2019 - 2020

Supporting students with learning difficulties, classroom observation, note taking, reinforcing and explaining tutor’s instructions, helping students with assignments, verbal prompts to keep students focussed, monitoring progress, promoting student confidence, providing guidance and encouragement.

The City of Liverpool College

2004 - 2017

1. Taught first to fourth year degree students; courses included Western Literature, Western History, Creative Writing, Advanced Reading, Communication Skills, Performance and Drama and Psychology, etc. 2. Marking, assessment, evaluation, administration, departmental promotions and course design. 3. Writing research papers, joining seminars and publishing papers. 4. Designing and delivering weekend and summer-school motivational courses. 5. University entrance examination student’s intake interviewer and assessor. 6. Writing scripts and supervising yearly English Graduation Plays, including ‘Mean Girls’, ‘All in the Family’, ‘Fawlty Towers’, ‘Twelfth Night’, ‘Oedipus Rex’, and ‘Bacchae to the Future’. 7. Provide counselling and caring role for both Taiwanese and Chinese exchange students. 8. Supervised and tutored ISU’s entrants to International English Speech Competitions.

Department of Applied English, I-Shou University

2001 - 2004

1. Taught grade 6, 7 and 8 students (13 to 15 years old); subjects included English Language, Reading, Writing, Speaking, History, Social Studies and Art classes, etc. 2. Conducted tutor-development and extra-curriculum activities.

Dominican International Junior-High School

2000 - 2001

1. Taught from first to fourth year’s undergraduate students; courses included Western Literature, Western Culture and History, Drama, Advanced Reading and Writing, etc. 2. Partly re-wrote script and directed the annual English Graduation Play ‘My Fair Lady’.

Department of English, Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages

1998 - 2000

1. Early attempt at overseas teaching in south-east Asia: Taiwan, building up experiences and knowledge of Taiwanese students’ English learning. 2. Taught at numerous establishments, including Chen’s Language School, English cram schools, Zuoying Girl’s High School, St. Paul’s High School, Kaohsiung Medical University, private English tutoring, etc. 3. Student ages ranged from kindergarten to adult learners.

English Teacher/Supply Teacher/Cram School Teacher/Private Tutor

1997 - 1998

Part of a group of presenters for the morning programme.

S.H.S. Radio Co-Presenter, St. Helens College

1990 - 1991

Documentation, filing, labelling, administration, dealing with complaints, etc.

Benefits Officer, Poll-Tax Department, St. Helens Council

1985 - 1998

1. In 1985, I joined St. Helens Council’s working skills training programme, and was hired as an Activity Tutor to work in Day Centres, including the following: Haven Centre, Gamble Institute, Newton College, Earlestown Opportunities Group, Kershaw Centre, Park Road Library, Pilkington Centre, Lord Street, St. Helens Library, Ranhill Library and Moss Bank Library, etc. (1-year contract) 2. In 1986, I was hired by Community Leisure (council-run provision of adult education and leisure classes) and continued teaching at the above list of places as an Art Teacher for an additional 7 years. 3. Also taught with WEA (Workers Education Association) for weekend art classes, since 1987, for 7 years. 4. I became an independent Art Teacher, teaching privately by renting classrooms at numerous venues. 5. MOCF organisation came along in 1996 and took over my private art classes, I was hired by MOCF for 2 years until I decided to go to Taiwan to begin my overseas teaching. 6. Taught subjects included: Oil Painting, Water Colour Painting, Arts & Crafts, Drawing, Design, Making Posters, Activities, Art Exhibitions, Renaissance Painting Technique, etc.

Art Teacher, St. Helens Council/Community Leisure/WEA/MOCF

2007 - 2009

Pre-Doctoral Studies in English Department Certificate Uploaded

Edge Hill University

1995 - 1997

MA in Literature and Cultural History Certificate Uploaded

Liverpool John Moores University

1992 - 1995

BA in Literature, Life and Thought (2:1) honours Certificate Uploaded

Liverpool John Moores University