Shuzhan Li

2106 Fairfax Ave, Apt 15

Nashville, TN, 37212

615-839-7563

my.vanderbilt.edu/shuzhanli

EDUCATION

Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN, USA

M.Ed in English Language LearnersExpected: May, 2014

Advisor: Dr. Lisa Pray

Qingdao Agricultural University Qingdao, Shandong, PRC

B.A in English 2011

Thesis: Exploring Chinglish: a perspective from language transfer

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Culturally responsive pedagogy
  • Literacy instruction for English language learners (ELLs)
  • Early literacy development for EL students
  • English as a foreign language teaching and learning

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Storybook Reading Project Nashville, TN

Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) Aug 2013-present

  • Administering PPVT test to preschoolers
  • Videotaping teachers storybook reading
  • Transcribing teacher discourse
  • Analyze teacher discourse using NVivo qualitative research software
  • Explore how teacher model reading comprehension and higher order thinking for preschoolers through storybook reading

M.Ed Capstone Project (in process) Nashville, TN

Investigating how teacher’s instruction align with or deviate from the principles of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy

Qingdao Agricultural University English Listening Curriculum Construction

Undergraduate Student Research Assistant Qingdao, Shandong, PRC

  • Data entry and collection
  • Surveyed undergraduate students English listening learning practices
  • Provided feedback to English listening course construction

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Nashville Chinese SchoolNashville, TN

Substitute TeacherOct 2013 - present

  • Taught CFL (Chinese as a Foreign Language) at the adult level

Beijing Gabriel Counseling Co. Ltd Beijing, PRC

EFL Teacher Jul 2011 – Jul 2012

  • Taught 1,200 hours of IELTS Listening, Speaking, Writing and Reading
  • Recorded 6 IELTS Reading remote teaching videos
  • Counseled over 100 students studying abroad

PUBLICATIONS

In Preparation

  • Book review Start Where You Are, But Don’t Stay There:Understanding Diversity, Opportunity Gaps, and Teaching in Today’s Classrooms. H. Richard Milner IV. Cambridge: Harvard Education Press, 2010. 233 pp.

Conference Presentation

Markiewitz, N., Lee, H., Zhang, N., Wang. R., Li. S. (2013, March). Look around: Developing an understanding of students through community literacy activities. TNTESOL 2013, Memphis, TN.

Conference Attendance

Tennessee Foreign Language Teaching Association 2013 Conference, Nashville, TN

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Vanderbilt Summer AcademyNashville, TN

Residential Proctor (GAME)Summer, 2013

  • Guardian
  • Ambassador
  • Mentor
  • Example

MNPS, Bailey STEM Magnet Middle SchoolNashville, TN

Classroom tutor, Reading tutorJan 2013 - present

MNPS, Tusculum Elementary SchoolNashville, TN

Classroom tutorOct 2012 – May 2013

ESL teacherJan 2013 – May 2013

Reading tutorAug 2013 – present

Educational Leadership Learning Exchange (ELLE), Vanderbilt University

InterpreterOct 2012 – Nov 2012

Qingdao Gate Translation Co. Ltd.Qingdao, Shandong

TranslatorFeb 2009 – Jun 2011

HONORS & AWARDS

  • Excellence Price in the 1st CTPC (China Translation and Publishing Corporation) Cup All China Interpreting Contest, Shandong Regional Contest, 2010
  • Top 5% student, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, Qingdao Agricultural University
  • 2ndPrize in National English Contest for College Students, 2008, 2010

LEADERSHIP

  • President, Vanderbilt University Chinese Students and Scholars Association (VUCSSA), 2013

SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY

  • Global Ambassador, Vanderbilt University Undergraduate Admissions Office
  • Peabody Ambassador, Vanderbilt University Peabody College Admissions

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

  • China Accreditation for Translators, level 3, People’s Republic of China Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, 2010
  • Adult First Aid/CPR/AED, American Red Cross, 2013

LANGUAGES

  • Mandarin Chinese, native
  • English, advanced

TECHNICAL SKILLS

  • Microsoft Office
  • Apple iWork
  • NVivo

REFERENCES

Dr. Lisa Pray

Academic Advisor

Associate Professor of the Practice of Teaching English Language Learners

Department of Teaching and Learning

Peabody College, Vanderbilt University

230 Appleton Place,

Nashville, TN 37221

615-343-6285