Staff Profile

Roles and Responsibilities

Chinese Language Coordinator

School of Modern Languages Outreach Lead

Year abroad officer (for outgoing students to China)

Chair of the Language Teaching Steering Group (LTSG) in School of Modern Languages, 2016-2018

Qualifications

MSc in TESOL, Stirling University

PGDE in Chinese, Edinburgh University

Membership

Member of The British Chinese Language Teaching Society (BCLTS)

Languages

English

Mandarin

Cantonese

South Min language

Panel Judge of British Council Mandarin Speaking Competition for schools at Newcastle University 2011-2016.

Research Interests

Pedagogical research interests include methodologies for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language(TCFL), motivation in second language learning, curriculum design, and CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning)

Conference Presentation:

Exploring the Teaching of English-Chinese Translation in Advanced Chinese Courses. In the 14th BCLTS International Conference of Teaching and Learning Chinese in Higher Education, July 2016, Newcastle University, UK

Undergraduate Teaching

CNH1065 Level A (beginners) Chinese I, Module Leader

CHN1066 Level A (beginners) Chinese II, Module Leader

CHN2010 Level B (Intermediate) Chinese

CHN4010 Level C (Advanced) Chinese

CHN4061 Level D (Further Advanced) Chinese, Module Leader (English to Chinese Translation, Business Chinese, Liaison Interpreting)