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I am a mature postgraduate student from China majoring in Education at Bangor University. I have passed my Master‘s degree study and gained the certificate in June 2023. From my Chinese language teaching experience with students aged 5 to 32 years old since 2007, I can support Mandarin learning for students across all key stages.

I have a passion for teaching and supporting students. I designed and developed both online and real classroom motivational teaching materials to stimulate students' interest in Chinese learning, and designed and implemented both formative assessments in the classroom and summative assessments at the end of a term. As a teacher examiner for GCSE Chinese Speaking, I support students in achieving GCSE Chinese exams.

I have extensive expertise in Chinese teaching both Chinese language and culture including calligraphy, Tai Chi (Yang style, WuDang style and Yi style) and Guqin (a traditional seven-string instrument). I am happy to contribute to the schools’ teaching-related and extra-curricular activities, motivating students’ interest in learning.

Keeping good communication with students and parents is my priority to get to know my students’ learning problems and parents’ expectations for teaching. To share good teaching skills, I always cooperate and discuss teaching methods with other teachers. I am willing to become part of the community.

As a lifelong learner, I keep studying constantly to improve my subject knowledge and teaching skills and reflect on my own teaching methods. I am an associate member of the British Chinese Language Teaching Society which gives me opportunities to discuss and learn with other professional educators.

Tutoring Experience

2021-2024 Bangor Chinese School, Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
Chinese Teacher
• Design and deliver student-centred and teacher-guided Chinese literacy curricula to students aged 8-16.
• Develop online and real classroom teaching skills to stimulate students’ interests.
• Design and implement summative and formative assessment strategies in the classroom and support students to achieve GCSE exams.
• Keep good communication about Chinese learning with students and parents.
• Cooperate and discuss teaching methods with other teachers.
• Maintain a prompt and accurate register of attendance for each lesson.
• Faced more challenges and inspired more innovation in my teaching.

2019-2020 Daliangshan Yi- Race Village School, Sichuan, China
Volunteer Teacher
• Volunteering teaching at a rural primary school in the western China.
• Taught Chinese language, Math, Science, P.E., Music and Drawing to students aged 7 – 15.
• Supported students to achieve outstanding assessments at the term final exams.
• Gained acknowledgement and award from the school principal.

2013-2019 Xiaoyao Wutong Studio, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Chinese Teacher
• Delivered learner-centred, face-to-face Chinese literacy lessons for foreigners both children and adults from ages 6 to adults.
• Support students to achieve HSK exams.
• Taught courses about Chinese culture, including singing, drawing, Tai Chi practising, Guqin performing (traditional Chinese seven-string musical instrument) and Chinese calligraphy for foreigners.
• Managed relationships and kept good communication with students and parents.

2007-2013 Xiaoyao Wutong Studio, Shenzhen
Chinese Teacher
• Taught Chinese literacy to native preschool children (3-6 years old).

1998-2007 Wal-Mart Global Procurement Co. Ltd., Shenzhen, China
Assistant Merchandiser, Assistant Buyer Manager
• Responsible for product procurement into the US market, planning and organising travel to international business events, negotiating with customers and suppliers, maximizing corporate profits, preparing purchase orders, quality control and factory inspections, and general administration and teamwork with colleagues.
• I learned the fundamental value of integrity and striving for excellence.
• I gained wide teamwork, negotiation, planning arrangement, communication and customer service skills.

Tutoring Approach

Delivering a Student-centred and Teacher-guided approach to stimulate students' interest; Using Formative and Summative assessments to support students' performance; Good communication with students and parents to resolve learning problems; Sharing good teaching skills with teaching colleagues to improve teaching skills with others.