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Mandarin Chinese Tutor in Honolulu, Hawaii

With Allison

(Tutors all levels of Chinese also offers private classes)

Allison, a young lady from Taiwan, provides Chinese Mandarin private tutoring lessons in Honolulu, Hawaii. She tutors all levels of Chinese Mandarin.

Allison' Resume

Education

Hawaii Pacific University, Honolulu, Hawaii
Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language
Graduated-December, 2004

Hawaii Pacific University, Honolulu, Hawaii
Bachelor of Science Business Administration, with emphasis in International Business
Graduated-July, 1999

Work Experience

Saint Louis School Honolulu, Hawaii
Mandarin Chinese Instructor, 8/2008-Present
· Designed differentiated instruction lessons and collaborating learning lessons for mix-abilities groups of high school students.
· Incorporated Chinese cultures into lessons- teach calligraphy, teach Chinese yo-yo, make Chinese lanterns, and explained origins of Chinese festivals and holidays.
· Utilized technology and designed for Adults learners. Lessons includes but not limited to using- Web 2.0, podcasting,wikis, students forums, music, online videos, movies, audacity, and video-taping.

Academia Language School Honolulu, Hawaii
Mandarin Chinese Contract Instructor, 3/2006-Present
· Developed authentic materials from current events such as news and radio clips. Also, Chinese movies and soap opera for listening/ reading exercise.
· Diagnosed pronunciation problems of American speakers, and recommended exercises for their remediation.
· Designed Collaborated project based and content-based lessons, such as in groups of 3, students create a community. Students elect mayor and city counselors to improve the country (they created) in terms of environment issues and foreign policies..ect.

McKinley Community School for Adults Honolulu, Hawaii
ESL Level II (Chinese and English) Bilingual Instructor, 1/2009- Present,
8/2005-2/2006
· Designed content-based lessons followed by the CASAS (Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System) Competency.
· Identified pronunciation problems, diagnosed causes and determined corrective actions.
· Acted as liaison between students and the admission office.
· Explained cultural issues related to the use of English in the US.

International Mid Pac College Honolulu, Hawaii
ESL Instructor (Pronunciation and Idioms/Expressions) 7/2005-3/2006
· Diagnosed pronunciation problems of Japanese and Korean speakers,
and recommended exercises for their remediation.
· Taught reading and writing by using American idioms and expressions.
· Facilitated conversation groups with students of mixed
linguistic levels and backgrounds.

Hawaii Pacific University Proficiency in English Program (PEP)
Student Interlocutor 2/2004-5/2004
· Diagnosed pronunciation problems and recommended exercises
for their remediation.
· Explained cultural issues related to the use of English in
Hawaii.
· Facilitated conversation groups with students of mixed
linguistic levels and backgrounds.

Private Tutoring

2001-Present
· Taught Mandarin Chinese to American, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese students of different age groups, and linguistic levels.
· Diagnosed pronunciation problems and recommended exercises
for their remediation.
· Explained Chinese cultural related to the use of Mandarin.

Volunteer

Tzu-Chi Buddhist Foundation Honolulu, Hawaii 8/2007-11/2007
Mandarin Chinese Instructor
· Taught Pronunciation, Reading, and Listening to English speaking students, ages from three to thirteen.
· Developed activities and materials such as flash cards, games, and crafts that suitable for children and young adults’ learners.
· Explained Chinese culture and Buddhism religion to students.

Central Middle School Honolulu, Hawaii 5/2004-6/2004
ESL Tutor Volunteer
· Tutored immigrant students in a variety of English language
skills including listening, pronunciation, and reading.
· Directed conversation practice.

Hawaii Pacific University Honolulu, Hawaii 10/2003-12/2003
Conversation Assistant, Proficiency in English Program (PEP)
· Assisted students in using English language learning programs and equipment.
· Provided specialized instruction in the use of computer equipment.
· Tested and evaluated language learning software and equipment.

Professional

· Seminar Panelist, Hawaii Pacific University, TESL Program Seminar “Teaching in Two Languages” April 15, 2009
· Member of CLTA Chinese Language Teachers Association.4/2009-Present
· Hawaii Association of School Librarians, Honolulu, Hawaii February 29,2009 “Collaborating for Project-Based Learning”
· Assistant Teacher, University of Hawaii, Center for Chinese/Studies/Confucius Institute -Startalk Chinese Immersion Sports Camp: July 3-25, 2008
· OCAC Educational Training Program for Teaching Mandarin: August 26-27, 2008 and August17-19, 2007
· Hawaii Association of Language Teachers (HALT) 22nd annual conference: March 8, 2008
· Task Based Language Teaching (TBLT)2nd annual conference: September 20-23, 2007
· Member of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL): January 2003- December 2004
· Member of Hawaii Association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other
Languages (HITESOL): February 2003-December 2004
· Member of Taipei Castle Rotaract Club. Taipei, Taiwan: September 2002- January 2003
· Member of Taichung Rotaract Club. Taichung, Taiwan: January 2000-Febuary 2002

Skills

Computer proficiency: MS Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Web 2.0., Audacity
Email, IE6, Navigator. Basic knowledge in html,
Graphic design software: Photoshop.
Languages: Fluent in English, Mandarin Chinese, Taiwanese.

References available upon request

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