Jessica Lin

Education & Credentials

  • Graduated from the Department of Chinese Language and Literature National Taiwan Normal University

  • 31 years (1988-Present) Chinese teaching experience, currently teaching at San Jose Chinese School.

  • Student age group 4-17 years old (K, 4, 5, 6 grades; CSL2, CSL3, CSL4, CSL/5/6)

  • Taught at Southern California South Bay Chinese School, Northern California San Jose Chinese School, Wisdom Chinese School, Silicon Valley Chinese School

  • 9/24/2000 won the Jinshan Bay District Millennium Teacher's Day to commend a ten-year senior teacher, and the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission’s commendation as a ten-year senior teacher in overseas Chinese schools.

  • 9/27/2009 The 28th Northern California Confucian Ceremony and Teacher's Day Celebration was awarded the Excellent Teacher of the Northern California Chinese Schools Association.

  • 9/27/2009 Won the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission’s commendation as a 20-year senior teacher in overseas Chinese schools

  • 9/27/2015 Won the Excellent Teacher of the Northern California Chinese School Association/2015.

  • 9/22/2019 Won the 30-year senior and excellent teacher commendation by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission.

  • 2008, participated in the Blog Daren Competition of the Program of Promoting Traditional Chinese Characters by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission of the Republic of China and won the Daren Blog Award.

  • 7/25/2012, Participated in the essay activity of the Overseas Chinese Committee-I Love PO Chinese-"Global Chinese Network" blog and won the [Teacher Group] Award of Excellence.

  • 7/17/2018~7/31/2018 return to Taiwan to participate in the 107 Overseas Folk Culture Seed Teachers Returning to China Teaching Concept.

Teaching Objectives

  • listening, speaking, reading, writing, and typing

  • Focus on students, let students be willing to participate in learning independently, achieve entertaining, lively learning and use, so that Chinese teaching is not limited to the teaching of textbooks, in conjunction with the textbooks, organize sharing activities published by individuals or groups on stage, such as role-playing and cross talk. Integrate into the folklore festival culture, make teaching more life-oriented and interesting, and enhance students' interest and self-confidence in learning Chinese.

Teaching Characteristics

  • Focus on the communication teaching method between teachers and students, students and students. Use a thematic and task-based learning achievement exhibition.

  • Use multimedia teaching materials to enhance students' interest in learning and learning effects.

  • Learn Chinese through games to improve students’ vocabulary organization and expression skills.

  • Role-playing and group activities-training students' language publishing ability and courage, everyone can speak and read Chinese under the leadership of their peers.

  • Cooperate with American festivals and Chinese festivals to promote practical teaching activities.