Yina Peng

Experience

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  The Second High School of Jingning, Gansu

  Oct 2013 - Dec 2013

  Chinese Student Teacher

  As a Student Teacher, my major responsibilities included,1. Served as a homeroom teacher and supervised the daily routine of sixty tenth grade students;2. Taught Chinese literature course and tutored students with English learning difficulties;3. Developed instructional skills by observing Chinese literature classes and attending a teaching strategies seminar;4. Helped students edit their Chinese papers and English essays.Major achievements,1. Gained precious teaching experiences and learned how to establish the trust with my students. The strong connections between me and the students improved their development;2. The challenges during this internship encouraged me to perfect my teaching skills;3. Various activities in the school helped me with public speech skills. Show less

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  Hofstra University

  Jun 2015 - May 2016

  As a Graduate Assistant in Hofstra Admission, my major responsibilities were,1. Supervised the official admissions email account and replied international students’ emails; 2. Maintained and updated the recruitment webpage for international students; 3. Made phone calls with potential international students and answered their application questions; 4. Compiled contact information through Microsoft Excel for my director;5. Adjusted the recruitment tour schedule and collected transportation as well as hotel information for my director; 6. Assisted with on-campus tours for potential students or international scholar groups.The major achievements during this position were,1. Obtained a better understanding of the admission management in higher education system;2. Improved my communication capability with international students;3. Grasped the technique of maintaining websites;4. Enhanced the abilities of socialization and event management；5. Practiced the studying of Microsoft Office and other application software. Show less As an English Tutor, I was responsible for, 1. Tutored two undergraduate ESL students with English writing skills; 2. Focused on the practice of their English speaking skills by discussing various topics;3. Applied the student-centered strategy in essay editing;4. Wrote reflection diary upon the tutoring lesson every time and came up with effective methods in teaching;5. Corrected the students' homework.As an English Tutor, I have achieved the following goals,1. Helped two international students improve their English writing and speaking skills, which gave them the chance to graduate from the English language class successfully and register for their professional studying at Hofstra;2. During the tutoring period, I explored effective teaching strategies for English second language learners. Show less At the position, I was responsible for,1. Served as a receptionist and answer phone calls in the International Students Affairs (ISA) office;2. Assisted international students with their various documents filing and answered their general questions;3. Coordinated special events such as the First Hofstra World Cup Soccer Tournament by collaborating with other student aids;4. Planned the orientation events for new international students and designed event signs on computer; 5. Searched multicultural materials online and made a series of charts through Microsoft Excel for my director;6. Coordinated international students and other offices with ISA;7. Served as an editor at the World at Hofstra and post events pictures as well as notifications; wrote blogs about students’ multicultural life on campus. 1. Designed and conducted five ELP off-campus trips in New York City, five ELP on-campus activities, and one ELP farewell party. These experiences improved my abilities in team cooperation and event management;2. Assisted the team with international student orientation, which trained me to give public speeches with confidence;3. This position taught me more methods of collection information and communicating with others;4. Promoted the connections between new international students and our student support teams. Show less

  • Graduate Assistant

    Oct 2015 - May 2016

  • English Second Language Tutor

    Sept 2015 - Dec 2015

  • Student Aid and Coordinator

    Jun 2015 - Oct 2015
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  Variety Child Learning Center

  Jul 2016 - May 2017

  Teaching Assistant

  As a Teaching Assistant, the major responsibilities included,1. Maintained teaching facility and managed students' documents;2. Attended work training and the exchange meeting weekly;3. Assisted the teacher with class preparation, including preparing related materials, and checking classroom environment;4. Helped with teaching routine, such as group teaching, student attendance, homework collection, and discipline supervision;5. Kept the track of students' learning progress, based on which to make individual plans;6. Organized teaching portfolio in office.Major achievements,1. The position helped me improve teamwork ability;2. Helped students achieve their study goals by applying ;3. Improved professional capacity in teaching and linguistic research;4. Acquired more understanding on the learning features of English Second Language Learners. Show less

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  Cambridge Young Learners English

  Jul 2017 - Aug 2017

  English Second Language Teacher

  As an English Second Language Teacher, my main responsibilities were,1. Teaching the third level of the textbook to five sixth grade students;2. Checking and correcting students' homework;3. Preparing for English grammar lessons;4. Supervising regular English exams.

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  Immersion Village International English,

  Mar 2018 - Jun 2019

  English Language Teacher

  1. Taught college students listening and speaking English with the method of Student-center2. Managed 30-student classes and took the responsibility of class updating3. Helped students make their study and career plans

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  IPSWICH GIRLS GRAMMAR SCHOOL

  Jul 2019 - Aug 2019

  Interpreter

  1. Led an international teacher group to observe STEM lessons2. Interpreted for the 15-people group during classes and meetings3. Translated the teachers’ report into English

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  Brisbane Chinese School Inc.

  Sept 2019 - Sept 2023

  • Chinese language teacher

    Sept 2019 - Sept 2023

  • Chinese Language Teacher

    Sept 2019 - Sept 2023
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  Self-employed

  May 2020 - now

  Online English Language Teacher
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  St Michael's Collegiate School

  Feb 2023 - now

  Teacher Assistant

  Passion for language teaching, outdoors, travelling and multiculturalism.