dipity

This is a history of my language learning and teaching for my Language Teacher Education class.

Created by pupukat on Jan 11, 2009

Last updated: 03/10/10 at 09:26 PM

• Dipity Timeline Created
  Jan 11, 2009 12:15 PM

• Studied Chinese online
  2006 to 2008

  I studied Chinese online through chinesepod.
  http://chinesepod.com/

• Studied Chinese at University of Minnesota
  Sep 2005 to Dec 2005

  I made one last attempt to study Chinese at the University of Minnesota.

• Back to China one last time
  Sep 2004 to May 2005

  I ran two language schools in two different cities, Xiamen and Quanzhou.

• Academic Director of a school in Santa Barbara, CA
  Aug 2002 to Aug 2004

  I was the Academic Director of a language school in Santa Barbara, California.

• Studied Japanese, Greek, Vietnamese, Spanish and Italian
  2002 to 2008

  I studied Japanese, Greek, Spanish, Vietnamese and Italian with books, tapes, CDs, online or in adult education.

• I taught English at the Xiamen Teachers College
  Sep 1999 to Jun 2000

  I taught English at Xiamen Teachers' College. My students were primary and middle school teachers studying to get their teaching license. I taught 8 hours every Sunday just to get connections with an important person in the Chinese government. First time teaching reading.

• I started my own language school in Xiamen
  Dec 15, 1998 to May 15, 2004

  I started my own language school in Xiamen. Our first started in February 1999 and we had 160 students the first term! We offered English, Japanese, French, German, Cantonese and Chinese courses. I left back to America from 2002 to 2004. The picture is of the street the school was on.

• I studied Chinese at Xiamen University
  Sep 1, 1998 to Dec 1, 1998

  I studied Chinese full-time at Xiamen University.

• Taught business English in Chengdu, China
  Mar 1, 1998 to Aug 30, 1998

  I taught business English in Chengdu, China. I taught students from Kodak, Pepsi, 3M and many other companies.

• Taught English in South Korea
  Mar 15, 1997 to Feb 28, 1998

  I taught English at a private language school in Seoul, South Korea.

• TEFL Certificate
  Jan 15, 1997 to Mar 15, 1997

  I did a three-month TEFL Certificate course.

• Taught English at a university in Chengdu, China
  Sep 1, 1995 to Jun 15, 1996

  I taught English at a university in Chengdu, China.

• Studied Chinese with Chinese tutors
  Sep 1, 1994 to Jun 15, 1996

  I studied Chinese on my own and with tutors throughout my stay in China.

• Teaching English in Guangzhou, China
  Sep 1, 1994 to Jun 15, 1995

  I taught English at a middle school in Guangzhou and at Procter and Gamble.

• Preparation course to live in China
  Jul 1, 1994 to Aug 15, 1994

  I took part in a six-week preparation to live in China course in Bellingham, Washington. Unfortunately, there was really no teacher training.B

• Volunteer English tutor
  Jan 15, 1993 to Jun 15, 1994

  I tutored a Chinese immigrant who in return would cook really good, authentic Chinese food.

• Chinese college class
  Sep 1, 1991 to May 30, 1992

  From a flip of coin, I studied Chinese at the University of Minnesota for fun.

• Learning languages through a phrasebook
  Jun 15, 1991 to Aug 15, 1991

  I traveled around Europe before returning to the U.S. I learned French, Spanish, Italian and Polish from a Berlitz phrasebook and people I met along the way. The French were wonderful. It was so much fun!

• German in Vienna, Austria
  Jan 15, 1991 to Jun 15, 1991

  I studied German in Vienna, Austria. I loved the city, the people and the food, but I still couldn't learn German.

• College German Class
  1988 to 1990

  I studied German for four semesters in college. I hated every minute of it.

• High School German
  1987 to 1988

  My high school German was my first attempt at studying a foreign language.