Yiran Wang

** ****** ******, *********, ****** Kingdom, EH8 9EU

Email: ac0wrq@r.postjobfree.com

Personal details

Nationality: Chinese

Date/Place of birth: September 5, 1984/ Hebei, China

Marital Status: Single

Language: Mandarin, English

Curriculum Vitae

PhD Candidate (passed the VIVA on 15th May with some corrections remain)

Department of Asian (Chinese) Studies

The University of Edinburgh

Qualification

2012-2017 PhD Asian studies, University of Edinburgh, title of thesis: Living or surviving in an intercultural context: A study on transformative learning of UK students in China and Chinese students in the UK, the thesis has submitted in January 2017 and the VIVA is expected in 15th May 2017.

2009-2010 MSc Adult and Continuing Education, University of Glasgow

2003-2007 English Education, Huazhong Science and Technology University Wuchang Branch, China

Working experience

Outside the United Kingdom

Counsellor and teaching assistant in Xinhua Science and Technology College (07/2007-04/2008)

Job description: to provide academic support to 1st and 2nd year students

Public relations director in Shanghai Lianya Public Relations Company (10/2010-07/2011)

Job description: to plan, manage and execute large international conferences; to organize press conferences; manage press relations; interpreter

Inside the United Kingdom

Teaching assistant in Induction week at the Education Department of the University of Glasgow, 09/2012

Part-time organizing assistant (language learning activities and cultural events) in Confucius Institute in the University of Glasgow (09/2011-08/2013)

Volunteer and Part-time teaching assistant in Hua Wen Chinese Language School (11/2011-07/2012)

Working with SQA Language department for Specimen Listening-recordings for about two years (05/2011-11/2015)

Part-time tour guide in Wangping Travel Ltd Scotland (10/2015- )

Hosting the Chinese Spring Festival Gala of Scotland Area 2011

Publications

I had several articles published during my undergraduate studies:

The Eighth Uncle, 2004 published by Wuhan University. Vol. 23 No. 5, Oct. and

2006 published by Writing, Period 12.

The Angel without Wings, 2005 published by Tangshan Labor Daily Newspaper. P6

Paradise Lost in my Life, 2006 published by Writing, Period 13.

Make Our Lives Better Through The Food We Eat, 2016 published by Beijing Youth Weekly, September.

Conferences

ACEID 2017, The Asian Conference on Education & International Development 2017. March 27- March 29. Presenter: Learners’ transformative learning experience in an intercultural context. A final paper will be uploaded on April 29, 2017.

IAIR 2017, The 10th Biennial Congress of the International Academy for Intercultural Research. New York June 25-June 29. Poster: What matters for international students when they are struggling in the new context?

ICIS 2017: 19th International Conference on Intercultural Studies. Sep 21-22, 2017 London. Presenter: Living or Surviving in an Intercultural Context: A Study on Transformative Learning of UK Students in China and Chinese Students in the UK.

Certificates

PSC: Putonghua shuiping ceshi (National Mandarin Proficiency Test): Level 1, Grade B

National Computer Rank Examination Certificate, second-level.

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