Gail Xunqi Cheng

Birmingham

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I am a final-year undergraduate student in English and Classical Literature with a diploma in Media and Communications. In a world where reading is rapidly evolving, I aspire to use English literature to raise a new generation of contributors to society.

Personal Details

Driver's License: Cars

Eligible to work in the UK: Yes

Highest Level of Education: Bachelor's

Industry: Education & Instruction

Work Experience

Competition Tabulation Master

University of Birmingham Debating Society - Birmingham September 2019 to March 2021

• Performed data analysis for debating competitions hosted by the university

• Accepted invitations from other debating unions across the UK and Europe to tabulate scores for their competitions

• Handled sensitive data in competitions with 200 participants and organised it into categories for easier organisation within the convening team

Temporary English Tutor

Oasis Tutors

April 2020 to July 2020

• Tutored English to a Vietnamese Immigrant student.

• Taught the student English for their IELTS exam

• Designed unique assignments based on the IELTS syllabus and past papers

• Used platforms such as Zoom, WhatsApp, and Skype to conduct online curriculum

• Included activities such as at-the-desk-stretches, online board games and Kahoot quizzes to take breaks in between lessons

• Integrated assignments with real-world application

• Introduced content outside taught lessons

Lesson Observer

Anglo Chinese School Independent

April 2020 to April 2020

• Observed online International Baccalaureate lessons taught by teachers from ACS Independent on Microsoft Teams

• Studied pedagogical methods carried out by teachers for future application

• Observed and analysed the relationship between disengaged and engaged students and designed methods in my pedagogy to mitigate disengagement

• Interviewed students out of curriculum time and recorded their learning experiences during the Covid pandemic

Teaching Assistant

NATIONAL LITERACY TRUST - Birmingham

March 2020 to March 2020

• Introduced year 9 students to literature written by local Birmingham writers

• Taught and assisted students with basic textual analysis

• Taught students foundational application skills from their close-reading exercise

• Synthesised ideas on improving literary culture in education with students and the other teaching assistants

• Contributed ideas on how to improve on measuring literacy to the school teachers Heritage Intern

The River and Canal Trust - Birmingham

September 2019 to September 2019

• Conducted research on the bridges along the Birmingham canals for archive purposes

• Updated the archives of the trust

• Contributed ideas on how to make the canals more accessible and enjoyable for users

• Shadowed supervisor on inspection trips along the canals

• Travelled to the canal archive headquarters to supplement my research on the canal bridges

• Created a report for the bridge archives

Temporary English Tutor (Primary)

Oasis Tutors

August 2018 to August 2018

• Taught English as a second language to Vietnamese immigrant students

• Marked written essays and provided valuable feedback on improvement

• Taught students revision methods and language acquisition skills for second-language learners

• Accompanied younger students aged under 10 to read story books

• Designed a cumulative reward system to encourage students to pursue healthy reading habits

• Designed collaborative activities for students to assess each other on their reading tasks Temporary Tutor

Gladiolus Place Singapore - Singapore

August 2018 to August 2018

• Coached GCE 'O' Level English, History, and Social Studies.

• Revised upper-secondary syllabus of listed subjects with the student.

• Contacted relevant secondary school teachers and past students to compile past-year papers for the student.

• Taught student revision and self-study skills to help retain learning.

• Adapted newspaper articles and book excerpts to design source-based questions.

• Designed unique English Language essay questions for the student to practice at home. Marketing and Communications Intern

The Bible Society of Singapore - Singapore

September 2016 to March 2017

• Created and generated website thumbnails for company website using Adobe Photoshop

• Edited and proofread articles for company publication

• Contributed ideas to writing team for content creation to target youth age 18-25 years old

• Assisted production team with shooting for the company's 120th anniversary promotional video

• Assisted human resource department with data management

• Assisted historians with data-analysis of company archives for the production of the company's anniversary photobook

Education

Bachelor's in English Literature and Classics

University of Birmingham - Birmingham

September 2017 to August 2021

Singapore Polytechnic Diploma in Media and Communication Singapore Polytechnic - Singapore

April 2014 to March 2017

GCE O Level

January 2010 to November 2013

Skills

• Communications

• Teaching

• Organizational Skills

• problem solving

• Microsoft Office

• Data analysis skills

• Marketing management

• Social media management

• Social media marketing

• Video editing

• Rock climbing

• Piano performance

• Cello performance

• Events management

Languages

• English - Fluent

• Chinese - Intermediate

• Japanese - Beginner

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