Zhuohao cheng (Flora)
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Zhuohao Cheng (Flora)

 

903N, 517 West 121st Street, New York City, NY 10027

Tel: 917-913-1407      Email: zc2277@tc.columbia.edu

 

EDUCATION

 


Teachers College Columbia University, New York, U.S.A                       09.2014-Present

M.A. in Applied Linguistics

Certificate Program in TCSOL (Teaching Chinese for Speakers of Other Languages)

 

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), Hong Kong                      09.2010-06.2014

BA (HONS) Major in Chinese and Bilingual Studies (GPA for Major:3.77)

Minor in Japanese for Business Communication (GPA for Minor: 3.70)

With First Class Honors

l Rank: 2/74

l Final Year Project: Translation Project (A) (Advisor: Dr. Li Kexing)

l Relevant Courses: Discovering Psychology( A+), Structure of Modern Chinese( A+), Introduction to Translation( A), Applied Pronunciation Studies( A+), Contrastive Analysis of Chinese and English( A+), Introduction to Interpreting (A), Comprehensive Japanese for Business Interaction III (A)

 

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, U.S.A                             08.2012-12.2012

Exchange Student

l GPA: 4.0/4.0

l Relevant Courses: Communication Theories(A+), English Academic Writing(A), Elementary Japanese(A+), Elementary Japanese Communication(A+), Introductory Psychology(A-)

 

 

WORK EXPERIENCE 

 


Community English Program (TC, Columbia University), New York, U.S.A         01.2015-Present

English Teacher

l Teach A5 (Advanced 5) students (one of the most advanced levels)

l Help CEP administration

 

Yolo Higher Education Consulting Group, New York, U.S.A                      02.2015-Present

PR Director

l Make marketing strategies and on-line promotion videos about learning and application strategies

l Provide educational consulting service to students from China

 

1haolu Education Service, Sunnyvale, U.S.A                                    10.2014-01.2015

Consultant

l Provide educational consulting to Chinese university students

l Provide students with on-line English writing assistance

 

New Leera Higher Secondary School, Kathmandu, Nepal                         07.2013-08.2013

English Teacher

l The first foreign English teacher in the history of the school; Taught English to students from first grade to fifth grade; designed the syllabus and teaching materials tailored to the students

l Helped students correct their English pronunciation; Tried communicative way to teach

 

The Education Bureau of Chengdu, Chengdu, China                             05.2013-07.2013

Intern, Office of Education

l Took responsibility for the student status management of local primary and secondary schools

l Assisted in promoting curriculum reform in secondary education: establishing credit-based system and initiating all-around subjects

 

Daishi Education (English Tutorial Center), Chengdu, China                      05.2012-08.2012

English Teacher

l Taught New Concept English to 20 middle school students

l Supplemented lessons with materials (e.g. International Phonetic Alphabet, culture-related materials)

 

Department of English at PolyU, Hong Kong                                 10.2011-06.2012

Research Assistant, English Language Center

The project objectives: Identify the major challenges that Mainland students studying in Hong Kong face in academic writing, to develop a) learning packages to help these students cope with the identified problems; and b) build a learner corpus of academic writing by Mainland students for further studies

l Conducted a questionnaire survey of English learning methods among the Mainland freshmen at PolyU

l Helped in vocabulary and writing tests; Assisted in data analyzing

 

CapitaLand China Holdings Pte Ltd, Chengdu,China                          06/2011-08/2011

Intern Manager assistant, Ministry of Law

l Organized legal documents, such as housing contracts and bank statements

l Helped the manager to hire new employees

 

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

 


Committee Member, Future China Initiative (TCCU), New York                        10.2014-Present

Peer Tutor, Peer Mentor Program (PolyU), Hong Kong                                  09.2013-06.2014

Guest Speaker, Study Abroad Sharing, China Mainland Student Association (PolyU), Hong Kong     03.2014

Committee Member, Translation Society (PolyU), Hong Kong                             10.2013-06.2014

Program Coordinator, International Student Ambassador Scheme (PolyU), Hong Kong       08.2013-06.2014

Voluntary Chinese Language Tutor, YMCA HK, Hong Kong                             03.2013-06.2013

Art Director, Social Service Group (PolyU), Hong Kong                                  09.2012-06.2013

Promotion Secretary, PolyU International Film Society, Hong Kong                        04.2011-06.2012

Reporter, Student Hall Magazine Editorial Committee (PolyU), Hong Kong                 09.2010-06.2012

 

 

AWARDS & HONORS

 


l 2014/15 Teachers College Columbia University Scholarship

l 2013/14 Dean’s Certificate of Academic Achievement, Faculty of Humanities at PolyU

l 2013/14 Prize for Distinguished Undergraduate Students, Faculty of Humanities at PolyU

l 2013/14 International Student Ambassador Scheme Scholarship, Student Affairs Office at PolyU

l 2013/14 The Japan Society of Hong Kong Scholarship - Japanese Studies, Japan Society Hong Kong 

l 2012/13 Prize for Distinguished Undergraduate Students, Faculty of Humanities at PolyU

l 2012/13 Dean’s Certificate of Academic Achievement, Faculty of Humanities at PolyU

l 2012/13 China Daily HK Ltd. Scholarship for Language Students

l 2012/13 Faculty of Humanities Exchange Scholarship at PolyU

l 2012/13 HSBC (Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) Scholarship for Mainland Students

l 2011/12 Commercial Radio 50th Anniversary Scholarship

l 2011/12 Prize for Distinguished Undergraduate Students, Faculty of Humanities at PolyU

l 2011/12 Dean’s Certificate of Academic Achievement, Faculty of Humanities at PolyU

l 2010/11 Dean’s Certificate of Academic Achievement, Faculty of Humanities at PolyU

l 2010/11 PolyU Student Hall Scholarship

 

ADDITIONAL

 


l Language Proficiency

Native in Chinese Mandarin, Excellent in English, Good in Cantonese, Fair in Japanese

l Interests

Playing the Pipa, a Chinese lute (Grade 9 Pipa certificate), painting, photography, yoga, ice-skating

l Computer Skills

Excellent in Microsoft Office, Good in Photoshop

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