Allison Lai
Chinese Instructor
RESUME
Abington Area Community Classroom Fall 2012
The Scranton Chinese School 2012~2014
Exam Setter for the Test of Proficiency – Hanyu October 2010
National Kaohsiung Normal University Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Teaching Chinese as a Second/Foreign Language July 2009
-Taught Mandarin Chinese to learners at various proficiency levels
-Instructed, edited and organized Chinese course for students from Polish and Korean universities (sponsored by
the Taiwan Ministry of Education)
-Served as Chinese interpreter and course coordinator
Academic Exchange Programme - Chung Cheng Armed Forces Preparatory School and Delaware Military Academy, Wilmington, Delaware, USA Kaohsiung, Taiwan
December 2008
-Designed curricula and authored evaluation materials
-Served as a language instructor for high school students
National Taichung Institute of Technology - Department of Japanese Studies Taichung, Taiwan 2007 ~ 2008
-Instructed, edited and organized a summer Chinese course for students from Yasuda Women’s University, Japan
-Served as Chinese course coordinator and teacher trainer
-Prepared on-line Chinese teaching demonstrations
-Organized lectures by visiting overseas experts in Chinese language teaching
Middlesex University - School of Arts Cambridge, England 2004 ~ 2005
-Served as a Second Marker for BA Translation (honors level)
Proofreader for Colloquial 2 (written by Dr. Kan Q, Routledge 2007) 2005
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Oriental Studies, Lector in Chinese Cambridge, England 2002 ~ 2005
-Taught undergraduate Mandarin: Basic, Intermediate and Advanced levels in oral and reading
-Taught postgraduate Mandarin: oral, reading and listening
-Responsible for curricula design, assessment profiles and administration
-Set up exam papers, marked scripts and conducted oral examinations for the Cambridge Tripos examination and 2-
year MPhil examination
-Organized a Chinese Film Club
-Coordinated a Language Exchange Partner Program
-Served as referee for BACS scholarship
University of Cambridge - Local Examinations Syndicate Cambridge, England 2002 ~ 2005
-Reviewed assignments for students enrolled in the Diploma for Teachers and Trainers Program
-Proofread amendments to Diploma of Travel and Tourism Program
-Served as an item writer for the Languages Ladder Assessment Scheme (LLAS)
National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)- Chinese Language Center Tainan, Taiwan
1995 ~ 2002
-Taught Mandarin Chinese in formal and informal settings to learners at various proficiency levels
-Was Promoted to senior language instructor
-Designed curricula and authored evaluation materials
-Conducted elective courses in Chinese composition and Chinese film appreciation
-Instructed and organized a summer course for Japanese learners (Nanzan Daigaku University)
-Managed the NCKU cross-cultural student exchange program
-Served as a committee member for Foreign Nationals Exam Board Scholarship
-Served as a teacher trainer