Huang Xiao
Job Objective: Chinese Teacher (Mandarin)
Contacts
Address: *** ***** *** **** ***. 502 Provo, UT 84606
Email: ****************@**.***
Phone Number: 385-***-****
Basic Personal Information
Date of Birth: 10-30-1988
Sex: Female
Nationality: The People’s Republic of China
Education Background
Name of University: Fudan University
Location: Shanghai, China
Time: 09-01-2012 to 06-17-2016
Degree Level: Doctor of Letters
Major: Comparative Literature and World Literature (Chinese literary texts focused)
Special Field: comparative study between Chinese hermeneutics of Confucian classics and western hermeneutics/international perspectives of traditional Chinese literature
Related Courses: inter-cultural communication/trans-lingual practice
Name of University: Western Chinese Normal University
Location: Sichuan, China
Time: 09-01-2009 to 06-25-2012
Degree Level: Master of Literature
Major: Ancient Chinese Literature
Special Field: modern transformation of Chinese traditional literary texts
Related Courses: teaching Chinese as a foreign language(TCFL)/ancient Chinese culture in a global society
Name of University: Western Chinese Normal University
Location: Sichuan, China
Time: 09-01-2005 to 06-30-2009
Degree Level: Bachelor of Literature
Major: Chinese Language and Literature(education oriented)
Related courses: ancient Chinese characters/Chinese culture/Chinese art
Working Experience
Present:
Name of University: Brigham Young University
Location: Provo, Utah
Time: 08-29-2016 to 04-29-2017
Job Title: Mandarin Chinese instructor
Courses: basic spoken Chinese and written Chinese of 101 class and 102 class
Past:
Adults Teaching:
Name of Company: Go To China
Location: Shanghai, China
Job Title: Mandarin Teacher
Time: 09-2014 to 09-2015
Name of Company: Mandarin Training Center
Location: Sichuan, China
Job Title: Mandarin Teacher
Time: 09-2010 to 09-2011
Name of Company: Mandarin, Mandarin, Mandarin!
Location: Sichuan, China
Job Title: Mandarin Teacher
Time: 06-2009 to 06-2010
Children Teaching:
Name of Company: Happy Chinese
Location: Shanghai, China
Job Title: Mandarin Teacher
Time: 09-2013 to 09-2014
Children’s Ages: 6-15
Name of Company: Follow Me, Learn Chinese!
Location: Sichuan, China
Job Title: Mandarin Teacher
Time: 06-2008 to 06-2009
Children’s Ages: 5-13
College Students Teaching:
Name of University: Fudan University
Location: Shanghai, China
Job Title: Mandarin Chinese instructor
Time: 02-2016 to 06-2016
Courses: written Chinese and Chinese reading for B level class
Time: 09-2015 to 01-2016
Courses: spoken Chinese and Chinese reading for A level class
Time: 07-2015 to 08-2015
Courses: advanced Chinese for senior students of summer program
Time: 03-2015 to 06-2015
Courses: Chinese reading for C level class; spoken Chinese for B level class
Time: 09-2014 to 01-2015
Courses: spoken Chinese for B level class; written Chinese for D level class
Time: 07-2014 to 08-2014
Course: elementary comprehensive Chinese for basic level students of summer program
Time: 02-2014 to 06-2014
Courses: spoken Chinese for A level class; Chinese reading for E level class
Name of University: China Normal University
Location: Shanghai, China
Time: 03-2016 to 06-2016
Job Title: teaching assistant
Duties: Offering tutorship of Chinese language to foreign students of intermediate level (small-class type); helping foreign students understand lessons better.
Name of University: Shanghai Normal University
Location: Shanghai, China
Time: 09-2015 to 12-2015
Job Title: teaching assistant
Duties: Offering personal tutorship of Chinese language to foreign students (one-to-one type); translating PPT of curriculum from Chinese into English.
Name of University: Fudan University
Location: Shanghai, China
Time: 03-2015 to 02-2016
Job Title: assistant instructor
Duties: Offering tutorship of spoken Chinese to foreign students of basic level (class of middle size, about 30 persons); helping freshmen from other countries to adapt and adjust to Chinese lingual environment quickly.
Summary of Job Duties:
My job duties include working out lesson plans, setting up syllabus, making PPT of curriculums, buying small props used in class, giving grammar explanation lessons also teaching individual drill sections, marking exercises, designing test papers, grading students’ daily performances/pop quizzes/middle and final exams, uploading teaching materials to learning suite system and other on-line study systems, dialogue practices with students after class, offering HSK aid, coordinating closely with other instructors on Chinese language events and so on.
Volunteer:
Location: Shanghai, China
Time: 06-2016 to 08-2016; 01-2016 to 02-2016; 06-2015 to 08-2015; 01-2015 to 02-2015
Jobs: Offering language help to foreign tourists, teaching them some basic daily Chinese for convenience; giving lectures of Chinese characters and culture to foreigners in Shanghai who are interested in Chinese history, tradition and so on; Offering free personal tutorship to foreign students who are weak in Chinese and lagging behind in Chinese lessons.
Relevant Skills
Languages: Mandarin Chinese (native); English (having a good command of listening, speaking, reading and writing; having passed CET-4 and CET-6, certifications are available)
Computer Skills: Microsoft Word; Excel; PowerPoint; Clipping videos.
Hobbies and Interests
I was a membership of “Fudan Students League of Communication Between Chinese and Western Culture”. During the time in Fudan University, I was very active and positive in organizing all kinds of events such as “From China to West”, “Silk Road Day”, “From Zhou Xiaoyan to Huang Ying: sopranos of modern China singing operas”, “Chinese Culture Day”, “Learn a Little Chinese”, “Go Go Go to China”, “Chinese Calligraphy Day” and “Let’s speak Chinese”.
Character and Quality
Besides my abundant experience as a TCSL instructor and my education background, the character and quality of me which is worth being noted most is that I have a very positive personality and spirit of devotion, so I always have very strong enthusiasm in teaching Chinese, and I’m always willing to devote my time and energy to help people to learn Chinese.
Thank you very much for sparing your precious time to read my resume. If you have interest in me, please call me at any time except 3:00pm-6:00pm every Tuesday and Thursday.