Yan Luo

EDUCATION
9/2014-present

TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

NEWYORK
Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Expected May 2016)

9/2010-6/2014

UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS (UIBE)

Bachelor of Arts in Business English GPA: 3.85/4.0

BEIJING

INTERNSHIPS
9/2015-present

9/2015-present

2/2015-8/2015

9/2013-6/2014

CHINA INSTITUTE IN AMERICA

NEWYORK
Children and Youth Program, Teaching Assistant

Co-hosted the language workshop We ALL Live in the Forbidden City and open house events

Designed detailed rubrics of students writing assignments and character writing notebook

Helped lead teacher manage the class, led in-class group activities
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
NEWYORK
Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures, Language Associate

Taught Chinese pronunciation drill classes for first year students, providing corrective feedback

Graded dictations, quizzes, essays, recordings and character sheets

Facilitated and monitored placement tests and unit tests

TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
NEWYORK
Community English Program, Student Teacher

Devised need analysis and syllabus for adult ESL learners to ensure the effectiveness of instruction

Developed assessment instruments for students to monitor students progress

Collaborated with co-teachers, devising daily lesson plans

NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP
BEIJING
Teacher of TOFEL Speaking (part-time)

Tutored 30 students, resulting in an average of a 3 point increase in speaking section of TOEFL

exam

Coordinated with co-teacher, constructing speaking materials for students

Assigned speaking tasks for students, motivating students to practice speaking skills

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
9/2010-6/2013

VOLUNTARY ENGLISH TEACHING CENTER (VETC) OF UIBE

BEIJING
President of Voluntary English Teaching Center of UIBE

Recruited and assigned 150 members to engage in voluntary English teaching activities, led VETC
providing service for 36 communities in Beijing, covering more than 600 people

Organized VETC Speech Contest which won recognition from the Beijing Municipal Government
Established the First Beijing College Student Volunteer Forum, resulting in cross-organization
volunteer work experience sharing, benefiting 22 voluntary organizations

Honors & Skills

Honors
Skills

International Student Scholarship from Teachers College

2012 Honor President of Voluntary English Teaching Center
IT Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office, SPSS
Language Skills: Native in Chinese, high-proficiency in English
Other Skills: Designing of syllabus, need analysis, lesson plans, and assessment instruments