Zhe Yang

Phone Number: +1 (929)-422-8862 Email address: zyang@sandiego.edu

Address: 5395 Napa Street Apt 337 Weebly: zheyang803.weebly.com
San Diego, CA 92110

Education History__________________________________________________________________
UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO - San Diego, California, USA September 2017 – May 2019
Masters of Education – TESOL, Literacy, and Culture (3.74 GPA)
● Case Study Project – “An Analysis of The Role of Electronic Dictionary Use in ESL Students’ Vocabulary Learning”
● Granted the “Dean’s Graduate Merit Scholarship for 2017-18” award within the department of Learning and Teaching

Beijing Institute of Technology – Zhuhai, Guangdong, China September 2013 – June 2017
Bachelor of Arts – Major: English and Literacy
● Graduation Thesis – “A Study on Cultural Connotation of Chinese Names Based on Hofstede’s Theory”
● Granted the “Department Scholarship for 2013-14” award within the school of Foreign Language

Professional Experience_____________________________________________________________
WonderWorks Org. – Orlando, Florida, USA July 2015 – September 2015
Exhibits Attendant (40 hrs/week)
● Was able to explain and operate all exhibits in a safe manner
● Guided and directed guests through the exhibit area while answering questions and providing information as necessary
● Referred guest complaints and incidents to the manager on duty
● Follow checklists for required duties and timelines

English Tutor for English Corner – Zhuhai, Guangdong, China September 2013 – September 2014
Tutor (5 hrs/week)
 Assisted English teachers for practicing students oral skills
 Organized events with teachers and volunteers such as English Language Festival
 Set up and cleaned up materials after classes, and prepared documents to distribute to students
 Acted as a residential assistant for 50 students, providing support, enforcing dorm policy, and sponsoring recreational activities

Professional Development___________________________________________________________
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACADEMY – San Diego, California, USA February 2019 - Present
 Attended Advanced Reading class three times a week to observe mentor teacher’s teaching strategies and to be familiar with the
classroom settings
 Delivering three different lessons observed by mentor teacher, university liasion, and critical friend.
 Helped students deal with questions and homework in class
 Assisted students with organizing ideas, managing mind map, and presentation skills

UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO – San Diego, California, USA February 2019 – May 2019
● Provided feedback through a professional learning community to nine classmates on their teaching practice.
● Conducted simulation teaching and received feedback from nice classmates and professor on how to improvement
● Delivered common case issues happening in classroom and discussed the reasons and possible solutions

2018 IMPACT FORUM – San Diego, California, USA November 2018

● Attended the Impact Forum for Building Confident Girls and Women in light of the #MeToo and #WeSaidEnough movements

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACADEMY – San Diego, California, USA February 2018 – May 2018
 Motivated by teachers’ teaching methods to help intermediate speaking level students achieve success
 Attended the intermediate speaking classroom to observe students learning and instructor teaching

LINDA VISTA IMMERSION – San Diego, California, USA April 2018

 Gained the opportunity to experience and interact with students from a variety of cultural backgrounds one mile from campus.
  Immersed in knowing about the realities of living in an underserved community that lacks access to employment, health care,
transportation, healthy food, and quality education.

2017 SAN DIEGO REGIONAL CATESOL CONFERENCE - San Diego, California, USA November 2017
● Attended the San Diego Regional CATESOL Conference where the theme was: The Amazing Tech Race: Staying Ahead of Our
Students
● Participated in multiple workshops which focused on a variety of methods to activate classroom engagement by using technology.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE – San Diego, California, USA October 2017 – December 2017
 Attended English 101 class to observe class management and mentor teacher teaching strategies
 Worked with students three times a week, helping them presentation skills, methods of writing an essay and oral skills

CASA/DLT Border Immersion Trips – San Diego, California, USA October 2017
● Worked with border officers to join the border community to better understand the unique political, economic and cultural reality of
this region

CASA/DLT Border Immersion Trips – Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico October 2017
● Educated the Scouts of Tijuana who have experienced the opportunities and challenges of life along “the fence”
● Provided opportunities to think about their role as a teacher in meeting the needs of students whose lives have been impacted by
these disruptions.

Certificate________________________________________________________________________
TESOL Certified – San Diego, California, USA 2019
Test for English Majors-Band 8 – Zhuhai, Guangdong, China 2017
Test for English Majors-Band 4 – Zhuhai, Guangdong, China 2015

Volunteer________________________________________________________________________
Wheelchair Dancers Organization (WDO) – San Diego, California, USA February 2019 – March 2019
● Cooperated with senior volunteers to empower physically-challenged youth, adults and seniors to increase their physical,
emotional and spiritual well-being
● Offered an opportunity to interact with a community of people they may not typically interact with and experience a culture that
might be different from their own

Skills & Qualifications_____________________________________________________________

● Language: Fluent in both spoken and written of English, a Native speaker of Chinese
● Computer: Proficient in MS Office, such as Word, Excel, PPT, etc
● Have experience in taking TOEFL and IELTS exams
● Have two-year experience in lesson plans and creating activities in classroom
● Have five-year experience in educational field learning and observing
● Knowing well of how to teach bilingual students and having passionate
● Hope to be a full-time language teacher in the next three years

Presentations______________________________________________________________________
Yang, Z. (2019, May). An Analysis on the Role of E-dictionary Use in ESL Students’ Vocabulary Learning. University of San Diego’s Case
Study Symposium, San Diego, CA, USA.
Yang, Z. (2017, May). A Study on Cultural Connotation of Chinese Names Based on Hofstede’s Theory. Beijing Institute of Technology,
Zhuhai, Guangdong, China.