Man (Catherine) Hou

97 South Street, Waltham, MA, USA 917-826-8320 02453-3534 w0711027@brandeis.edu

Education
Beijing Normal University (BNU), September 2009- June 2013 Major: Chinese Language and Literature Degree: Bachelor of Arts Was awarded the Merit Scholarship in the academic year 2010-2011 Brandeis University, June 2013-July 2014 Major: Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language in Secondary Education Degree: Master of Arts in Teaching Relevant Coursework: Chinese Foundation: Pronunciation and Grammar; Chinese Pedagogy; The Psychology of Student Learning; Fundamentals of Teaching; Foundations of Education

Teaching Experiences
Bigelow Middle School, Newton, MA, USA Student Observer and Teacher Observing 6th to 8th Grade Chinese class and Italian Class Working with 6th and 7th Graders by teaching Chinese Beijing No.14 Middle School, China Intern Teacher Taught 7th Graders Chinese and Classical Poetry Managed Class Three, Grade Seven as the head teacher, and participated in athletics Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA September 2013 - December 2013 Chinese Tutor Provided one-on-one Chinese tutoring to Brandeis undergraduates October- November 2012 September 2013 - present

Extracurricular Activities
Teaching Assistant, Beijing Normal University, China Course: Literary Aesthetics and Popular Culture Organized reading parties, introduced relevant materials, launched discussion topics and took minutes Distributed reading materials, the schedule of students presentation and contacted with Teaching Affairs Office Launched academic seminar on Blackboard (the on-line discussion platform of BNU) College debate team, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China April 2010- June 2012 Team leader, participated in municipal, cross-straits, and international debate competitions Was awarded the Best Debater Won the championship in Lv Yun Mu Duo, Beijing Eight-University Joint Debate Competition in 2010 International Symposium on the Overseas Spread of Chinese Literature, BNU, China Apr. 2011 February - July 2011

Attended the symposium and served as student journalist, interviewing scholars at home and abroad
Summer School, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA July-August 2011 Course: Race and American Popular Music; American Popular Culture; Shopping and American Contemporary Consumerism: Contemporary Asian American Culture etc.