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I have been teaching English as Second Language and Mandarin Chinese in the United States for three years. I taught students from diverse background (nationalities, ages, educational background, etc.). Starting from Fall, 2012, I am an instructor in Department of Modern Languages at Carnegie Mellon University.

Department of Modern Languages, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittburgh, PA    08/2012-Present

82-131 Elementary Chinese I   http://ml.hss.cmu.edu/courses/suemei/82-131/

Syllabus: 82-131 Elementary Chinese I_syllabus

Faculty Course Evaluation (FCE) Overall teaching: 5.0/5.0

Students' Feedback:

"Instruction style worked well/gave good opportunities to learn/practice material."

"The professor is amazing."

"The fact that you actually learn some good basics of Chinese language." "Awesome professor!"

"The class progresses in a reasonable pace and we learn material that can be useful in daily conversation."

82-132 Elementary Chinese II http://ml.hss.cmu.edu/courses/suemei/82-132/

Syllabus: 82-132 Elementary Chinese II syllabus

82-232 Intermediate Chinese I http://ml.hss.cmu.edu/courses/suemei/82-231/

Syllabus: To be uploaded in summer 2013

Fei Yang Chinese Language and Culture Center, Swarthmore, PA    09/2011-05/2012

Responsibility: Teaching Mandarin Chinese to American young children

Holy Redeemer Church School, Philadelphia, PA    05/2010-01/2012

Responsibility: Teaching English to Chinese immigrants in the church community

University City Arts League, Philadelphia, PA     09/2010-07/2011

Responsibility: Teaching heritage Mandarin Chinese to Chinese immigrants’ children

Lutheran Family and Children Service, Upper Darby, PA    09/2009-12/2009 

Responsibility: Teaching English to South-American immigrants and refugees