Supervisor Years Experience
Resume:
Ivan Zimmer 司馬愛文
***** **** ****** **** #* ** Caigong 1st Rd, Zuoying District,
Salinas, CA, USA 93907 Kaohsiung City, Taiwan 813
中華民國台灣省高雄市左營區菜公一路 38 號
abof75@r.postjobfree.com 886-*-***-****
References and letters of recommendation available upon request.
I. Useful Skills and Exceptional Qualities
Self learner (autodictat). I can learn and do whatever I put my mind to.
Self motivated and dedicated to quality, friendly and courteous work and service.
Hard worker, not afraid of overtime or travel and very flexible + service oriented.
Professionally trained Chinese teacher + near native competency in Mandarin
Chinese (ILR 4+, ACTFL Superior). Chinese is my second language and has been my
primary language of communication for the last 18 years.
Almost 19 years experience in language teaching at all age and proficiency levels and
class sizes. Experience has provided me with management and leadership skills.
Can compile, construct and analyze standardized language proficiency tests.
14 years small business management experience including related marketing needs.
Competent in both quantitative and qualitative research and analysis (I can do and
analyze statistics in research). Familiar with validity and reliability tests.
Excellent in gathering and analyzing information.
Proficient in English to Chinese and Chinese to English translation and
interpretation.
Almost 19 years experience living, working, studying, and raising my family in
Taiwan.
Hard to find knowledge, understanding and experience in and of the cultural,
socioeconomic and political situations of Taiwan and China from the basic family
unit and grassroots up to government and academics.
Student of Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai and the major Chinese languages.
Knowledge of the geo-political, cultural and socioeconomic situations of East and
Southeast Asia, particularly as they relate to the US and China.
Can operate both Windows and Linnux operating systems and most related software,
particularly office programs ( like Word, Excel, Power Point, Access etc.), media
editing software and translation software.
Familiar with all Chinese, Korean and Japanese etc. input methods as well as Thai
and Vietnamese keyboards.
Can operate statistical software such as SPSS and related generics.
Wide variety of interests which include all academic disciplines.
II. Education
1. National Kaohsiung Normal University Graduate Institute of Teaching Chinese as a
Second/Foreign Language (Kaohsiung City Taiwan)
Master's Degree 01/2012
Major: Teaching Chinese as a Second/Foreign Language
Notes:
a) Course Hours: 39 semester hours, 4.0 GPA (all courses conducted purely in Mandarin
Chinese).
b) Over 130 hours of practicum split between Taiwan and Vietnam.
c) Thesis: A Preliminary Investigation into Chinese Reading Comprehension Tests and Actual
Chinese Reading Comprehension Ability: Taking High Ability Native Chinese Readers as
Research Subjects
d) Published Paper: A Comparison of Chinese and English Paratactic and Hypotactic
Structures as They are Affected by Deixis and Implicature: Taking Yes/No Questions as an
Example presented at the 2010 Language Education Conference Department of Applied
Foreign Languages, Transworld Institute of Technology (6/2010 Douliu, Taiwan)
2. National Cheng Kung University Department of Chinese Literature (Tainan Taiwan)
Bachelor's Degree 07/2003
Major: Chinese Literature
Notes:
a) Course Hours: 138 semester hours (all courses conducted purely in Mandarin Chinese)
average 16 units per semester.
3. Mt. San Antonio College (Walnut, CA United States Some College) Coursework Completed
Major: Liberal Arts
Notes:
a) Courses Taken: Japanese I-III, Chinese I, Psychology, Anthropology, World Religions,
Principles of Business etc. within 3 semesters.
4. Mandarin Teacher Training Courses I: Theoretical Foundation Class
60 hours. Issued by National Kaohsiung Normal University 2/2006.
5. Mandarin Teacher Training Courses II: Teaching Practicum Class
60 hours. Issued by National Kaohsiung Normal University 5/2006.
III. Certification
1. Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language: Advanced Level
Issued By Steering Committee for the Test of Proficiency Huayu Valid From 05/2011
2. Test of Proficiency Huayu: Advanced Level 6
Issued By Steering Committee for the Test of Proficiency Huayu Valid From 11/2009
3. Japanese Language Proficiency Test: Level 3
Issued By Interchange Association-JLPT Valid From 12/2008
IV. Work Experience
1. WE English School 08/1998 - Present
65 Zhong De Lane Long Feng Rd., Qiaotou District
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
English Teacher; Manager
Supervisor: Li-Lin Chou (886-*-***-****)
2. AMC Group Publishing Kaohsiung Office 03/2005 - Present
230 2F Section 1 Heping East Rd
Taipei, Taiwan
Affiliated English Teacher; Lecturer; Teacher Trainer
Supervisor: Terry Lin (886-*********)
3. Shu-Te University Extension Education Center 10/2008 - Present
30 8F Zhongzheng 2nd Rd.
Lingya District
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
English Lecturer
Supervisor: Susan (Pei-shan) Cai (886-*********)
4. Self Employed 02/1994 - Present
38 Caigong 1st Rd.
Zuoying District
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Freelance Translator and English Teacher/Tutor
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5. Shu-Te Home Economics and Commercial High School 09/2005 - 07/2007
116 Jianxing Rd., Sanmin District
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
English Teacher
Supervisor: Judy Tan (886-*-***-****)
6. Deeson Language School 05/1994 - 08/1998
456 5F Zhong Xiao 1st Rd.
Xinxing District
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
English Teacher
Supervisor: Stephen Chen (886-*-***-****)
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