Jiao Li

Teaching Experience

• Princeton in Beijing (PiB), Beijing, China Mandarin Language Instructor (Fifth-year Chinese) Summer 2025
• Princeton in Beijing (PiB), Beijing, China Mandarin Language Instructor (Second-year Chinese)  Summer 2012
• International School of Beijing (ISB), Beijing, China Chinese Program Intern (K-12) Feburary – May 2012
• Beijing Normal University – the College of Chinese Language and Culture, Beijing, China  Mandarin Teacher (Elementary Level) September 2011 – January 2012
• 2011 University of California Summer Program, Beijing, China Mandarin Teacher (Advanced Level) Summer 2011
• The Fourth Chinese Program for Foreign Diplomats, Hanban (Confucius Institute Headquarters)  Chinese After-Class Tutor/Teacher (Elementary Level) ) April– June 2011

Grants

• 2024                                   Academic Federation Travel Grant, UC Davis
• 2024                                   Professional Development Award (Category B), UC Davis
• 2023                                   VISTA Higher Learning Fund
• 2022&2023                        Dean Witter Fund, UC Davis
• 2023&2016&2013             Undergraduate Instructional Improvement Program Grant (UIIP) Mini-Grants, UC Davis
• 2020&2021&2026             Professional Development Award (Category A), UC Davis
• 2020&2021                        ACCELERATE Fellows Program, UC Davis 

Honors and Awards

• 2023         World Champion, Chinese Language Festival Teacher Capability Competition第三届国际汉语节国际汉语教师能力大赛, Chinese Language Festival Association
• 2023         3rd Place, National Translator Competition Final, China Accreditation Test for Translators and Interpreters (CATTI)
• 2022         3rd Place, “Apricot Forum” International Program of Teaching Skills Exchange and Training for Chinese Teachers, Beijing Normal University and Confucius Institute at the University of Manchester (U.K.)
• 2021        Excellent Prize, International Chinese Classroom Teaching Short Video Competition国际中文课堂教学短视频大赛, Confucius Classroom (Crestar), Singapore and Chinese Testing International Co., Ltd.
• 2014      Excellence in Education Awards Nominee, UC Davis

Professional Certifications

• 2024         Certified FULL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) Tester, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
• 2024         Certified Teachers of Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages (CTCSOL), Chinese-Foreign Language Exchange and Cooperation Center of the Ministry of Education 
• 2009         Certified English Translator Level 3, China Accreditation Test for Translators and Interpreters (CATTI)

Conference Presentations

• 2026         从语言能力到职场应用：商用中文课程设计的探索与实践, 2026 Yale-Princeton International Conference on Chinese Language Instruction, Yale University
• 2024    “冷眼旁观看中国—从课堂实践探索入手谈美国高校高级中文课的挣扎”, Fachverband Chinesisch e.V. (Association of Chinese language teachers in German-speaking Countries), Heidelberg University, Germany
• 2021    “Building an Enjoyable and Engaging Online Mandarin Chinese Classroom”, Summer Institute on Teaching and Technology(SITT) Bouncing Back: Flexible Teaching in a Year of Recovery, UC Davis
• 2018         “Effective Teaching Strategies for Building a Productive Mandarin Chinese Classroom”, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference (SoTL), UC Davis
• 2017         “Strategies for Eliminating Beginning Learners’ Anxiety Toward the Complexity of the 把bǎ Structure”, Chinese Language Teachers Association of California (CLTAC) Spring Conference, Stanford University
• 2016         “智趣化操练中级水平中文课实例演示How to Best Implement Meaningful Drilling in Intermediate-Level Classes”, Chinese Language Teachers Association of California (CLTAC) Spring Conference, Stanford University
• 2015         “A Language Variation Study on Native English Speaker’s Acquisition of Mandarin Second Tone”, First International Forum on Linguistics in Chinese Education (IFOLICE), UC Davis

Education and Degree(s)

• MA, Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, Beijing Normal University
• BA, Chinese Language and Literature, Tianjin Foreign Studies University

Courses taught

• CHN001 Elementary Chinese
• CHN002 Elementary Chinese
• CHN003 Elementary Chinese
• CHN004 Intermediate Chinese
• CHN006 Intermediate Chinese
• CHN111 Modern Chinese: Reading & Discussion
• CHN112 Modern Chinese: Reading & Discussion
• CHN113 Modern Chinese: Reading & Discussion
• CHN118 Advanced Chinese for Non-Native Speakers
• CHN122 Business Chinese