About me

MA in Language Ed
Certified in 3 US States
Former Assistant Professor at DLI
TPRS/CI Chinese Teacher

Bio

As an experienced Mandarin Chinese teacher, I teach Chinese beginner learners who want to communicate with native Chinese speakers with confidence, within their first 30 lessons, via the Comprehensible Input teaching methodology.

I use 90% of the target language starting from the first lesson
I target most high frequency vocabulary so you can use them daily
I help you internalize the content through personalized questions and answers
I provide meaningful, fun and culturally related input

Do I have

the

credentials

to teach

you?

Master in World Language Education (MA)

August 2013 - May 2016

University of Oklahoma | Norman, OK
Credentials:

Oklahoma Teacher Certificate
Texas Teacher Certificate
Colorado Teacher Certificate

Bachelor in Mandarin Linguistics (BA)

September 2009 - June 2013

South China Normal University | Guangzhou, Guangdong
Credentials:

Certificate of Chinese Mandarin Proficiency (Grade A)

Am I the

BEST

beginner

Chinese

teacher

for you?

DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE - Monterey, CA

August 2018 - September 2019

Assistant Professor. Improved the Chinese language proficiency of 12 adult learners from levels 0 - 3, in 64 weeks helping them pass the final DLPT (Defense Language Proficiency Test).

MCAULIFFE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL - Denver, CO

July 2017 - August 2018

IB Chinese Teacher. Advanced the IB (International Baccalaureate) language curriculum by designing and implementing IB learning activities for 96 middle school students with Chinese language levels I - IV.

INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS - Dallas, TX

August 2016 - August 2017

Chinese Language Teacher. Applied proven methods and created unique opportunities to motivate 110 high school students in Chinese language levels from I - IV in an extremely challenging trilingual language environment.