Chinese teaching

NING LIU

(C) 617-***-**** (E) acuh4r@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

I am an enthusiastic and hardworking Chinese language instructor with more than three years of experience teaching students ranging from beginners to advanced and heritage level speakers in both American universities and summer intensive programs in China. I focus on creating an immersive classroom environment in an effort to advance creativity of natural language expression.

Experience

08/2015 - 05/2016 Brandeis University - Waltham, MA Lecturer

Lead Intermediate level lectures and drill classes (about 8 classes per week).

Design classroom activities and projects applying newly learned vocabulary to real world tasks.

Evaluate and provide feedback on homework, quizzes, exams and oral presentations.

Teach according to the guiding principles and 5C of MADept. Of Education 2014 - 2015 Princeton in Beijing (Intensive Summer Program) - Beijing, China Lecturer

2015 Advanced High Level (Grade 4) Chinese (2 month intensive equivalent to 2 semesters of college Chinese). Teaching Material: Anything Goes

2014 Intermediate Level (Grade 2) Chinese (2 month intensive equivalent to 2 semesters of college Chinese) Teaching Material: The New China

Strengthened students' understanding of Chinese language and culture through class lectures, one-on-one practice sessions, group discussion sessions, debates and speech competitions, weekday lunch and dinner meetings, and weekend outings and culture trips.

Focused on training accurate pronunciation and grammar, and an intuitive grasp of difficult Chinese language rules.

Skilled in guiding students to express profound ideas, and making long expressions in segments.

Earned the highest-rated student evaluations in 2015 08/2013 - 05/2014 Washington University in Saint Louis - Saint Louis, MO Full time Lecturer in Chinese

Taught and designed the syllabi for two courses, shaping curriculum and tailoring course structure to the needs of each class. (13 hours per week)

Beginning Level : Taught lectures and drills, focusing on fostering proper grammar and pronunciation, guiding students to make insightful expressions despite limited vocabulary. (Teaching Material: Integrated Chinese I)

Heritage Advanced Level: Sketched courses, readings, and discussions, wrote exams, and focused on enhancing reading and writing skills while developing ability to express profound and scholarly ideas. (Teaching Material: All Things Considered) 2011 - 2013 Washington University in St. Louis in Shanghai Intensive Summer Program&Regular semester courses -Shanghai, China

Lecturer and Course head

Taught and designed lectures and drills of Intermediate Level to Advanced Level

Organized and coordinated students’ daily affairs

Trained new teachers

Teaching Material:Integrated Chinese I&II, All Things Considered Education

2016

Brandeis University - Waltham, MA, US

Master of Arts: Teaching Chinese and Culture

Compulsory Courses

Chinese Pedagogy, Chinese Teaching Practicum, Chinese Literature, the Art of China 2013

Fudan University Shanghai City, China

Master of Arts: Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages

Compulsory Courses

General Theory of Chinese Teaching to Foreigners, Traditional Chinese Culture, Cross-cultural Communication, Education, Psychologist, Second Language Acquisition Error Analysis, Modern Educational Technology, Chinese Arts. 2010

Qufu Normal University - Qufu, Shandong, China

Bachelor of Arts: Teaching Chinese as a Second Language

Compulsory Courses

Introduction to Chinese Culture, Chinese Characters, phonetics, Ancient Chinese, Modern Chinese, linguistics and literature.

Highlights

Effective use of multi-media teaching tools

National Certificate of Proficiency in

Mandarin (Level 2 Grade A)

Teaching Qualification Certificate (High School

Chinese in Mainland China)

IELTS :7 TOEFL:99

Teaching Demo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtgFDIWbQL8 (40minutes)

(Level 2, Material: A New China, Chih-p'ing Chou)

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