Chinese Research Translation Project assistant

PEISHAN LI

****A FLB, *** S Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL 61801

217-***-**** *****@********.***

EDUCATION

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Master of Arts in Comparative and World Literature (Completed) May 2014

• Minors in Translation Studies and Cinema Studies (In progress)

Beijing Language and Culture University, Beijing, China Jun 2012

• Bachelor of Arts in Chinese Culture and Literature

Peking University, Beijing, China Sep 2009-Jul 2010

EDITING AND TRANSLATION EXPERIENCE

Freelancer/ Consultant Nov 2014-Present

Unchained Apps, Ltd. Hong Kong

• Translated and localized Gigabud.com.

• Consult on Chinese language acquisition for their Chinese learning product.

Freelancer/ User Experience Consultant Sep 2014-Present

Social Agent Limited, Hong Kong

• Localizing Social Agent’s interface from English to Chinese.

• Selecting and translating job postings that are interesting for Chinese entrepreneurs and

applicants.

• Meeting weekly with the founder, reporting progress, trouble shooting, project planning, and

discussing user experience on the app.

Commissioning Editor/ Translator/ Journalist May 2011-Aug 2011

China Economic Net, Beijing

• Edited news using TRS WCM 5.0. Met daily deadlines of 200 editing titles and 2 translation

titles.

• Selected and translated important news from Western mainstream websites such as BBC and

CNN. Topics included: business, economy, politics, and entertainment.

• Attended video conference; took notes, and contributed to the press release.

Assistant and Editor of the General Office of the Students’ Union Sep 2009-Jul 2010

Beijing Language and Culture University

• The Seventh World Cultural Festival of BLCU:

Budgeted the expense and negotiated purchase for products.

Designed and fabricated the Oceanic exhibition session.

• Edited the Students Handbook (2010-2011) of BLCU:

Gathered and edited information regarding students’ daily life, wrote preface for the handbook.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Graduate Student Instructor in Modern Chinese Language Sep 2012-present

Department of East Asian Language and Culture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Advanced Chinese Business Chinese Sep 2014-present

• Design course content and create syllabus.

• Design task-based weekly activity material, organize the activities to meet daily deadlines.

• Introduce content related to business and formal Chinese language usage.

• Supervise group projects and providing advice.

Intensive Foreign Language Instruction Program Chinese Language Class (IFLIP) May 2014

• Conducted informal conversations regards films, popular oral expressions, and social events.

Peishan Li, Page 2

• Introduced Chinese culture and Chinese life, Sharing online Chinese resources for students’

further knowledge on both Chinese language and culture.

• Encouraged students to ask questions on Chinese language usage and culture conventions.

Elementary Level and Intermediate Level Chinese Sep 2012-May 2014

Lab Research Assistant Sep 2013-Aug 2014

Berenbaum Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

• Introduced and explained three studies to participants, answered related questions.

• Conducted experiments as facilitator and hand-holder, kept the trouble shooting

record.

• Collected questionnaire data; managed data files.

• Conducted facial coding and Facebook coding.

• Finished emergency training and addressed the needs of suicidal participants.

• Participated in weekly meetings; discussed experiment’s progress, addressed

issues and possible solutions; recommended suggestions for further study design.

Creator/ Producer of Independent Video Project Jan 2014-May 2014

Writing with Videos, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

• Designed project by collecting materials online, brainstorming possible subjects, and developing

the storyboard.

• Facilitated project by recruiting participants, providing instructions, and collecting feedback.

• Managed camcorder and other equipment.

• Selected and edited video sections.

Organizer of the Language Exchange Club Sep 2008-Jul 2009

Beijing Language and Culture University

• Recruited members from six countries and seven academic backgrounds.

• Set up meeting times, and scheduled pair work appointments.

• Organized group activities: visiting campus, introducing the city, and discussing cultural issues.

SKILLS

Computer Skills

• SDL Trados Studio 2014, SDL MultiTerm 2014

• Hootsuite, Chinese and the U.S. mainstream social website.

• Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

• iMovie 9. Home link: https://vimeo.com/user24819792

Languages

• Chinese Mandarin (Simplified and Traditional characters): Native

• English: Proficient

PUBLICATIONS

Conference

Li, Peishan. (2014). An Intruding Transnational Modernity: Interaction Between Geographical

Space and Psychological Space in Chungking Express. Presented in the 2014 Graduate Student

Conference on East Asia at Columbia University.

Journals

Li, Peishan. “The Relationships of the Three Characters in ‘Haystacks’- Talking from the term

‘Topography’ of Freud,” in Writer Magazine (CSSCI), Zong Renfa, ed., CN, 2011, 02-04

Li, Peishan. “The Analysis of ‘Xiang Ji Xuan’”, Guide to Modern Educational Practice and

Research, Wang Taoet al, eds., China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Publishing, CN,

2010, 482-484. Also 1st prize in Essay Contest held by China Educational Practice and

Research Tribune.

Magazine

Li, Peishan. “Aries The magicians of life,” Encyclopedia to Teenagers, Yang Qin, ed., China

South Publishing & Media Group Co., Ltd, CN, 2011, 60-61.

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