I am passionate about studying and teaching languages and would love to give interactive and effective English lessons.
I recently completed my Cambridge University certified CELTA training course through International House, London (January 10th - April 06th, 2024) which includes 120 hours of training in the teaching of English as a second language to students of mixed ages and levels. I have completed 6 hours of assessed teaching practice and some unobserved teaching. During my master, I taught Chinese to participants from Europe, North and Latin America and Asia. I also assisted teaching MATLAB to university students (age 18-22) and was a psychological teacher in primary school (age 6-12).
Regarding my academic background, I have a BSc. in Psychology from the University of Jinan, China; an MSc. in Cognitive Neurosciednce (second language development) from the East China Normal University, China; 2-years graduate research work in Cognitive Neuroscience (language development with dyslexia) as a cross-center project manager and the primary MRI personnel at the University of Connecticut, USA. Beyond my academic growth, this work experience equipped me with (1) better interpersonal skills such as personnel management, training and efficient communication across centres; (2) project management skills, including time management, database and materials records, budgeting and hosting meetings. During this period I improved academically which I could apply to my work, being dedicated to details while having the big picture, being accurate while remaining creative, and being passionate while maintaining an excellent work-life balance.
I am native in Cantonese and Mandarin, proficient in English (IELTS 7.5, C1) and Japanese (N2) and am currently studying Spanish. I have worked and lived abroad for the last four years in North and Latin America and throughout Asia. I also travelled within Europe in 2019.
I am currently working as a psychotherapist with over 2 years experience working with both teenagers and adults. As a private practitioner, I am responsible for my work hours and clients intake which I am flexible to adjust.