Yue Zheng

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3028 150 street, Flushing, NY 11354
Tel: (347) 634-2367
E-mail: zhengyue1114@gmail.com, yz2784@tc.columbia.edu

Personal Qualifications:

Strong skills in communicating with varied audiences of culture diversity

Extensive experience in designing curriculums catering to different age groups
Solid ability to use pedagogical methods to achieve high quality results
Proven skills to implement differentiated instruction strategies and assessments
Bilingual qualification of both Mandarin Chinese and English

Educational Background:

Columbia University, Teachers College

Certificate Program, TCSOL (Teach Chinese to Speakers of other Languages) 08/2014-04/2015

Southeast Missouri State University

Master of Arts, English: English Studies, GPA 3.91/4.0 08/2012-05/2014

Jiangsu Normal University (a.k.a. Xuzhou Normal University) (China)

Bachelor of Arts, English (Education), GPA 3.5/4.0 09/2008-06/2012

Teaching Experience:

The City University of New York, Hunter College, New York 06/2016-Present
Mandarin Small-group classes Lead Teacher
Work with the classroom lead teacher and conduct further instructions of the curriculums.
Reinforce the undergraduate students ability to use the target language.
Prepare the undergraduate students for the Mandarin proficiency tests.

China Institute, School of Chinese Studies, New York 04/2015-Present

Adults Program, Kids and Teens Program

Mandarin Classroom Head Teacher

Design and implement curriculums for the students with a diversity of age and cultural background.
Engage students into a holistic language learning experience, including listening, speaking, reading
and writing practice.
Apply various assessment methods to determine the teaching and learning outcomes.
Mandarin one-on-one Private Tutor
Design individualized teaching materials for different learning needs and objectives.
Conduct the instruction in various settings, such as classroom, office, and online.
Columbia University, Teachers College, New York Spring 2015
Mandarin Small-group classes Lead Teacher
Designed and implemented instructions using one of the most cutting-edge pedagogical
methods, task-based language teaching, for the undergraduate students.
Accessed to and assessed the learning outcomes.

United Way of Southeast Missouri, Read to Succeed Program

in Blanchard Elementary School, Cape Girardeau, MO 09/2013-05/2014
Volunteer. English Tutor
Inspired kindergarten children to have a sense of book reading and knowledge accumulating
by reading them the stories especially designed for the program.
Assisted school authorities in managing and coordinating the activities.

Xuzhou No. 31 High School, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China 09/2011-07/2012

Intern. English Instructor
Designed appropriate curriculum based on education authoritys requirements.
Conducted classroom activities while maintaining proper disciplines in class.
Created tests and other learning outcome evaluation activities.
Kept progressive notes by tracking the students academic and social development and created reports.

Honors and Awards:

Graduate Maters Honors. Southeast Missouri State University. 05/2014

Certificate of Academic Distinction. Southeast Missouri State University. 05/2013

12/2013

First place in the school-wide classroom instruction demonstration contest of School of

Foreign Studies at Jiangsu Normal University. 05/2012

Third-class Academic Scholarship from Jiangsu Normal University. 2010-2011

First place in the university-wide lesson plan interpretation contest of Jiangsu Normal University.
05/2011

Second place in the school-wide English public speech contest of School of Foreign Studies at
Jiangsu Normal University. 05/2010

Second-class Academic Scholarship from Jiangsu Normal University. 2008-2009