Your Mandarin Teacher in Shanghai
Ding Meng'an (Emma)
Native Chinese
Fluent English
Proficient German
Conversational Spanish
Basic French
+86 138-1675-7411
info@mandarinscool.com
Shanghai International Studies University
MEd Master of Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages
Shanghai, China
March 2009
- March 2012
- Honors: Awarded Best Volunteer Chinese Teacher year 2010-2011 in the Valencian Community, Spain
- Internship: Stood out in the national selection process for a volunteer Chinese teacher project of Confucius Institute Headquarters during the school year 2010-2011 for the high schools in the Valencian Community, Spain
Shanghai International Studies University
BA German major, French minor
Shanghai, China
September 2002
- June 2006
- Honors: Won second-prize college scholarship for five times, third-prize once; Won first prize at the College Drama Festival by translating and performing the original mini play 'Beggar Morgen'
- Internship: Rainbow Bridge International School, helped in a 4-year-old class to adapt to the English working atmosphere and have a brief idea of the American kindergarten education system; VIP Reception Volunteer at World Engineers' Convention 2004 in Shanghai, accompanied President of German Engineers' Association
Freelance
Mandarin Teacher
Shanghai, China
July 2011 - present
- Mandarin training for the relocated expats assigned from Learnlight Ltd., BiCortex Languages, Crown World Mobility, Techworld Language Solutions, Inc., etc.
- October 2013 - January 2022, column Strokes of genius in Shanghai Daily
- Judge at the national interviews July 2011, November 2011, December 2012, January 2014, March 2014, January 2015, November 2016 & March 2017 for new volunteers of Confucius Institute
- English / German tutor for teenagers & adults
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Mandarin Teacher
Shanghai, China
March 2023 - present
- Comprehensive course at elementary 1 level
Shanghai University of Engineering Science
Mandarin Teacher
Shanghai, China
September 2020 - January 2022
September 2013 - July 2019
- Comprehensive courses at elementary, intermediate and advanced levels - E3, I1, I2, I3, A1
- HSK preparation courses - HSK4-2 & HSK5-1, listening comprehension for HSK5
- Business Chinese course at advanced level
- Chinese writing course at intermediate level
- Optional course - Learn Chinese with movies and TV series
- Optional courses - Practical Shanghai Dialect 1 & 2
Confucius Institute Leipzig
Mandarin Teacher
Leipzig, Germany
September 2019 - July 2020
- A1.1, A1.2, A1.3, A1.4, B1 & "Junggebliebene" courses at the institute
- AG(hobby groups) at the middle schools in Groiztsch & Droyßig
- HSK&HSKK examiner
- Dispatched from Renmin University of China
IES Jorge Juan
(Instituto de Educación Secundaria / Secondary School)
Volunteer Chinese Teacher
& Teacher Librarian of the Chinese Corner
Alicante, Spain
October 2010
- June 2011
- Launched a brand new Chinese Language and Cultural Course as the only and the very first Chinese teacher ever
- In charge of three groups of the students from 3º ESO - 2º Bachillerato (equivalent to Grade 9-12) as well as two groups of the teachers
- Created a series of classroom learning materials covering the listening, speaking, reading and writing skills with power points, videos and other self-made teaching aids
- Organised various cultural activities like calligraphy experience, paper cutting workshop, tea ceremony, etc.
- Set up a Chinese Corner in the school library and developed a book borrowing system; Instruct the learners to take the best advantage of the materials with accurate introduction and timely feedback
IES Pere Maria Orts i Bosch
Volunteer Chinese Teacher
Benidorm, Spain
February 2011 - June 2011
- Was invited to incept the same course to another school in the next city because of the success in Alicante
- Offered classes to a group of 40 students from 2º ESO - 1º Bachillerato (equivalent to Grade 8-11) as well as a group of 10 teachers once a week
- Helped the local teachers plan and prepare the revision classes and cultural seminars during the rest of the week
Mandarin House Shanghai Chinese School
Chinese Instructor
Shanghai, China
November 2006 – October 2010
- Delivered the 20-group-lessons-per-week Intensive Chinese Course from Elementary I to Lower Intermediate III to the overseas adult learners from all walks of life with over 70 different nationalities and also Long Duration, Semester & Year Course, Business Chinese Course, HSK Tutoring Course to both the overseas and local expats ranging from 9 to 69 years old
- Held Chinese Culture Seminars for the Teaching Course; Supported the on-the-job training for new colleagues
- Carried out the extracurricular activities such as the cultural excursion to Yu Garden and Temple of the City God
- Cooperated to write text books, course materials and test papers and to design course activities and project works
- Translated the official website of IALC (International Association of Language Centers) from English to Chinese
- Awarded Teacher of the Month (4.2008. & 9.2009.) and Most Popular Teacher of the Year 2008 & 2009
Tsung-Dao Lee Institute, SJTU
Research Secretary
Schaeffler Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Secretary to Engineering Director
of Business Unit Engine Systems China
Shanghai, China
January 2022 - present
Shanghai, China
November 2011 - March 2013
Bauer Media Group
Part-time Translator / Writer
Shanghai, China
June 2006 – July 2010
- Compiled columns and features for women magazines “Dushiliren”, “Pinwei”, “Dushixinqing” and “Meishitang”
- Teaching Certificate: Certificate for Teachers of Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages (2016-2021 & 2021-2026)
- Language Certificates: PSC 2A (Putonghua Shuiping Ceshi), English TEM8 (Test for English Major), German PGH8 (Prüfung für das Germanistik-Hauptstudium)