Alex Calnon

6935 MacNeil Drive, Dublin, OH 43017 | 614-325-4823 | calnonaj@miamioh.edu

Objective
To promote foreign language and cultural awareness through the communicative teaching of Chinese
Language.

Education
CHINESE EDUCATION | 2011-2016 | MIAMI UNIVERSITY

Major: Foreign Language Education (Pending)

Major: Chinese Language and Culture (Pending)

Honors program

GPA: 3.52

Major GPA: 4.0

STUDY ABROAD | FALL 2014 | NANJING UNIVERSITY

Studied: Chinese reading, writing, and speaking, as well as History of Sino-US Relations.

Teaching Experiences
GUEST TEACHING | NANJING, CHINA | 2014

1st Grade English as a Second Language guest teaching at a local elementary school.
Taught classes of 45 students once a week for 4 months.

TALAWANDA AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM | OXFORD OHIO | 2014, 2015, 2016 (PENDING)

Taught elementary school students Chinese at the local elementary schools through Miami
University.

Individually created lessons and taught to a group of first graders.

TEACHING INTERNSHIP | BEIJING, CHINA | 2015

Summer Internship teaching English in local Beijing high school.

Taught four classes for a month. Developed and led all lessons independently

TALAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL READING TUTOR | OXFORD, OHIO | 2015

Tutored a sixth grade boy with special needs in reading comprehension for a semester.
Worked with and planned with the schools special needs teachers.

Professional Development
OFLA MEMBER SINCE 2015

Member of Ohio Foreign Language Association since 2015.

OFLA/CSCTFL 2016 CONFERENCE (PENDING)

Will be attending the OFLA/CSCTFL Foreign Language Conference for three days and taking
place in professional development workshops.