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Siyan Chen

Siyan Chen

Southampton

Summary

Enthusiastic IELTS Speaking teacher with excellent communication skills to develop high-achieving students. Adept at adapting teaching programmes, methods and resources to suit varying age and ability groups. Motivated to engage and enthuse language learners from diverse backgrounds.

Resourceful English as Second Language Teacher with a TESOL degree and commitment to delivering exceptional learning experiences. Challenged students with rigorous coursework and engaged them with exposure to cultural vignettes. Superb communications skills and dedication to students leading to positive results.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

IELTS Teacher

Ningbo Shinyway Education Institution
Ningbo, China
01.2023 - 08.2023
  • Marketed course content and helped course sales to personalise English courses for target customers, such as busniess oral English/Academic IELTS Speaking English
  • Over 800 hours of teaching with zero complaints
  • Helped non-native language learners to achieve their IELTS grade goals, many of them got 6.5/7.0 on their speaking scores


IELTS Tutor

Ningbo Longre Language Training School Co.LTD
Ningbo, China
06.2020 - 08.2021
  • Set and marked spoken language exams.
  • Established positive, productive classroom environments for maximised student engagement.
  • Helped non-native speakers with confidence and social integration.
  • Planned dynamic, interesting lessons by incorporating variety of mediums.
  • Offered personalised constructive feedback to improve student development.
  • Supported students in achieving personalised linguistic goals within desired timeframes.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - English Education

Zhejiang Yuexiu University
China
09.2019 - 06.2023

Bachelor of Arts - English

Hongkong Shue Yan University
Hongkong
09.2022 - 12.2022

Master of Arts - TESOL/Engish Studies

University of Southampton
Southampton
09.2023 - 06.2024

Skills

  • IELTS exam preparation
  • Cambridge exam preparation
  • Accent coaching
  • Testing and grading
  • Conversational Language Acquisition Techniques
  • Bilingual Language Training for Chinese English Learner

Languages

English
Fluent
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native

Certification

  • TEM8, The National Test for English Major in China - 06/2023
  • TESOL Certificate

Timeline

Master of Arts - TESOL/Engish Studies

University of Southampton
09.2023 - 06.2024

IELTS Teacher

Ningbo Shinyway Education Institution
01.2023 - 08.2023

Bachelor of Arts - English

Hongkong Shue Yan University
09.2022 - 12.2022

IELTS Tutor

Ningbo Longre Language Training School Co.LTD
06.2020 - 08.2021

Bachelor of Arts - English Education

Zhejiang Yuexiu University
09.2019 - 06.2023
Siyan Chen