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Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Asheville, North Carolina, United States

Taichung City, Taiwan

Xinying District, Tainan City, Taiwan

• Administered 2-hour lesson plans using a pre-established curriculum to educate students of varying ages, ~5-10 years old.
• Partitioned each lesson to focus on (1) vocabulary and grammar, (2) phonics, and (3) reading and writing comprehension.
• Constructed engaging, stimulating activities to introduce, practice and activate different aspects of conversational language.
• Evaluated each students’ progress via written and oral tests, and wrote an assessment based on their overall performance.

Chengdu, Sichuan, China

• Dispensed lessons to establish a primary foundation of conversational English among students, ages 2 ½ to 6 years old.
• Applied numerous teaching pedagogies in each lesson plan so as to reach all the various learning styles exhibited by students.
• Created stimulating, individual- and group-oriented games to employ students’ English via various real world applications.
• Administered yearly student assessments to gauge teachers’ progress and designed the proceeding year’s goals for students.

Huludao, Liaoning, China

• Organized independently the syllabi, textbooks, audio recordings, and discussions used throughout each semester.
• Composed quizzes, group presentations and an all oral final exam to measure each students retention of the course material.
• Stimulated and increased students listening and spoken English by way of interesting, relatable and thought provoking topics.
• Shaped a relaxed yet structured setting in which students spoke freely and openly while increasing their spoken proficiency.

Clemson, South Carolina

• Aided 100+ Clemson University students throughout the process of researching, selecting, and planning a study abroad.
• Expounded upon and shared my own experiences abroad to answer various student inquiries about studying internationally.
• Provided personal contacts, numerous pointers and editing assistance to students composing national scholarship essays.
• Conducted information sessions to educate university students about the benefits of studying in non-traditional locales.

Clemson, South Carolina

• Led weekly, hour-long, 1-on-1 tutoring sessions for two elementary school children, a Kindergartener and 1st grader.
• Utilized standardized tests and guided readings to discern each student’s comprehension of the English language.
• Analyzed pupils’ interests to construct fun, entertaining lesson plans that successfully motivated each student to learn.
• Implemented lessons to illuminate upon and tackle particular deficiencies present in each student’s reading and writing.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Modern Language With Concentration In Mandarin Chinese

Chinese Language And Literature

As a recipient of the Institute of International Education’s (IIE) Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship and the Fund for Education.

Associate Of Arts (A.A.)

Certificate In Massage Therapy, Swedish And Deep Tissue Massage