I am an experienced professional with expertise in English for Examinations, editing and proofreading, curriculum development, and counseling for university applications, etc. I am currently looking for opportunities in teaching IELTS or as a counselor for study abroad. Please read my details and contact me if you think we could work together. Thank you!

Professional Experience:

2021/11 - Present Language and Study Consultant
Contractor - United Kingdom
- Working with industry leading companies in China (EIC Education, Ambright Education Group)
- Teaching 1-1 online (IELTS, General Oral English)
- Proofreading, editing, re-writing, personal statements and essays
- Proofreading and editing CVs and reference letters

2018/03 - 2021/09 高级编辑
阿卡索外教网 - Shenzhen,Guangdong(China)
- Content writing
- Content editing
- Translating (e.g. marketing, ads, etc.)
- Curriculum development and research
- CEFR mapped qualification and materials development
- Quality Assurance management (report writing; collecting and organizing feedback; making recommendations)
- Writing and editing exams for internationally accredited TESOL qualifications
- Moodle development (testing, management, html)
- Online web tool development (design, logic, testing, etc.)
- Communicating with content creators, illustrators/designers and web developers in Chinese

2012/09 - 2018/01 英语教师
新洲中学 - Shenzhen,Guangdong(China)
- Teaching all language skills
- Materials development
- Managed the school language laboratory
- Editing and marking exam papers across the city
- High School Entrance Exam (中考) preparation

2011/09 - 2012/05 雅思教师
北京林业大学 - Beijing,Beijing(China)
- Prepared students for the IELTS exam (speaking)
- Developed materials to support the curriculum
- Gave mock tests and feedback on speaking and writing scores

Education:

Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) 2015/10 - 2016/10
University of Birmingham, UK - Birmingham

MSc Degree Environmental Science (Water and Coasts) 2008/09 - 2009/10
University of London (Intercollegiate: Queen Mary and UCL) - London
Award: Government Scholarship

BSc Degree Geography 2005/09 - 2008/06
University of Birmingham, UK - Birmingham
Passed with Honours

Skills:

Curriculum development, Testing and Assessment, Editing and Proofreading, Advanced Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Natural Language Processing and Python Programming, Moodle LMS Systems, Translation/CAT tools, ChatGPT

Certifications/Licenses:

TEFL - PRC State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs 国家外国专家局 (SAFEA)
2012/08

Chinese Proficiency Test 汉语水平考试（HSK) Level 5 五级
2017/05

Additional Information:

- I have lived, worked and studied all over China (Beijing, Chengdu, Nanning, Shenzhen)
- I have a standard British English accent