I teach high school courses in English and Mandarin in Taiwan, and I design curriculum grounded in second-language acquisition research.
三人行，必有我師焉。擇其善者而從之，其不善者而改之。
"When I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my teachers. I will select their good qualities and follow them, their bad qualities and avoid them." The Analects
As a student in Taiwan, I made a friend named Chris, a pizza truck owner who had immigrated from France. Every pepperoni, every olive, and every mushroom was placed with intention. You could taste the passion in every bite. Though Chris was a foreigner, his dedication to his craft built a community, and when he announced his retirement, people came in droves for one last taste. When I asked him how he had mastered his craft, he said the community around him inspired him to do better and be better.
One of the greatest dangers we face, I believe, is complacency. It is easy to stay passive in a chaotic world, thinking we have nothing more to learn or do. A few close brushes with death at an early age taught me that our time is precious. So in every role I've had, whether translator, teacher, or student, I try to emulate Chris: persistent in my work, and learning from the people around me all the way.
In my classroom, that means building a community where students learn from one another across languages and cultures, through Model UN, global news, and live exchanges with schools in Japan, Malaysia, and the USA.
A handwriting app for Chinese learners. Instead of drilling stroke order on flashcards, you write characters in context, filling blanks in sentences built only from characters you already know.
English–Chinese translation and proofreading for a weekly global news curriculum used by schools across the region.
Wrote and designed a digital Mandarin course for learners in Taiwan, drawing on corpus tools and AI-assisted design.
Live online exchanges connecting my students with high schools in Japan, Malaysia, and the USA.
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I'm exploring teaching positions at international schools in Taiwan, Japan, and beyond. I'd love to hear from you.