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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

 
 
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CONTACT INFORMATION
 
Ms. Allison Lai, M.A. in TCSL / M.S. Ed. in Secondary Education
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy
alai@sch.org
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