关于我们
AlphaTutors 是一个面向中国孩子的线上英语学习平台。我们结合英国英语教学资源、系统化课程设计和 SRS 间隔复习系统，帮助孩子从基础句子、听力反应和口语表达开始，逐步建立真实使用英语的能力。
我们的课程不是单纯的外教聊天课，也不是只围绕课本讲解的传统英语课。我们更希望帮助孩子把学过的单词、句子和语法真正听懂、说出来、用起来。
十多年中国学生教学经验
我们从 2011 年开始正式从事英语教学。早期在中国开设线下英语班级，长期接触中国学生和家长，也慢慢了解了中国孩子在英语学习中常见的问题。
很多孩子在学校里学过单词和语法，也会做一些题目，但真正听到英文问题时，常常反应不过来；有些孩子能读懂句子，却不敢开口表达；也有些孩子学了很多语法规则，但在真实说话时不会自然使用。
正是因为这些长期的教学经验，我们逐渐设计出一套更适合中国孩子的课程方式：把基础语法、听力输入、口语问答、故事阅读和课后复习结合起来，让孩子在一个比较清晰、稳定、反复的学习系统中慢慢建立英语能力。
多年来，许多学生从零基础或基础较弱的阶段开始跟随我们学习，逐渐能够听懂课堂问题，用英文回答，并围绕故事和话题进行简单表达。有些孩子在出国旅行或真实交流场景中，也能尝试用英语帮助家人沟通。这些长期反馈也让我们更加确定：孩子的听说能力不是靠一两节课突然提高的，而是需要系统、重复和长期积累。
面向中国孩子设计的课程体系
AlphaTutors 的课程按照不同阶段逐步推进。每个阶段都有明确的学习目标，帮助孩子从基础表达走向更丰富、更自然的英语使用。
第一阶段：基础建立阶段
第一阶段主要适合零基础或基础较弱的孩子。这个阶段重点帮助孩子建立最基本的句子结构、语法概念、听力反应和口语表达能力。
课程会把基础语法和口语表达结合起来，例如 be 动词、一般疑问句、特殊疑问句、单复数、现在进行时、一般现在时等。我们不会只让孩子背规则，而是通过大量简单句子和课堂问答，让孩子慢慢理解这些语法在真实表达中怎样使用。
这个阶段的目标是让孩子敢开口、能听懂简单问题，并逐步用完整句子回答。
第二阶段：故事阅读与新概念结合
第二阶段开始，课程会加入小故事和《新概念英语》的内容。我们不是简单按照传统方式精讲课文，而是把课文和故事中的核心词汇、句型和表达提取出来，配合图片、音频和课堂问答，帮助孩子真正使用这些语言。
学生会获得配套的 PDF 小故事材料，也可以在网站上预习相关句子、关键词和故事内容。上课时，老师会围绕这些内容进行提问，引导孩子听懂问题，并用英文回答。
这个阶段的重点不是只会读课文，而是让孩子在理解故事的基础上，能够进行听力反应、口语回答和简单复述。
第三阶段：语言岛课程
在基础句子和故事学习逐渐稳定之后，我们会通过不同主题建立"语言岛"。
每一个语言岛都是一个相对完整的话题世界，例如学校、家庭、动物、自然、历史、地理、科学、旅行、城市生活等。孩子不是零散地背单词，而是在一个具体话题中学习相关词汇、句子和表达。
随着一个个语言岛慢慢连接起来，孩子的表达内容会越来越丰富。他们可以从简单回答问题，逐步发展到围绕一个主题进行更完整的表达。
第四阶段：更高阶表达与考试衔接
对于年龄更大或基础更好的学生，课程可以继续向更高阶表达发展，包括更长篇的阅读理解、观点表达、初高中英语衔接、出国交流能力，以及雅思基础方向的训练。
我们的目标不是让所有孩子走同一条路线，而是根据孩子的年龄、基础和学习目标，逐步安排适合他们的学习阶段。
SRS 间隔复习系统
AlphaTutors 的一个重要特点，是我们不仅有课堂教学，也有自己的功能型学习网站和 SRS 间隔复习系统。
学生可以在网站上进行课前准备，提前接触故事、句子、关键词和音频。课后，孩子也可以通过系统继续复习已经学过的内容。
SRS 系统会帮助孩子按照记忆规律反复接触单词和句子，减少学完就忘的问题。系统中不仅有故事原文，也会围绕关键词生成不同语境下的例句，帮助孩子理解一个词在不同句子中的用法。
这样，孩子的学习不只是上课的 45 分钟或 1 小时，而是形成一个完整的学习闭环：
- 课前预习
- 课堂听说互动
- 课后复习
- 关键词拓展
- 反复跟读和巩固
通过这样的方式，孩子能够更稳定地积累词汇、句子和表达能力。
我们的课堂方式
我们的课堂以听力和口语训练为核心，但同时也重视语法和句子结构。
在课堂上，老师会根据孩子已经预习过的故事、句子和关键词进行大量问答。孩子需要听懂老师的问题，并尽量用英文回答。老师会根据孩子的回答进行引导、纠正和延展。
这种方式可以帮助孩子把"看得懂"的英语逐渐转化为"听得懂、说得出"的英语。
我们希望孩子不仅能读一个故事，还能围绕故事回答问题；不仅知道一个单词的意思，还能在不同句子中使用它；不仅学过语法规则，还能在口语表达中自然运用。
英国师资与教学质量管理
AlphaTutors 由具有多年中国学生教学经验的老师负责课程设计和教学管理。
Edward 老师有多年英语教学经验，也曾在中国从事教学工作，对中国学生的学习特点、课堂反应和常见困难有比较深入的了解。他熟悉中国孩子在英语学习中容易遇到的问题，也擅长通过提问、引导和互动帮助孩子逐步开口表达。
同时，我们在英国与多所高校的优秀在读学生和毕业生合作，包括来自 Southampton、Bristol、Cardiff、Birmingham 等大学的合作老师。我们在选择合作老师时，会关注老师的发音清晰度、表达能力、亲和力、责任心和课堂互动能力。
合作老师并不是随意上课。我们会提供统一的课程材料和教学培训，也会在教学过程中持续跟进课堂质量，听取家长反馈，并根据孩子的实际水平调整课程安排。
我们的目标是让孩子在稳定、有准备、有反馈的课堂环境中学习，而不是简单地安排一位老师进行随意聊天。
适合哪些孩子
- 零基础或基础较弱，需要系统建立英语基础的孩子。
- 已经学过一些英语，但听力反应慢、不敢开口说的孩子。
- 能读一些单词和句子，但缺少完整句子表达能力的孩子。
- 正在学习新概念、校内同步英语或基础语法，但需要更多听说输出训练的孩子。
- 希望在小学阶段提前积累听力、口语和主题词汇的孩子。
- 未来有出国旅行、国际交流、初高中英语提升或雅思学习需求的学生。
我们尤其重视中国孩子常见的一个问题：学过很多内容，但真正需要说英语时，不知道怎么表达。我们的课程就是希望帮助孩子把学过的知识转化成真实的语言能力。
我们希望孩子获得什么
我们希望孩子通过长期学习，逐步获得以下能力：
- 能听懂老师的英文问题。
- 能用完整句子回答问题。
- 能围绕故事和图片进行简单表达。
- 能把学过的词汇和语法真正用出来。
- 能在不同话题中积累自己的表达内容。
- 能逐步建立说英语的信心。
- 能从被动学习英语，慢慢走向主动使用英语。
英语学习不是只靠背单词，也不是只靠上课听老师讲。真正有效的学习，需要清晰的课程体系、合适的材料、持续的复习和大量真实的语言使用。
AlphaTutors 希望通过我们的课程、网站系统和英国老师资源，帮助中国孩子一步一步建立真正能用的英语能力。
About Us
AlphaTutors is an online English learning platform for Chinese children. We combine English teaching resources from the UK, a structured curriculum, and an SRS spaced repetition system to help children build the ability to use English in real situations, starting from basic sentence structures, listening response, and spoken expression.
Our courses are not simply casual foreign-teacher conversation lessons, nor are they traditional English lessons that only focus on textbooks. We want to help children truly understand, say, and use the words, sentences, and grammar they have learned.
More Than Ten Years of Experience Teaching Chinese Students
We officially began teaching English in 2011. In the early years, we ran offline English classes in China. Through long-term contact with Chinese students and parents, we gradually developed a clear understanding of the common problems Chinese children face when learning English.
Many children have learned vocabulary and grammar at school and can complete written exercises, but when they hear an English question, they often cannot respond quickly. Some children can read and understand sentences, but they are afraid to speak. Others have learned many grammar rules, but they cannot use them naturally in real speech.
Because of these years of teaching experience, we gradually designed a course system that is more suitable for Chinese children. It combines basic grammar, listening input, spoken question-and-answer practice, story reading, and after-class review. This allows children to build their English ability slowly and steadily within a clear, structured, and repeated learning system.
Over the years, many students have started learning with us from zero or weak foundations. Gradually, they have become able to understand classroom questions, answer in English, and express simple ideas around stories and topics. Some children have even been able to use English during overseas travel or real communication situations to help their families. These long-term results have made us even more certain that children's listening and speaking ability does not improve suddenly after one or two lessons. It requires structure, repetition, and long-term accumulation.
A Course System Designed for Chinese Children
The AlphaTutors course is divided into different stages. Each stage has clear learning goals, helping children move step by step from basic expression to richer and more natural English use.
Stage One: Building the Foundation
Stage One is mainly suitable for children with zero foundation or a weak foundation. This stage focuses on helping children build basic sentence structures, grammar concepts, listening response, and spoken expression.
The course combines basic grammar with spoken English practice. For example, children learn be verbs, yes/no questions, wh-questions, singular and plural forms, the present continuous tense, the simple present tense, and other essential structures. We do not simply ask children to memorise rules. Instead, through many simple sentences and classroom questions, children gradually understand how these grammar points are used in real communication.
The goal of this stage is to help children become willing to speak, understand simple questions, and gradually answer in complete sentences.
Stage Two: Story Reading Combined with New Concept English
From Stage Two, the course begins to include short stories and content from New Concept English. We do not simply teach the text in the traditional way. Instead, we take out the key vocabulary, sentence structures, and expressions from the text and stories, and combine them with pictures, audio, and classroom questioning, so that children can truly use the language.
Students receive supporting PDF short story materials, and they can also preview related sentences, keywords, and story content on the website. During class, the teacher asks questions based on these materials and guides children to understand the questions and answer in English.
The focus of this stage is not only to read the text. The goal is for children to understand the story and then develop listening response, spoken answers, and simple retelling.
Stage Three: Language Island Courses
After children have built a more stable foundation in basic sentences and story learning, we introduce different topic-based language islands.
Each language island is a relatively complete topic world, such as school, family, animals, nature, history, geography, science, travel, and city life. Children do not simply memorise isolated words. Instead, they learn related vocabulary, sentences, and expressions within a specific topic.
As more and more language islands are gradually connected, children's range of expression becomes richer. They can move from answering simple questions to expressing more complete ideas around a topic.
Stage Four: Higher-Level Expression and Exam Preparation
For older students or students with a stronger foundation, the course can continue towards higher-level expression. This may include longer reading comprehension, opinion expression, preparation for middle school and high school English, overseas communication skills, and foundation-level IELTS training.
Our goal is not to make every child follow exactly the same path. Instead, we arrange suitable learning stages according to each child's age, foundation, and learning goals.
The SRS Spaced Repetition System
One important feature of AlphaTutors is that we not only provide classroom teaching, but also have our own functional learning website and SRS spaced repetition system.
Students can prepare before class on the website by previewing stories, sentences, keywords, and audio. After class, they can continue reviewing what they have learned through the system.
The SRS system helps children review words and sentences repeatedly according to memory patterns, reducing the problem of learning and then quickly forgetting. The system includes not only the original story text, but also different example sentences generated around the keywords, helping children understand how one word can be used in different sentence contexts.
In this way, children's learning is not limited to a 45-minute or 1-hour lesson. Instead, it forms a complete learning cycle:
- Pre-class preparation
- Classroom listening and speaking interaction
- After-class review
- Keyword extension
- Repeated listening, reading aloud, and consolidation
Through this method, children can build vocabulary, sentences, and expression ability more steadily.
Our Classroom Method
Our classes focus on listening and speaking training, but we also place strong importance on grammar and sentence structure.
In class, the teacher asks many questions based on the stories, sentences, and keywords that the child has already prepared. The child needs to understand the teacher's questions and try to answer in English. The teacher then guides, corrects, and extends the child's answers.
This method helps children gradually turn English that they can "read and understand" into English that they can "hear, understand, and say".
We want children not only to read a story, but also to answer questions about it. We want them not only to know the meaning of a word, but also to use it in different sentences. We want them not only to learn grammar rules, but also to use grammar naturally in spoken English.
UK Teachers and Teaching Quality Management
AlphaTutors is designed and managed by teachers with many years of experience teaching Chinese students.
Edward has many years of English teaching experience and has also taught in China. He has a strong understanding of Chinese students' learning patterns, classroom reactions, and common difficulties. He understands the problems Chinese children often face when learning English, and he is skilled at using questions, guidance, and interaction to help children gradually speak more confidently.
At the same time, we work with excellent university students and graduates from a number of UK universities, including Southampton, Bristol, Cardiff, Birmingham, and others. When selecting teachers, we look carefully at their clarity of pronunciation, communication skills, warmth, sense of responsibility, and ability to interact with children in class.
Our partner teachers do not simply teach casually. We provide unified course materials and teaching training. We also continue to monitor teaching quality, listen to parent feedback, and adjust course arrangements according to each child's actual level.
Our goal is to allow children to learn in a stable, prepared, and feedback-based classroom environment, rather than simply arranging a teacher for casual conversation.
Who Our Courses Are Suitable For
- Children with zero foundation or a weak foundation who need to build their English systematically.
- Children who have learned some English but are slow to respond when listening and are afraid to speak.
- Children who can read some words and sentences but lack the ability to express themselves in complete sentences.
- Children who are learning New Concept English, school English, or basic grammar, but need more listening and speaking output practice.
- Children who want to build listening, speaking, and topic-based vocabulary in the primary school years.
- Students who may need English for overseas travel, international communication, middle school and high school English improvement, or IELTS preparation in the future.
We pay particular attention to a common problem among Chinese children: they may have learned a lot of English, but when they really need to speak, they do not know how to express themselves. Our courses are designed to help children turn what they have learned into real language ability.
What We Want Children to Achieve
Through long-term learning, we hope children will gradually develop the following abilities:
- To understand English questions from the teacher.
- To answer questions in complete sentences.
- To express simple ideas around stories and pictures.
- To truly use the vocabulary and grammar they have learned.
- To build their own range of expression across different topics.
- To gradually develop confidence in speaking English.
- To move from passively learning English to actively using English.
English learning does not depend only on memorising words, nor does it depend only on listening to the teacher during class. Effective learning requires a clear course system, suitable materials, continuous review, and a large amount of real language use.
Through our courses, website system, and UK teacher resources, AlphaTutors aims to help Chinese children build English ability that they can genuinely use, step by step.