Li Xue

46 Auburn Street, Waltham, MA, 02453

lixue5539@gmail.com
(914) 489-3225

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
A world language teacher seeking to bring cultural competence to adolescents in studying Chinese
EDUCATION
Brandeis University
Master of Arts in Teaching with a concentration in teaching Chinese in secondary school

Waltham, MA
2015-2016

Mississippi State University

Master of Arts in Foreign Language (French) and Minor in TESOL, GPA: 3.81/4.00

Starkville, MS
2011-2013

Gansu Institute of Political Science and Law

Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature, GPA: 3.22/4.00
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Michael Driscoll School
Teaching Intern

Lanzhou, Gansu, China

2007-2011

Brookline, MA
August 2015-May 2016

Fully responsible for instruction and lesson planning for 5th grade students with strategies to fulfill students various
learning styles and abilities
Create leaning units based on backward design
Assist students and assess student work in the Chinese class in grades 5-8
Incorporate aspects of daily Chinese life to heighten students cultural competence
Participate in team meetings concerning individual student issues

Classic & Modern Language and Literature Department at Mississippi State University
Starkville, MS
Graduate Teaching Assistant
January 2012-December 2013

Planned and instructed college beginning level French lessons

Designed multi-model activities to enhance language learning
Tutored individual students with various needs
Proctored language placement exams

ESL Center at Mississippi State University

English Tutor

Starkville, MS
January 2013- May 2013

Tutored students from different countries in English focusing on acquisition

Worked as a conversation partner to help practice spoken English with students
Guided students by providing useful materials and information in order to pass language proficiency tests, e.g. TOEFL

Center for the Advancement of Service-Learning Excellence, Mississippi State University

Starkville, MS
Service-Learning Project
August 2013-December 2013

Assisted students in the Brazilian Scientific Mobility Program, who study at the ESL Center with applications to
graduate programs in America
Created a handbook that assisted with the application process
Created materials designed to target students of Brazilian Scientific Mobility Program

SKILLS
Certification:
Massachusetts Initial License, grade 5-12,
Communication and Literacy Skills Test (Passed September, 2015)
Subject Test: Chinese (Passed January, 2016)
TESOL (Accomplished in December, 2013)
Language:
Chinese: Native proficiency
English: Full professional proficiency
French: Professional working proficiency
Computer: Microsoft office, PC and MAC user