LeAnn Wu
Speciality: Language
Email: lgw1588@gmail.com
我的人生哲学源于孔子之道, “博学, 慎思, 好友”, 故而嗜爱读书, 欣赏东西方文化的精髓, 以丰富自己的思维发展. 我出自姑苏著名中医家庭, 父母都是文化界人士, 从小在优雅的书画艺术环境里受到良好熏陶; 随后又在文化气氛浓厚的南京师范大学中文系读书7年, 完成了本科和硕士学位. 也曾经教过高中语文, 并在全国性文学评论杂志上发表文章. 1988年赴美留学, 攻读教育博士.
光阴似箭, 一晃20几年过去了, 无论在职业发展和家庭教育方面, 我都是兢兢业业, 积累了不少经验. 尤其在美国从事中文教育多年 (从1989年在Suncoast Chinese School算起, 已有22余年了), 深感 其重要性和挑战性, 也非常希望把知识精华传授给学生, 为他们绚丽的未来奉献一份力量. 最近去纽约度假, 目睹了地铁里的中文解释标语, 聆听到帝国大厦里传出的中文广播, 感慨万千! 怎样让我们华裔孩子继续学习中文, 张扬我们祖先的文化呢? 高中学生都很忙, 学校功课繁多, 还有课外文体活动, 俱乐部活动, 义务工作, 哪里抽得出时间顾及中文? 这也就是我们中文学校高年纪老师面临的时间挑战! 充分利用每周1个半小时的上课时间, 灵活多样地进行授课是我教学的中心任务. 一方面配合课文内容, 讲述有关文化历史知识, 扩大学生的知识面, 增强他们对中国文化的兴趣; 另一方面, 搞中西比较, 把西方的历史文化融入课文之中, 让学生对课文理解得更加广阔些. 最好的例子就是第八册中有篇”郑和远航”的课文, 把它与西方的哥伦布发现美洲, 作一比较, 学生们对自己的祖先就会感到非常自豪, 因为郑和下西洋比哥伦布更早, 规模更加壮观. 除此之外, 鼓励学生查网路, 了解中文信息.
我希望我的学生博学多才, 开阔眼界, 在求知路上永不停步. 有空请看 我在北京的”艺术国际” 上的blog: http://blog.artintern.net/idea2u .
谢谢!
吴亮
Having lived in the U.S. for 23 years, I feel that it is so important to teach our children Chinese language and culture. All of us have seen the magnificent change of the world since we left China. Our children shall learn Chinese for self confidence, identity, and future opportunity.
After receiving a Bachelor and Master degrees in Chinese literature and language, I came to U.S in late 80s to pursue a doctorate degree in Education. I started to teach Chinese at a local Chinese school since 1989. Later I continued my teaching at Tampa Bay Chinese School in 2003-2006. I published research papers at national level academic journals in both America and China. Recently I began to write for Art International “艺术国际”, an online international art site in Beijing. My new publication is at http://blog.artintern.net/idea2u.
I also earned a BA and MA in accounting and taxation from University of South Florida. Currently, I am in a senior financial management position at a government agency, and hold the CPA license. I am members of the American Institute of CPAs, and Florida Government Finance Officers Association.
In addition, I am a board member of a non-profit entity. I served as a chairperson in the IB parent association.
Our children grow up in America with a different life style and social environment. The pedagogy of teaching Chinese shall be different from the traditional method used in China. I believe that teaching through fun activities and dramatic performance will enhance students’ learning interest. For the 8th grade class, I will design the curriculum with a focus on improving proficiency in speaking, spelling, and sentence making, and establishing a good foundation for advanced Chinese in future. I will implement “1 month 1 talk” (一月一话题)student conversation practice, for class interactions.
I've lived in Tampa for more than 20 years, and seen the growth of the Chinese-American community. My older daughter who was a Chinese school student, now is a sophomore in bio-engineering at MIT, and the campus newspaper "TECH" edditor. My younger daughter is an 8th grader in Farnell Middle School. In addition, their dad, a tenured full professor of visual arts, brings more creative energy and inspiration to our family.
I would like to share my knowledge and passion of Chinese literature and culture to my bright students, and wish them happy and successful. If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact me. Thank you.