Zhuo LI

Motivated Chinese Language Teacher with 13 years of experience leading classes of up to 50. Fluent in English and Chinese. Offering exemplary communication skills and work ethic to ensure comprehension in students. Patient and organized Chinese Instructor skilled in creating informative and creative lesson plans. Competent in traditional instructional techniques as well as tech-based methods. Fluent in Chinese and offering 13 years of experience in teaching class sizes up to 50. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.

• I have been to three abroad countries for teaching Chinese ,the first is South Korea. In Tourism High School I taught Integrated Chinese, Speaking Chinese, Chinese characters, etc. for two years. and also GCSE and HSK lessons to the locals.
• I have been to the UCL Confucius institute in UK to teach Mandarin classes, lessons about China and Chinese culture in 2015-2018 for three years sponsored by center for language education and cooperation. I mainly taught the students in secondary school , I have taught them a lot of different courses, but the courses are GCSE and A level.
• Now I am in the Grandview elementary school in KY state to teach the students from K to Grade 5.

• Research on teaching skills of Chinese Language Globalization，Hei Longjing University of China Press, 2008.7
• Comment on the Translation of Chinese Classics，Shandong normal university，2010.4

• Certification of bachelor's Degree of Shenyang Normal University, 2007
• Certification of Master’s Degree of Shenyang Normal University, 2010
• Qualification Certificate for Teaching in Korea High School, 2010
• Qualification Certificate of Confucius Institute Teacher Training, 2007
• Qualification Certificate of teaching Mandarin for non-Mandarin speaker in 2015.
• Qualification Certificate of teaching Chinese for all level students in 2012 in China.

• Dec.2010, Awarded by “Outstanding Instructor” Confucius institute in Korea.
• Jul.2014, I was awarded the title of high school teaching post expert of Chinese subject among young teachers in Beijing.
• Jul.2017, I has worked successfully for UCL IOE Confucius Institute.
• May.2018, all my students of Y7 has past the YCT test.
• June.2018, one of my Y9 student has got the winner of Chinese bridge completion of the whole UK.

As a Chinese teacher, I am enthusiastic about helping my students develop a command for the language and sharing with them an appreciation of the Chinese culture. I strongly believe in communicative practices that emphasize interaction in the target language, which is why I try to make lessons as realistic, relevant and fun as possible. I work with individual students, develop trusting relationships with them and celebrate their successes, no matter how small. I have more than 13 years teaching experiences of Mandarin subject. Including IB and IGCSE\A level in UK for three years. I have got Chinese teaching certificate and recognized Chinese teaching certificate by China's Education Ministry.

• Date of Birth: 02/07/84
• Gender: Female