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July 2022 – Present          Associate Professor of Chinese
Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Caroline, USA
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July 2017 – June 2022         Assistant Professor of Chinese
Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Caroline, USA
·Taught all-level Mandarin courses, Business Chinese, and linguistics courses (CHI 101, 102, 153, 201, 220, 230, 231, 255, 299, FYS) 
·Supervised the Chinese Studies Club in engaging both American and Chinese international students
·Served as the Teaching and Learning Collaborative Faculty Liaison
·Received 2018 Innovative Teaching Award by the Teaching & Learning Collaborative
·Selected to participate in the week-long DH@Wake Summer Institute
·Co-organized the Faculty Learning Community:Language Programs: Evaluation and Reflection
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Aug 2016 – June 2017        Visiting Assistant Professor of Chinese
Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Caroline, USA
·Taught intermediate and advanced level Mandarin courses (CHI 153, 201, 231, 255, 299) 
·Worked with and supervised part-time adjunct instructors 
·Selected for the Faculty Learning Community: Technology & Multimedia for course redesign
·Selected for the Magnolia Project 2017 to integrate sustainability into course design

Jan 2010 – May 2016       Chinese instructor    Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, UHM, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.
·Taught elementary and intermediate Mandarin courses (CHN102, 201, 202, 301, 404)
·Designed and taught conversational intermediate Mandarin course (CHN311)
·Taught online-and-classroom hybrid conversational intermediate Mandarin course using BRIX (CHN212)
·Business Chinese course (CIMBA CHN301)

Nov 2013 – May 2015     Chinese teacher    Punahou School, Honolulu, Hawai‘i, U.S.A.
·Taught intermediate Mandarin courses fully utilizing online platform CANVAS
·Researched and incorporated computer-based language teaching in classroom teaching
·Developed and adjusted curriculum design and course materials according to students’ needs
·Assessed and graded student work and activities
·Communicated with parents on student performance
 
June 2011– July 2011      Chinese teacher     Middlebury-Monterey Language Academy (MMLA) Swarthmore College site, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
·Taught intermediate Mandarin courses
·Taught elective courses: T-shirt hand painting, Chinese cuisine cooking
·Assisted organizing evening assemblies, field trips, and report-back performances
 
Sept 2009 – Dec 2009      Chinese instructor   Academia Language School, Honolulu, Hawai‘i, U.S.A.
 ·Listening and reading courses for immersion Chinese program (advanced level)
 ·Developed and adjusted course materials according to students’ needs

Sept 2009 – Jan 2010      Interpreter    Department of Theatre and Dance, UHM, Honolulu, Hawai‘i, U.S.A.
·Served as bilingual teaching assistant for resident artists from China in both group and individual movement, voice, and instrumental classes.
 
June 2009 – July 2009      Director’s assistant     Chinese Summer Program by California Language Education and Research Center (CLERC) in PKU, China
·Assisted director with operations for the whole summer program, including program scheduling,  running lunch meetings with full staff, and arranging extracurricular activities
·Served as liaison between PKU Office of International Relations and CLERC
·Tutored students with individual needs in Chinese learning

May 2009 – July 2009      Chinese instructor    School of Chinese as a Second Language, PKU, China
·Taught conversational Chinese for Military Personnel (students were from UK Royal Air Force)       
​·Designed curriculum and formulated course materials

Feb 2008 – June 2008      Chinese instructor    School of Chinese as a Second Language, PKU, China           
·Taught elementary/intermediate spoken Chinese  (students from the U.S., Korea, Japan, etc.)
·Designed curriculum and formulated course materials
 
Sept 2007 – Jan 2008      Chinese instructor     The Tsinghua University International Chinese Language & Culture Center, Tsinghua University, China
·Taught advanced Spoken Chinese (students from the U.S., Korea, Japan, Spain, Russia, Mongolia,  Holland, etc.)

June – Aug 2006 & 2007      Chinese teacher     Chinese learning Summer Program: Columbia in Beijing (CIB), China          
·Taught intermediate Chinese drilled class        
·Designed curriculum and formulated course materials
·Wrote and compiled test items       
·Coached students for the Chinese speech contest 

July 2006 – Aug 2006      Office Assistant & Tutor     Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE), China 
·Assisted with organization of orientation session
·Worked as an Chinese tutor for an American student

Nov 2005 Chinese Instructor (Teaching practicum)      International Exchange College, BFSU, Beijing, China
·Taught intermediate Chinese Class for students from the U.S.A., Korea, Pakistan, etc.

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