Mandarin Teacher

Xixin Guo (Christy)

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Education

University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), Philadelphia, PA

M.S.Ed, TESOL (Teaching English as A Second or Foreign Language) 08/2014-05/2016 (Anticipated)

Sichuan University (SCU), Chengdu, China

Master of Translation and Interpreting 09/2012-06/2014

Sichuan Normal University (SNU), Chengdu, China

Bachelor of Arts in English Language 09/2007-06/2011

Teaching Experience

Tzu Chi Philly, Philadelphia, PA 03/2016-

Mandarin Teacher

Will co-teach Mandarin to a mix of students from first grade to high school in a Mandarin immersion setting.

Southwalk School 01/2016 -05/2016

ESL Teacher

Teaching grade 8 students beginning English as a second language.

Designing activities and lesson plans.

Jubilee School, Philadelphia, PA 10/2015-present

Mandarin Teacher

Teaching beginning Mandarin to first graders, mainly using the method of Total Physical Response.

Designing activities and lesson plans.

Nationalities Service Center, Philadelphia, PA 09/2015-12/2015

ESL Teacher

Co-taught Beginning English Conversation and Pronunciation to 13 adults with another student teacher for two and a half hours per session, five hours per week.

Designed lesson plans and various types of activities such as info gap, problem solving and group discussion, mainly using the communicative approach.

Mandarin House, Chengdu, China 05/2015-06/2015

Mandarin Teacher

Taught Mandarin as a second language to adults doing business or teaching English in China, using a combination of Grammar-Translation and Communicative Language Teaching.

University City Arts League (UCAL), Philadelphia, PA 01/2015-12/2015

Mandarin Teacher

Designed and conducted beginner level Chinese speaking and writing lesson plans for after-school program.

Younuo Education Consulting, Chengdu, China 08/2011-08/2012

English Teacher

Taught English speaking, reading and listening to 9th-12th grade students.

Taught students to prepare for TOEFL examination.

Trained bank staff in basic business English.

Tutoring Experience

Mandarin tutor for a Korean-Canadian adult. 10/2014-11/2014

TOEFL tutor for students in China through Internet. 12/2014-05/2015

English tutor for a third grade student in China. 09/2012-01/2013

English tutor for an adult in speaking in China. 09/2012-02/2013

English tutor for a grade 6 student in China. 07/2010-09/2010

English tutor for a grade 8 student in China. 12/2007-02/2008

Additional Experience

Weingarten Center-Organization of Learning Resources, University of Pennsylvania,

Philadelphia, PA 05/2015-present

Student Advisory Board Member

Making recommendations for improving quality and diversity of the learning support services provided by the Weingarten Center.

Making recommendations for promoting the Weingarten Center.

Astonishing Academic Interview Service 10/2014-04/2015

Founder and Director

Provided online mock-interview service for Chinese students who are going to conduct admission interviews with Universities in English-speaking countries.

Created a question pool.

Prepared possible interview questions for students according to their backgrounds, personal experiences, target school and program, referring to their resumes and personal statements.

Provided evaluation of students’ performance and made suggestions to help them polish their responses.

Bangni Education, Chengdu, China 07/2013-09/2013

Office Assistant and Translator

Cooperated with 2 colleagues in daily office work.

Did E-C and C-E translation.

Honors and Awards

Outstanding thesis on The Impact of Western Culture on the Chinese Youth 2011

Scholarship for Excellent Student Making Rapid Progress in Study 08-09

Spiritual Scholarship 09-10

Activities

Participation in the Teaching Skills Competition composed of PowerPoint Presentation and live speech organized by Foreign Languages School of SNU: co-produced the PPT slides and co-presented with two classmates, awarded 3rd prize. 09/2009

Interpreted for Chief Technology Officer of a British Company in the 2012 World Snooker International Championship. 11/2012

Skills and Interests

Languages: Mandarin (native), English (fluent)

Computer: Microsoft Office

Was a rhythmic gymnast for 14 years

Learning coding

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