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RESEARCH & PROJECT EXPERIENCE
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Min Hu

Min Hu

Provo,UT

Summary

Student-centered instructor with expertise in teaching a wide range of Chinese courses at all levels. Sustaining an effective learning environment through engaging curriculum, innovative teaching strategies, and educational technology to support students to achieve academic goals and become lifelong learners.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Instructor

Chinese Flagship At Brigham Young University
01.2023 - Current
  • Advanced and professional.
  • Create Individualized and directed lessons.
  • Specialty language materials tailored to goals of the students.

Instructor of CHIN 102

Brigham Young University
01.2021 - 04.2021
  • Developed curriculum, course material, lesson plans, and assessment.
  • Selected course textbook.
  • Met needs of different students by adapting teaching materials and methods.
  • Designed activities to promote learning and increase student engagement.
  • Provided individualized support, resources, and feedback.

Instructor of IAS 397R

Brigham Young University
04.2022 - 06.2022
  • Asian Studies Program
  • A Special Study of US-China Relations: Through the Life of Helen Foster Snow
  • Designed course curriculum, content, material, and assessment.
  • Facilitated students' discussion.
  • Engaged students in critical thinking and independent thinking.

CHIN Teaching Assistant

Brigham Young University
08.2019 - Current
  • Teach a wide range of Chinese courses, including CHIN 101, CHIN 201, CHIN 202, CHIN 301, CHIN 302 (News) & CHIN 347 (Business Chinese)
  • Partner with professors to plan and implement lessons following school's curriculum, goals and objectives.
  • Grade all kinds of oral and written assignments.


Instructional Designer

Brigham Young University
01.2021 - 06.2022
  • Created curricula, research topics and conceptualized course format, subject matter and presentation.
  • Planned and monitored implementation of technology-based learning programs.
  • Designed course materials and supported implementation.
  • Worked closely with instructors to prepare online materials, content, and tools to facilitate teaching.

Curriculum Designer and Lesson Plans Writer

Shmoop University, Inc.
07.2016 - 03.2018
  • Designed online Chinese AP course curriculum, write course content, lesson plans and assessments.


Lecturer of English

Guangdong Peizheng College
08.2006 - 07.2012


  • Employed diverse teaching approaches to help students of all abilities achieve learning objectives.
  • Selected and prepared educational resources, taking account of students' interests and cultural backgrounds.
  • Developed lesson plans and adapted curriculum to meet individual needs of students.
  • Outstanding Teaching Award, 2009 to 2011

Education

Ph.D. - Instructional Psychology & Technology

Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
08.2023

Master of Arts - Dual Language Development

California State University - Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
05.2016

Master of Arts - Applied Linguistics

Wuhan University of Technology
Wuhan, China
06.2006

Bachelor of Arts - English Language And Literature

Wuhan University of Technology
Wuhan, China
06.2003

Skills

  • Lecture Presentation
  • Student Assessment & Evaluation
  • Curriculum Development
  • Course Materials Development
  • Mentor students From diverse backgrounds
  • Foreign Language Teaching Methodologies
  • Instructional Design
  • Educational Technology
  • Online & Blended Teaching
  • Agile Project Management
  • Analytical And Critical Thinking
  • Academic Qualitative and Quantitative Research

RESEARCH & PROJECT EXPERIENCE

  • Online and blended CFL/CSL teaching, current.
  • CHIN 101 textbook and practice book writing, 2021.
  • Helen Foster Snow project, 2019 to 2022.
  • StateFoodSafety Evaluation Project, 2019. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kCCz1gesqkxpXIU1BxFnLyamSRvCzYEpuv1eHbaCTZw/edit
  • Research on technology integration in teaching Chinese as a second language, 2016 to Current.
  • Action research on strategies to teach Chinese characters effectively, 2014.
  • Application of Communicative Approach in Teaching of Higher-vocational College English Grammar, 2008 to 2012.
  • The Necessity of Intensive English Training for Freshmen, 2010.
  • Research on Preparation Methods for College English Test Band 4 (CET-4), 2010.
  • Pragmatic Analysis and Translation of English and Chinese Deixis, 2006.

Publications

  • Computer-Assisted Chinese Learning as a Second or Foreign Language in Higher Education: A Literature Review of Publications between 2005 and 2021 (Accepted)
  • Helen Foster Snow Course Development. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/ipt_projects/46/
  • Hu, M., Arnesen, K., Barbour, M.K. & Leary, H. (2019). A Newcomer’s Lens: A Look at K-12 Online and Blended Learning in the Journal of Online Learning Research. Journal of Online Learning Research, 5(2), 123-144.
  • Hu, M (2009). On Chinglish Phenomena and Strategies in Chinese-English Translation. The Science Education Article Collects, ISSN 1672-7894, CN34-1274/G. Vol. 3, page 246.
  • Hu, M (2008). On Higher-vocational College English Grammar Teaching. Modern Enterprise Education, ISSN1008-1496, CN37-1285/G4. No. 321, page 17.
  • Hu, M (2005). A Contrastive Pragmatic Analysis of Chinese and English Personal Deixis. Jianghan Tribune, ISSN1003-854X, CN42-1018/C. Page 77.

Timeline

Instructor

Chinese Flagship At Brigham Young University
01.2023 - Current

Instructor of IAS 397R

Brigham Young University
04.2022 - 06.2022

Instructor of CHIN 102

Brigham Young University
01.2021 - 04.2021

Instructional Designer

Brigham Young University
01.2021 - 06.2022

CHIN Teaching Assistant

Brigham Young University
08.2019 - Current

Curriculum Designer and Lesson Plans Writer

Shmoop University, Inc.
07.2016 - 03.2018

Lecturer of English

Guangdong Peizheng College
08.2006 - 07.2012

Ph.D. - Instructional Psychology & Technology

Brigham Young University

Master of Arts - Dual Language Development

California State University - Long Beach

Master of Arts - Applied Linguistics

Wuhan University of Technology

Bachelor of Arts - English Language And Literature

Wuhan University of Technology
Min Hu