Mandarin Department

Grace Huang

Grace gained her Bachelor degree in 2004 and passed the Test for English Majors - Band Grade 8. She then majored in teaching Chinese as a foreign language at postgraduate level and achieved her Masters degree at the East China Normal University in 2007. Grace believes that having good English skills helps her to work smoothly in such an international environment.  

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Carmel Shu

After graduating in 1999, Carmel taught English as a foreign language in kindergartens and middle schools. She joined NAIS Pudong in September 2002 as she wanted to know more about international schooling and the British curriculum, as well as different the ways of teaching and learning in the classroom. Carmel’s first role was as a Teacher Assistant which broadened her knowledge of teaching in an international school. After one-and-a-half years, she started to work as a Primary EAL teacher which saw her return to the field she was focused on before joined this school. In 2011, she became a secondary Mandarin teacher as she was very interested in adapting the teaching methods she learned and experienced into Mandarin teaching and learning. 

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Jessie Mao

Jessie has a Master degree in teaching Chinese as a second language, she joins us in 2014 after teaching in southern China, South Korea, America and Holland. She enjoys working in a diverse community and is passionate about teaching students from various countries.

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Celine Shen

Celine majored in Chinese Linguistic Literature at East Normal University. She taught Mandarin in a local school for more than ten years before joining NAIS Pudong. Helping students to make progress in Mandarin and to develop their interests in learning the language and Chinese culture is her key motivation.

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Eve Sun

Eve was awarded her master’s degree in 2012 in the major of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language. Before she came to NAIS Pudong, she taught Chinese in Cambodia from 2010 till 2011 in a primary school. From 2012-2014, she taught in public primary and second school in UK. After Eve returned from the UK, she joined NAIS Pudong, believing it to be the next important step in her career. 

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Chloe Lu

Chloe Lu graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a master’s degree in Education. 

Her professional experiences include being an IB DP/A-level/ IGCSE Chinese teacher, during which she has been delivering Chinese Language and Literature to students. Her academic background and experiences enable her to provide more interesting activities based on student’s interests, and to conduct performance assessments. 

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