English Teacher, Tsinghua Middle School, Chaoyang, Beijing (Sept 2014-present)
Act as full-time English Communication teacher for Grades 7 and 8 middle school students
Design lessons that complement both curriculum textbook and Chinese teachers’ lessons
Senior Academic Tutor, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK (Sept 2013-April 2014)
Oversaw tutors’ scheduling along with arranging course resources for first and second year Sociology
courses (including online reading materials and course handbooks)
Organized and ran marking and moderation meetings for tutors in preparation for marking students’
midterm essays
Facilitated vital communication between students and tutors on course; and the course conveners
Academic Podcast Developer, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK (Jan 2013-present)
Participated in four 45-minute long podcasts alongside course lecturers, which answer questions posed by
students about course content
Produced twelve 45-minute long podcasts on course-related themes, involving pairings of first-year and
Honours Sociology students; alongside course lecturers
Presented my work with podcast projects to the wider scholarly community during the Teaching with
Technology: Communication, Evaluation and Assessment Workshop
Managed the Sociology YouTube channel and Facebook page for the University of Edinburgh
Academic Tutor, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK (Sept 2012-present)
Designed and delivered weekly tutorials that complemented lectures for first-, second-, and third-year
Social and Political Science courses
Marked midterm essays and final exams
Senior Instructor, Kanagawa Prefecture University (in conjunction with Westgate Corporation), Yokohama, Japan
(April 2011- July 2011)
Observed instructors and gave feedback on improvement
Conducted sample teaching lessons and team teaching demos for training purposes
Gathered necessary data and feedback from campuses for curriculum development
Academy Instructor, TOPLUS Institute, Ulsan, South Korea (Feb 2010-Dec 2010)
Taught elementary, middle, high school communication and writing classes
Was responsible for teaching speaking section of TOEFL examination and general preparation for the
other sections
Prepared students for nation-wide debating competition
University Instructor, Tamagawa University (April 2009-July 2009), Azabu University (Sept 2009-Dec 2009),
Kanagawa University and Tokyo University of Science (Mar 2012-July 2012) (in conjunction with Westgate
Corporation), Tokyo, Japan
Taught an extra-curricular course designed to enhance university students’ spoken and written English
Taught an accredited English course at Kanagawa University
Was responsible for all the pertinent tasks of university instructorship including classroom management,
lesson development and student feedback (including day-to-day assessment and final grading and
subsequent course placement)
Senior Academic Teacher’s Assistant, McGill University, Montreal, QC (Sept 2007-March 2009)
Graded midterm essays and final exams
Organized and monitored class discussions and conferences
Gave periodic class lectures
English as a Second Language Teacher, International Language School of Canada (ILSC), Montreal, Quebec
(Feb 2006- Jan 2007)
Taught beginner to advanced English including Writing, Communications, Conversation, Listening,
Grammar, Pronunciation, Vocabulary, Business English and TOEFL Preparation courses
Designed an email writing workshop for corporate employees to enhance effectiveness of communication
with clients
Workplace English Conversation Teacher / Textbook Writer and Editor, VB Plus (Career Skills and
Development Agency), Montreal, Quebec (Jan 2005- Dec 2008)
Taught beginner and intermediate conversational English in hospital and corporate settings
Wrote and edited vocation-orientated English textbooks for beginner to advanced language learners
EARLY CAREER
Assistant Language Teacher (ALT), JET Program, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan (Aug 2002- July 2004)
Ph.D., The University of Edinburgh, Science, Technology and Innovation Studies, Edinburgh, UK,
DISSERTATION: “Scientist Sade” and Discovery in the High Enlightenment (Sept 2011-Feb 2015)
M.A., McGill University, Department of Art History and Communication Studies, Montreal, QC, (Sept 2007-April
2009)
B.A., McGill University, Montreal, QC (Sept 2004-June 2007)
B.A., University College of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, BC (Sept 1998-April 2002)
