Lu Zhang

I am a passionate Mandarin teacher with experience working in Singapore government and international schools teaching students aged from 6 to 16. I see myself as a caring educator who listens to my students and pay close attention to their development. I am an easygoing, open-minded and responsible person who enjoys life. I like traveling and cooking in my spare time.

WORK EXPERIENCE 

JAN 2021 – PRESENT
CHINESE LANGUAGE TEACHER，FAIRFIELD METHODIST SCHOOL (SECONDARY)
 Teaching Secondary School Chinese language classes (Sec1-4).
 Differentiating learning to students from different banding groups such
as higher Chinese language, express Chinese language, basic
Chinese language etc.

AUG 2016 – APR 2019
DUAL LANGUAGE MANDARIN TEACHER & ASSISTANT TEACHER， DULWICH COLLEGE SINGAPORE
• Planning and implementing daily and unit Mandarin lesson plans for international students.
 

WORK EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
A Passionate Mandarin Teacher
I am a passionate and committed Chinese Mandarin teacher with experience working in government and international schools teaching students aged from 6 to 16. I place heavy emphasis on making my lessons interesting and effective, to ensure that my students can improve their proficiency in Chinese, at the same time develop greater interest in learning the language.
My Experience with Chinese Curriculum and Syllabus
I have knowledge and understanding of different Chinese Language curriculum and syllabus in Singapore schools through my experience in both government and international schools as well as being trained in PGDE and Master courses. I can design and develop Chinese as a second language (CL2) tests; analyse and interpret test statistics; do comparative study of different types of CL2 tests such as IGCSE, IB, O-Level, HSK etc.
A Purposeful Pedagogical Practitioner
I specialize in using a variety of teaching strategies such as E-Pedagogy, Making Thinking Visible, Inquiry-Based Learning, Assessment for Learning (AFL) etc. to enhance learning. I am also adept in using ‘Differentiated Instruction’ in my teaching through tailoring my lessons and teaching strategies to meet the different needs, interests and strengths of my students.

2019-2020
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION (PGDE)，NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION

2015-2016
MASTER OF TEACHING CHINESE AS AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE，NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

2009-2013
BACHELOR OF CHINESE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE，
NANJING XIAOZHUANG UNIVERSITY (CHINA)