About
I’m Ace Buck, your Chinese language coach – like a personal trainer, but for learning Mandarin. I’m all about helping you to learn Mandarin to fluency by using effective methods that seamlessly integrate into your daily routine.
My aim is to share what I’ve learned so that you can learn more effectively, easily and enjoyably.
My language learning journey actually started with French in high school. My goal was to achieve a perfect final grade to secure a fully funded university scholarship. Unfortunately, French was holding me back. I had to figure out how to master French. After 2 years of assessments, I graduated with a 99/100 score for French and a perfect International Baccalaureate Diploma score which afforded me The University of Melbourne’s most prestigious Chancellor’s Scholarship.
Fast forward several years and I’ve now not only learned French to fluency, but also Chinese. My language learning has taken me across the world: I spent half a year in Bordeaux studying Sociology in French, and several months in Mainland China and Taipei intensively studying Mandarin.
I competed in China alongside 138 contestants from 120 different countries and placed second in the Global “Chinese Bridge” Chinese Proficiency Competition. I spoke at the Youth Language Conference and the Science in Languages conference organised by Lancaster University. I even honed my French skills in a Quebecois Francophone public speaking club and performed stand-up comedy in Chinese!
In recent years, mastering Chinese has been my focus.
As I am so passionate about learning Chinese, I want to help you learn it too and explore the world of opportunities that it opens up!