Qianci ZHao
Durham,Durham
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certificate
Work history
English teacher
McCallie Language training Institution
Dalian, China
2022.04 - 2023.08
- teaching grammar, IELTS reading, and TOEFL reading; one-on-one teaching, with 70% of the students being international high school students from China and 30% being college students; tutored over 50 students in a year and a half, with 96% achieving their target scores.
- for IELTS, about 15 college students had an average initial score of 5.5, with the majority exceeding 7 after tutoring. Three students scored over 8, and one reached 8.5.
- for TOEFL, mainly taught international high school students from China and the US (80%), with students' initial average scores around 10. After tutoring, most reached 18-22, some from 15-16 improved to 24-25, and two exceeded 28.
- participated in new course development, designing a college reading transition course for 12th-grade international students, significantly increasing their reading speed.
Online English tutor
Postgraduate Entrance English Examination
Dalian, China
2022.09 - 2022.12
- in 2022, provided specialized tutoring for 5 senior medical students with weak foundations in Postgraduate Entrance English Examination (English I), focusing on reading and writing sections.
- during three months of intensive tutoring, all 5 students successfully passed the Postgraduate Entrance English Examination; among them, 3 students improved from below 50 to over 75 points, and 1 student even achieved more than 80 points.
- through personalized and targeted teaching methods, significantly enhanced the students' English exam skills and scores.
Private english tutor
Part-time in English training centre
Dalian, China
2018.10 - 2021.12
- served as a high school and junior high school English tutor from 2018 to 2022, focusing on College Entrance Examination English (National Level II) and junior high school English tutoring in the Dalian area.
- accurately identified students' learning difficulties through initial course diagnostics and actively resolved issues with targeted measures.
- over four years of teaching, significantly improved the English scores of dozens of students, many of whom went from failing English to scoring over 130 in the College Entrance Examination.
Education
Master of Arts - TESOL and Applied Linguistics
Durham University
Durham 2023.09 -
Bachelor of Arts - English (Education)
Liaoning Normal University
Dalian, China 2018.09 - 2022.07
Skills
- Language (Chinese, English, Japanese)
- IELTS (total 70, reading 85, writing 70)
- Critical thinking skills
- Classroom management
- Team collaboration
Affiliations
- photography
- music
- travelling
Certification
English Teacher Qualification Certificate (China)
Languages
English
Fluent
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
Japanese
Elementary
Timeline
Master of Arts - TESOL and Applied Linguistics
Durham University
2023.09 -
Online English tutor
Postgraduate Entrance English Examination
2022.09 - 2022.12
English teacher
McCallie Language training Institution
2022.04 - 2023.08
Private english tutor
Part-time in English training centre
2018.10 - 2021.12
Bachelor of Arts - English (Education)
Liaoning Normal University
2018.09 - 2022.07