Rita Zhou
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Contact 联系我
baiyunzucc@hotmail.com
baiyunzhou@126.com
I check the two mailboxes almost everyday.
这是我最常用的两个邮箱,我几乎每天查看。
Alive and struggle for...
24 years
我来到这个世界已经24年了。
Nationality 国籍
Languages 语言
Chinese(Mandarin), English
汉语(普通话), 英语
Living, loving, studying and working in...
China
目前我在中国生活、学习、工作,我爱这里的人们。
Formal educational background
Diploma in English Literature from Zhejiang University City College, Hangzhou, China.
Major direction: Teaching English as Foreign Language (TEFL)
所受教育:
浙江大学城市学院位于中国美丽的西子湖畔,这是一个充满活力的新学院。我在那里度过了充实的四年大学生涯。在大学中,我所学的专业为英国语言文学,专业方向是英语教学。经过四年严格的专业训练,我获得了浙江大学文学学士学位。
Special interest 我有兴趣探索的:
TEFL 作为外语的英语教学
Multiple Intelligence(MI) 多元智能
self-directed and eclectic learning 自主学习
homeschooling 在家里上学
creative writing 写作
art 艺术
What I enjoy我喜欢做的事:
Drawing, craft, photography, DVD, CCTV 10
平时有空时,我喜欢画画,做手工,摄影,看DVD, 虽然很多电视节目浪费人的时间,但是我很爱看CCTV 10套的节目,尤其是《人物》。
Professional Experience 我的经历:
I have been working as TEFL teacher in China for 2 years. Since I majored in English teaching in university, it is just right for me to be a TEFL teacher after graduation. My first job in TEFL is in an English training Company, Shanghai, China, where I worked as English tutor. In that job, I communicated with more than 100 Asian English learners, most of whom are adult learners. And in my spare time, I provided part-time tutoring to individuals, in person or online. The experience, both full-time and part-time, benefits me a lot. It made me familiar with Asian learners’ problems in their English learning. And I try to find more effective way for Asian learners to learn English.
I’m currently working in a special educational company. By saying it ‘special’, I mean the company focuses on learning technology (currently self-directed learning, eclectic learning, homeschooling), which is rare in mainland China. English training course for young learners is one of the projects of the company. Distinguishing from my last job, I’m now challenged by dozens of young learners whose average age is from 7-14. Till now I find it a bit hard to teach English well to young learners, who are sometimes too naughty and noisy! Fortunately, there are so many TEFL resources, offline or online, I can refer to. By learning them, I guess I’ll adsorb them and make my style!
Besides TEFL. I have a run in eclectic learning research. It’s lucky that I became a member of Eclectic Homeschool Online (EHO), which was established in August , 2004. However, since I’m sometimes a bit abstracted by my various interests (I hate it!), till now I’m not so active in EHO forum, which, I think, is a pity. In future, I’m very likely to spent more time and energy in EHO work.
我作英语老师的工作经历可追溯至我的大学时代。那时候我为十几岁左右的中学生提供英语家教服务,我想很多英语专业的学生都做过类似的兼职工作以勤工俭学。然而我与他们不同的是,我在这份工作中发现了日后工作的方向,我发现自己很适合教学,我和我的学生沟通良好,并在教学中获得了满足感。在三年级选专业方向时,我选择了英语教学作为我的研究方向。
大四第二学期,我正式参加工作。曾短期从事国际物流和广告文案,很快发现两者都不是我最适合的领域。我感觉自己最恰当的位置还应该在教育文化领域。我的专业背景很快让我受聘于一家上海的英语培训公司。该公司主要针对成年英语学习者推出英语培训服务。在该公司工作的半年时间里, 我接触了百余名中国成年英语学习者,和他们的频繁沟通让我开始思考如何提高成年人英语学习效率的问题。与此同时,我利用业余时间为一些学习者提供个别英语辅导服务,取得了良好的效果。
目前,我工作于一家特别的教育发展公司。说它特别,是因为这家公司专注于学习技术的探索及其探索成果在实践中的运用。“JustForYOU少儿个性化英语”是该公司“个性化教育系列项目”中的一个,该项目主要为4―14岁的少年儿童提供高效、多元的英语培训课程。
在这份工作中,我要接受的挑战是,如何让一批7-14的孩子高效、愉快地学习英语。这份工作让我对我的专业有了更深入地学习。
除了英语教学专业上的学习和实践外,我尝试着开始在自主学习方向上的探索。幸运的是,在这方面我认识了一些有着相同兴趣的朋友。2004年8月,我的朋友们建立了“中国自主学习促进会”,并热情地邀请我加入。很幸运,我成了其中的一员。这个契机让我开始接触除英语教学专业外的领域,比如学习技术、认知科学、在家上学、华德福教育等。这些领域都激发着我的好奇心和进一步了解的欲望。遗憾的是,由于我庞杂的兴趣,到目前为止我在EHO论坛的活动尚不活跃,不过我想我会尽快让自己合理安排好时间,投入更多心力加入EHO的活动中。
Currently based...
in the rather famous historic city Zunyi, which lies in Northern Guizhou, China. I’m living with my soulmate and two cute kitties.
目前,我和我的男友以及两只可爱的小猫居住在位于中国贵州省北部的历史名城遵义。
Other links that might be of interest
If you wanna know more about me, please visit my personal weblog‘Crystal Mind’.
如果你愿意更多了解我是个什么样的人,是否值得信赖,请访问我的另一个人网志“透明思考 纯净心灵”。