CV
Teaching experience, education, and language qualifications.
Teaching experience
2021 – present
Freelance language teacher
Online
One-to-one English and Mandarin lessons for adults and teenagers. Exam preparation for IELTS and HSK, plus general conversation courses.
2018 – 2021
English teacher
Language centre, Taipei
Group classes from beginner to upper-intermediate. Wrote and revised the centre's conversation curriculum and mentored two new teachers.
2016 – 2018
Teaching assistant
University language programme, Taipei
Supported first-year Mandarin classes for exchange students, ran weekly conversation groups, and marked written work.
Education
2016 – 2018
MA Applied Linguistics
National Taiwan Normal University
2012 – 2016
BA Chinese Studies
University of Leeds
I teach English and Mandarin to adults and teenagers, online and in person. My background is in applied linguistics, with a particular interest in pronunciation and in how adult learners acquire tones.
Since 2021 I’ve worked independently, which has let me build courses around individual students rather than a fixed syllabus. Before that I taught group classes at a language centre in Taipei and supported university-level Mandarin teaching.