ESL instructor

Posted on: 2008-12-11

Chen, (KiKi) Pei-Yu 3720 Hamilton St., Philadelphia, PA, 19104, (215) 400-0932 [email protected] EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Graduate School of Education, Philadelphia, PA Master of Science in Education, expected December 2008 Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Program Cumulative GPA: 3.54/4.00 Relevant Courses: Language Assessment, ESL Curriculum and Materials, Cultural Perspectives on Human Development. NATIONAL CHUNGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, Chunghua County, Taiwan Certificate of English education in middle and secondary schools, May 2001 English certification of middle and secondary education Cumulative GPA: 3.90/4.00 SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY, Taipei City, Taiwan Bachelor of Arts, English Language and Literature, May 2000 Cumulative GPA: 3.50/4.00 EXPERIENCE The English Language Center, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA October 2008-present Adjunct Faculty  Designed curriculum for advanced grammar.  Developed materials to teach advanced grammar to adults who learned English as a second language.  Assisted in grading students’ tests for placement. Nationalities Service Center, Philadelphia, PA April 2008–June 2008 ESL Instructor  Prepared class and examination materials.  Led an intermediate class in daily conversation and grammar.  Taught English to adult learners, predominantly new immigrants and refugees from Mexico, Russia,Spain, and West Africa. Taipei Municipal Zhongzheng Junior High School, Taipei City, Taiwan July 2002-June 2006 English Teacher  Taught English to 7th, 8th, and 9th graders.  Developed materials to teach integrated English skills to 7th, 8th, and 9th graders.  Designed curriculum for four skills of English, including listening, speaking, reading and writing.  Prepared class and examination materials.  Coached students for English speech competition.  Served as a homeroom teacher, providing academic and personal advising.  Developed assessment to analyze students’ progress.  Organized teacher-parent conference on every orientation.  Helped students submit applications for high schools. International House, Philadelphia, PA October 2007-December 2007 Mandarin Instructor  Taught Madarin to adults from the United States.  Prepared class and developed teaching materials. Van Pelt Library, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA February 2008-present Online Instructional Assistant  Scanned professions’ teaching materials and uploaded in the blackboard.  Helped the supervisor with administrative work. LEADSHIPp University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA President of Taiwanese Graduate and Professional Student Association December 2007-present  Oriented new students from Taiwan and aided them in adjusting to their new life in the United States  Organized events and activities for students coming from Taiwan. Soochow University, Taipei City, Taiwan September 1996-May 2000 Public Relation of English Department  Organized activities for English Department.  Assisted in organizing TESOL conference in Taiwan. Soochow University, Taipei City, Taiwan September 1999-May 2000 Supervisor of graduation exhibition of English Department  Organized yearly schedule for graduation exhibition.  Designed customs for actors and actresses. SKILLS Language: Fluent in Chinese and Taiwanese. Conversational Japanese. Computer: Windows XP/2000/98, MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel. Extensive experience in using PowerPoint to design teaching aids and presentation materials