School Assistant

Ling Wu

Mobile: ****-757-***-****

Email: ********@*****.***

Work Experience:

Chinese expert Clinton Primary School

**** - *******

Develop and teach curriculum in

Chinese Culture and Language.

Cross-culture subject expert Cartus Corporation

2013 - Present

Designing and providing tailored cross-cultural training

for business relocation and personal development

Author MBLearningSulotions(MBLS)

2012 - Present

Create and write online Mandarin courses and resource for

Key stage 2, GCSE and business adult learners

Headteacher Bowen Chinese School

2011 - Present

Established the school; recruiting staff and students;

organising teaching Mandarin; class teaching; designing

and developing teaching resource and methods based on

children's levels and interests.

E-assessment and source matching advisor University of Warwick

2010 - 2011

Creating new e-Assessments for academic members of staff,

providing multi-level technical expertise on demand,

training for small groups as well as individuals, quality

assurance of question content, ongoing monitoring of

question statistics and training of question writers in

good e-assessment practice; providing analysis and report

about assessment outcomes; developing online learning

material and providing support; creating and updating web

pages.

Translator University of Warwick

Nov-Dec 2010

Translating teaching resource and articles for education

training programmes

Teaching assistant University of Warwick

2009 - 2010

Teaching BA-Early Childhood Studies; delivering seminars to

group of 50-100 students

Research assistant University of Warwick

2008 - 2009

Assistant research projects with both qualitative and

quantitative research strategies; providing supports for

PhD students' research design and data analyses.

Educational consultant Xiamen Foreign Language School, China

2005 - 2006

Teacher training; and providing evaluation and consultant

for school improvement.

Head of History LongKou Experiment Middle School, China

1995 - 2001

Organising history teaching programme, class teacher and

students counsellor

Excellent Class teacher award

1997 - 2001

Award winning teaching demonstration Yantai

1999

Demonstrating History teaching at Yantai

1998 - 2000

Lecturer Longkou First Technique College, China

1993 - 1995

Teach Children Psychology in Early Year teacher training

programme,

Teach both teachers and students Putonghua (Standard

speaking Mandarin).

Award of teaching excellence

1994 -

1995

Education:

PhD in Educational Studies

University of Warwick

2003 - 2009

Thesis title: Developing positive teacher-pupil relationships

in response to current Chinese educational reform - The

potential contribution of Circle Time

MA in Educational studies

University of Warwick

2002 - 2003

Curriculum specialization: 1. Pastoral care and

Personal Social education,

2. Teacher development and school/college

improvement.

MA in Educational Management

Beijing Normal University

2000 - 2001

Curriculum specialization: Pedagogies and

curriculum innovation.

BA in History teaching

Yantai Teacher's College

1993 - 1996

Dissertation (A): Han dynasty economic philosophy

and policy

Diploma of Higher Education in History teaching

Yantai Teacher's College

1991 - 1993

First Class award Practical teaching (A)

Dissertation (A)

Other experience:

November 2011 Invited speaker at university of Warwick 'Researching China'

workshop.

2008 - 2010 Treasurer of Coventry Oversea Family Club (Founding

member)

Fund raising and events organising

2008 - 2010 Warwick Volunteer

2005 - 2006 Editor of Educational Research

Xiamen Foreign Language School

2004 - 2005 Marketing executive

Supamax Limited

Setting up and organising mobile business in

Coventry

2003 - 2005 President of Chinese Students and Scholars Association -

University of Warwick

Organized introduction for new students, fund raising,

advertising for companies, arranging conference for Chinese

delegations, cooperated with other organizations and organised

shipping and sales for students and staff. Organised Chinese art

and history Exhibition

Skills:

Specific expertise: Circle Time for Children's emotional and social skills

development and wellbeing in family, school and organizations.

Mandarin teaching and Chinese culture

Research skills: Project management and data analysis; research

methodology, qualitative, quantitative and mixed research

method.

Management skills: effective communication skills, motivating and

cooperating with people from various backgrounds.

Presentation skills: Design effective PowerPoint and other sources,

motivating, involving and communicating with audience.

Software: SPSS, Nvivo, Endnote, QuestionMark Perception, Sitebuilder2

& Photoshop,

Adobe Captivate.

Language skills: Chinese (Excellent teaching); English (Fluent), Spanish

(Basic)

Publications:

Wu, L., & Lang, P. (2011). Introducing circle time in a Chinese middle

school: A responses to the current needs of Chinese Education? Asian

Journal of Counselling, 18 (1&2), pp.95-124.

Wu, L. (2011). Book Review "Childhood, Well-Being and A Therapeutic Ethos".

Journal of Early Childhood Research, 9 (1), 102-104.

Wu, L. (2009) Chinese Students' View of Differences between Teachers and

Teaching in Mainland China and UK: A Comparison Study. Paper

presented at 16th International Conference on Learning. Barcelona:

University of Barcelona.

Wu, L. (2009) The power of praise - a Circle Time design in developing

students' self-esteem. Paper presented at 3rd Redesigning Pedagogy

international conference, Singapore: Singapore National Institute of

Education.

With Chou, S., Chen, K. &. Tan, G. (2009) Fostering Children's Moral and

Emotional Wellbeing through Integration of Circle Time and Drama -

Field Knowledge from Four Regions. Paper presented at 3rd Redesigning

Pedagogy international conference, Singapore: Singapore National

Institute of Education

Wu, L. (2008) Democratic education practice in A Chinese secondary school -

Introducing Circle Time to develop equal teacher-pupil relationships

in changing traditional hierarchical school culture. Paper presented

at APERA Conference "Educational Research for Innovation & Quality in

Education. Singapore: National Institute of Singapore.

Wu, L. (2008) The pupils' perspective on good teachers and teaching - A

comparative study in the UK and Mainland China. Paper presented at

CEIEC annual international conference Honoring the Child, Honoring

Equity 8: Young citizen(s), New Citizenship(s). Melbourne: University

of Melbourne.

Wu, L. (2008) Developing positive teacher-pupil relationships in the

current Chinese educational reform - the contribution of circle time.

in R. Espinoza & I. Jones (Eds) Working Papers of the Warwick Suminer

Group (Vol. 4, pp. 209-224). Coventry: University of Warwick.

References:

Dr Peter Lang Associate Fellow formerly Senior

Lecturer

1 Denton House

Anne Greenwood Close

Oxford

OX4 4DW

Tel: 018******** Email: *******@**********.***

Natasha Nakariakova e-Assessment and Data Analysis Manager

E-Learning

University of Warwick

Coventry

CV4 7AL

Tel: 024******** Email:

*******.***********@*******.**.**

Professor Pia Christensen Professor of Anthropology and Childhood

HP 1.04

School of Education

University of Leeds

LEEDS

LS2 9JT

Tel: 011*-******* Email:

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