Wa Ying College (Hong Kong, China)
English Language Tutor (September 2023 - August 2025)
Planned and conducted a weekly English language remedial class for 18 Form One students with self-designed instructional materials to consolidate students’ grammar and vocabulary knowledge and hone their reading comprehension skills
Marked Form Six students’ writing assignments and attended individual consultation sessions
Arranged oral practices for Form Six students
Developed self-access English language learning materials to develop students' listening skills and ameliorate their grammatical performance
Tutor of Form One English Summer Bridging Course (August 2016, August 2017, August 2024)
Planned a two-week English language remedial course by incorporating genre-based writing pedagogy, project-based learning, assessment for/as learning, and process drama
Executed the course in two classes, each of which comprised 12-15 students
The Yuen Yuen Institute MFBM Nei Ming Chan Lui Chung Tak Memorial College (Hong Kong, China)
Tutor of English Enrichment Course (December 2022 - May 2025)
Planned and executed English language enrichment courses in preparation for Papers 3 and 4 of the Hong Kong Diploma of Senior Secondary Education Examination for elite senior secondary students
The University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, China)
Teaching Assistant (January 2023 - April 2025)
Tutored courses of the Master of Education programme, videlicet Critical Issues in Educational Reform, Science and Higher Education Systems and Policy, and Principles and practice: Bridging pedagogy in content and language integrated learning
Facilitated group discussions in class
Assessed students’ written assignments and group presentations
Conducted instruction on and demonstration of critical reading
Hong Kong Chinese Women's Club College (Hong Kong, China)
Debate Coach (January 2023 - February 2023)
Trained the English Debating Club for the Sing Tao Inter-School Debating Competition, embodying brainstorming of team line, drafting of debate speeches, preparation of rebuttal, preparation for the interrogative session, and administration of mock debates
Graduate Master (September 2019 - August 2022)
Taught English Language at junior and senior levels
Trained the English Debating Club for and adjudicated the Hong Kong Secondary Schools Debating Competition (HKSSDC) and the Sing Tao Inter-School Debating Competition
Compiled and implemented Individual Education Plans in alignment with the Tiered Autism Intervention Model through collaboration with educational psychologists
Implemented an Inclusive Education Ambassador Programme to promote an inclusive culture in the school campus
Coached English solo verse and public speaking in preparation for the Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival
Nominated and trained students for interschool English language competitions
Provided administrative assistance for secondary one discretionary places application
Provided logistic assistance for the Music Club
TWGHs Wong Fut Nam College (Hong Kong, China)
Graduate Master (September 2018 - August 2019)
Taught English Language in secondary one and two as well as History in secondary two
Served as a secondary two class master
Supervised the English Debate Team and editing of the English section of the school magazine
Provided administrative assistance in students' scholarship application
Provided secondary six students with career guidance
Coached English choral speaking in preparation for the Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival
Served as a chaperone of the Oxbridge Summer Camp as well as an invigilator of the English Language written assessment of the Territory-wide System Assessment
St. Mark's School (Hong Kong, China)
Student Teacher (October 2017 - December 2017)
Conducted a seven-week teaching practice
Conducted English Language lessons in a secondary three class and English Language Arts lessons in a secondary one class under supervision of Miss Sally Chan, an experienced English teacher
Performed duties of secondary school teachers, videlicet assistance in administration of English oral practice and arrangement of students’ English choral speaking performance on Information Day
Deliberated upon pedagogical issues with in-service teachers
Observed some English enrichment activities held at lunchtime
Conducted a classroom-based research project on pedagogical grammar
Program for the Gifted and Talented, Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, China)
Part-Time Teaching Assistant (December 2014 - July 2017)
Tutored courses for gifted students, videlicet English Excellence through Simulation and Experiential Learning, The Art of Debating and Public Speaking, Public Speaking Made Easy, Be a Storyteller, Learning and Acting in English, English Excellence through Critical Thinking I, and The Presentation Secrets – Effective Public Speaking and Presentation Skills
Facilitated student activities and maintained classroom discipline
Assessed students’ performance in the form of a written report
Lam Tin Methodist Primary School (Hong Kong, China)
Student Teacher (March 2017 - May 2017)
Conducted an eight-week teaching practice
Conducted English Language lessons in a primary four class under supervision of Miss Emily Lau, an experienced English teacher
Performed duties of primary school teachers, embodying lesson substitution, class teacher duties, assistance in co-curricular activities, invigilation of assessments, being a chaperone of external competitions, and assistance in parents’ talks
Deliberated upon pedagogical issues with in-service teachers
Partook in professional learning communities by means of collaborative lesson planning
Attended professional development workshops on STEM education
Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups (Hong Kong, China)
Voluntary Teacher (September 2015 - November 2015)
Provided homework assistance for 10 underprivileged primary students twice a week
United Prime Educational Publishing (Hong Kong) Limited (Hong Kong, China)
Researcher (May 2024 - August 2024)
Conducted a systematic review of local and foreign primary English textbook series in the market
The Consortium for Higher Education Research in Asia, The University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, China)
Secretariat (September 2023 - May 2024)
Managed the official webpage
Drafted newsletters promulgating academic events on a regular basis
Assisted in logistic arrangements of research seminars
Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (Hong Kong, China)
Assessment Administration Assistant (June 2023)
Assisted in administration of the written assessments of the Territory-wide System Assessment in primary and secondary schools under the supervision of the Assessment Administration Supervisor
Marking Assistant (April 2023)
Marked English Language Paper 1 of the Hong Kong Diploma of Senior Secondary Education Examination
Teaching Practice Office, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, China)
Part-Time Student Helper (February 2018 - August 2018)
Drafted and edited English versions of feature articles in annual newsletters
Served as a Master of Ceremony at the Teaching Advisor Scheme Annual Gathering 2017-18
Professor Icy lee (Emeritus Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, The Chinese University of Hong Kong) (Hong Kong, China)
Part-Time Research Assistant (November 2016 - August 2018)
Drafted a literature review and transcribed an individual interview for a project on flipped English writing classroom
Collated qualitative written data, transcribed individual interviews, and drafted a literature review for the project “Pre-service English Teachers’ Language Assessment Needs: A Hong Kong Case Study”
Professor Helen Zhao (Former Assistant Professor, Department of English, The Chinese University of Hong Kong) (Hong Kong, China)
Part-Time Research Assistant (January 2014 - July 2018)
Prepared test stimuli and devised a coding scheme for the project “Applying Cognitive Linguistics in English Learning Classrooms: An Innovative Approach”
Coded written verbalization data for the project “A Cognitive Linguistic Approach to Concept-Based Instruction: Force Dynamics of English Modality”
Transcribed audio clips of oral peer feedback and coded qualitative written data for the project “Web-based Peer Feedback in First-year English Writing Classes”
Professor Corinne Maxwell-Reid (Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, The Chinese University of Hong Kong) (Hong Kong, China)
Part-Time Student Helper (June 2017)
Transcribed and translated a focus-group interview for a research project on argumentative writing
Centre for Enhancing English Learning and Teaching, Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, China)
Assessor (June 2017)
Administered oral tests in local primary schools for a research project associated with the ABRA web-based literacy program
Part-Time Student Helper (September 2016 - June 2017)
Designed instructional materials for the school-based English language curriculum of a local primary school
Provided logistic assistance in professional development workshops on drama, e-learning, phonics, and reading as well as a dissemination seminar and formatted written test papers for research commissioned by Quality Education Fund Thematic Network on English Language (Primary)
Centre for University and School Partnership, Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, China)
Invigilator (December 2016 - June 2017)
Administered written tests in local primary schools for the project “Investigating the psychometric properties of the Group Reading Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation and its appropriateness for use with primary school students in Hong Kong: A pilot study”
Professor Zheng Zhang (Former Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, The Chinese University of Hong Kong) (Hong Kong, China)
Part-Time Student Helper (September 2014 - December 2014)
Transcribed an audio clip of an English language lesson for the project “A multiliteracies perspective: trajectory of literacy curricula in Canadian transnational education programmes in Hong Kong and Macao”