Meet our Staff

Management

Peggy Munarriz

Principal

Peggy obtained a Bachelor's degree in Interior Design from the University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines. After graduation, she worked as an Interior Designer. Peggy arrived in Macau in 1990 and was one of the first graduates of the University of Macau's Bachelor's degree in English Studies with Specialization in Communications in 1995. Afterwards, she held various administrative and managerial tasks in an education association in Macau. She has been part of Jingdou Management since 2002. She relaxes by meeting friends, reading, and doing sports whenever she can.

 

Werner Botha

Werner, from South Africa, is the Program Development Manager. He gives teacher training sessions to our teachers on a weekly basis – on the theories and methods for ESL teaching and learning. He has graduated from the London College of the Arts with a degree in Graphic Arts and he finished another degree in English and Mandarin from the University of South Africa (UNISA). He also holds a Graduate Certificate in Applied Linguistics from Monash University, and an Honours Degree in General Linguistics from UNISA. He specializes in Cognitive Linguistics, Sociolinguistics and Applied Linguistics. Werner has lived in China for about 9 years and has enjoyed every minute of his experience here, often describing his stay as 'interesting'. He is in love with the confusing and conflicting lifestyles that permeate the Asian existence. He now lives in Macau and loves everything related to languages and the human brain. He is also currently furthering his studies with MAs in Cognitive Science and Applied Linguistics

 

Teachers

Cabell Chan

Cabell holds a degree from the University of Macau in a BA in English Studies with specialisation in Communications. A graduate of Sacred Heart Canossian College, she previously worked as a script writer, researcher, PR representative and media business proprietor before joining Jingdou as a Cantonese & English language instructor. She enjoys yoga, playing the piano and reading in her free time.

 

Florence Lei

She gained her Bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of Macau, and after graduation she worked as a teacher at Direcçao dos Serviços de Educaçao e Juventude. In 2002, she completed an MBA Program at Instituto Inter-Universitario de Macau. Then, in October 2005, she studied Pastry and Bread Baking at Ecole Supérieure de Cuisine Française – Ferranti in France and was back to Macao in February 2007. She started teaching in Jingdou last September 2008.

 

Ken Im

After studying in the U.S.A. and Japan, Ken worked in mainland China for several years and eventually settled in Macau. He is interested in teaching English as a communicative means rather than just as a second language. He is keen on bringing insights and perspectives from other cultures when teaching, and is compassionate about fulfilling education for young learners. He hopes to make his classes interesting and meaningful for his students. In his leisure time, Ken enjoys reading and travelling.

 

Luffey Chan

After graduating from Zhanjiang Normal College in China, Luffey came back to Macau and worked in various fields such as the gourmet food industry, real estate business and retail management. She gained a lot of interesting and important experiences and met many friends. Later on she realized that her professional calling is to be a teacher and joined Jingdou as one of our full-time teachers in July 2007. She teaches adult and young learners. And now she puts her whole soul into teaching and doing a Master’s Degree on Applied Linguistics.

 

Maria Antonieta de Souza

Maria de Souza has vast experience in the hotel management field and was a Business Consultant in California, U.S.A. Later she travelled to Europe and got her Degree in Teaching English in Nuernberg, Germany to German children and adults. Now she is in Jingdou extending her knowledge & experience to students and adults of Macau!

 

Rosanna Wong

After graduating from the University of Macau with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Rosanna then worked as an English teacher at a local secondary school for six years, teaching both teenagers and adults. During this time, she also attended a course “Summer School for Teachers of English” in England. Desirous of further increasing her knowledge of teaching English, she enrolled in an MA TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) course at the University of Buckingham, England. Upon returning to Macau, she continued her teaching career in a freelance capacity. And she is mainly obliged to adult continuing education classes, professional training and in-service training for organizations. Interested in diversifying her skills, she enrolled at the University of Stirling, Scotland, where she did a Master’s Degree in Tourism Marketing. Since then, she is back in town teaching English in various institutions.

 

Administration

Fandy Sio

Joined Jingdou in early 2008, Fandy works as a full-time receptionist. She has experience about human resources for over ten years. She enjoys the working environment in Jingdou and meeting parents and their children.

 

Mrs. Cheang

Jingdou Language Centre's warm and friendly atmosphere is enhanced by the presence of Mrs. Cheang who helps us as a part-time receptionist during her free time. She enjoys travelling, singing and cooking.