LEJIAO WANG

911 West Aaron Dr., Apt F, State College, PA 16803

Cell: (814) 777-6338
Email: luw164@psu.edu
Personal Website: http://lejiaowang.weebly.com

Educational Background
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
M.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)
G.P.A.: 3.96/4.0 (First three semesters)
South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
B.A. in English (Science and Technology Oriented)
G.P.A.: 3.80/4.0 (Top 2/58)

Aug. 2013 May, 2015

May, 2015

Sep. 2009 Jun. 2013

Jun. 2013

Teaching Related Experience

Practicum Teaching
Jan. 2015 Apr. 2015
ESL 015 College Academic Composition Course, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park
Assisted in teaching college level academic composition class to ESL students
Assisted in lesson planning and implementing
Designed and led activities for specific teaching objectives and employed various effective assessment
methods to evaluate and promote students learning
One-on-one Writing Tutor
Jan. 2014 May 2014
ESL 015 College Academic Composition Course, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park
Tutored three first-year college international students from ESL 015 class on academic composition
Assisted the students in brainstorming, outlining, composing, and revising academic essays
Designed activities to help them practice target writing skills such as paraphrasing and summarizing
Volunteer English Teacher
Jul. 2011
Jiazi No. 1 Elementary School, Lufeng, Guangdong, China
Created teaching plan for the three-week English course and collected teaching materials such as English
texts and video clips
Taught nursery rhymes and childrens songs to grade three students in class
Designed in-class activities like Role-play and Words Spelling Games

Other Experiences
Research Project: Comparison of Domestic and Overseas Open Courses
Apr. 2012Dec. 2012
Research Assistant, Advisor: Dr. Shiping Luo
Compared Harvard Universitys Open Course Positive Psychology and Jilin Universitys Open Course
Chinese Wisdom in Communication.
Used stylistic methods to analyze the spoken discourse of the lecturers in both courses
Compared teaching methods applied in both courses
Research Project: Translation of Chinese New Words

Apr. 2011Jun. 2012

Team Leader, Advisor: Dr. Xianlong Zhu

Collected Chinese new words and translation samples in the realm of science and technology through
newspapers and the Internet
Analyzed the samples and generalized seven practical translation methods
Arranged the project for the whole team and prepared the written materials for Dr. Xianlong Zhu
Customer Service Assistant, (Internship) at China Import and Export Fair
Oct. 2011, May 2012
Guided foreign buyers in the exhibition center and provided information about domestic exhibitors
Dealt with emergencies
Head of Department of Public Relations in School Student Union
Nov. 2010 Nov. 2011
School of Foreign Languages, South China University of Technology, Guangdong, China
Found and negotiated with outer sponsors for various school activities
Provided support to other departments in the student union
Trained department members in negotiating with sponsors
Host various activities such as English Speech Contest in the university
Chief Leader of School Volunteer Team
May. 2010 Nov. 2010
School of Foreign Languages, South China University of Technology, Guangdong, China
Prepared and scheduled training for the 84 volunteers in the team
Organized voluntary activities for team members
Volunteer as the VIP Lounge Assistant, 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games
Team Leader
Received foreign delegations in the VIP Lounge
Arranged everyday work shifts for team members

Oct. 2010

English broadcast Voice of Foreign Languages

Mar. 2010 Jul. 2010
English broadcaster in the Universitys Broadcast Station
Selected themes for the weekly program, edited broadcasting materials and chose background music
Broadcasted for the program every week

Honors and Awards

First Class Scholarship (Top 2/58), South China University of Technology
2012, 2011
Outstanding Student Leader in Student Union, South China University of Technology
Nov. 2011
First Prize in English Drama Contest, South China University of Technology
May 2011
Outstanding Volunteer in 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games, South China University of Technology Jan. 2011
National Scholarship (Top 5/360), the Ministry of Education, China
2010
Outstanding Achievement Award of Social Practice in Winter Vacation (Top 2/360)
May 2010
First Prize in Hope Cup National Mathematics Invitational Competition
2008

Skills
Language skills: native in Chinese (Mandarin), fluent in English, and able to understand some Cantonese
Computer skills: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint; creating website by using Weebly
Teaching skills: Outstanding capacity in planning lessons and designing activities