully, I found Ben who is not just a Pronunciation teacher but is a true Expert in this area. Ben is really a wonderful teacher who I have ever had in my entire life. Not only he speaks with a standard British accent, but also he has a huge talent and ability to teach. It is easily visible that teaching is his real and huge passion. The private lessons with Ben give me already a taste of how much I don’t know about English accent, how many different sounds I am not aware of and how much work there is waiting ahead of me. However, after each lesson, I can see that learning is not a black magic but just a matter of rules - listening by ears, pronouncing each vowel and consonant in a right way and keep practicing to make it perfect. I heartily recommend Ben to everyone who is searching for a great English pronunciation teacher. Surely nobody will be disappointed!
E Cheng (Church Worker)
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I wish I found him earlier so I would not have wasted so much time and money
Hi! I first heard of Ben is when I was searching about LPAT 3 months before my LPAT speaking exam, because I was struggling with my LPAT speaking exam for years. I had spent tons of money studying with an American native speaker for around two and a half years. Yes, I did improve bit by bit each year. But my gut feeling tells me I gained less than what I was paying for. Like an epiphany, I found Ben. I spent an hour watching his YouTube video about LPAT. I was very impressed by the depth of information he had given for free. I was convinced by it so I decided to take his online course because the clock is ticking. I had no more time to waste. Also, the fee seems fair, considering it’s less than 2 months of the tuition with my American native speaking tutor. It is worth a try! After watching the videos in the online course, I got some of my doubts in English answered. The course is very condensed and right to the point especially right for preparing LPAT reading aloud exam. It is a true lifesaving kit! I watched the videos from the online course again a week before my speaking exam. My grade improved much more than I spent a year with a native speaker. I believe if had found Ben sooner and got more time to practice what Ben taught, my grade would be higher. Ben is very knowledgeable and very good at what he’s doing. I wish I found him earlier so I would not have wasted so much time and money. Anyone who has high expectations of themselves should take the course!
M Yu (Primary School Teacher)
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Expert in British pronunciation
Ben is an expert in British pronunciation! Having a similar background with Cantonese as a mother tongue, he can point out and correct my mistakes efficiently. There is no doubt that he will give you a new insight into pronunciation!
T Tsang (Primary School Teacher)
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Want to pass? Join his class
Ben is a really professional and well-prepared teacher. He can precisely find out my problems and give me some useful suggestions. I do feel that I can brush up my spoken English during his lessons. If you want to pass the LPAT speaking, you should join his class.
H Chan (Primary School Teacher)
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No one can beat him
Anyone familiar with pedagogy knows that there is no point in talking about good teachers and bad ones. There are only effective teachers and ineffective ones. The former possesses a wide range of qualities: (1) an acute awareness of what the weaknesses of one’s students are ; (2) a thorough understanding of how to overcome them, particularly in respect of learners’ personality traits and learning styles ; (3) an avid interest in helping learners realize their own potential. Ben, without the shadow of a doubt, has all three. ‘How about subject expertise?’ you might ask. My response would be: ‘You are asking me a question about the obvious! I didn’t even mention this because I thought you knew no one can beat him when it comes to subject knowledge. The same can be said for his language training, whether it be accent reduction or preparation for such exams as HKDSE and IELTS!’ So you know who you should go to for the purpose you now have in mind.
B Jim (Secondary School Teacher)
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