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5 G; z' B& p% a4 c0 jI moved to Canada in 2004. I have since started my journey in education. Striving for the best, I have worked diligently in past few years. 1 k: q4 t; d, C' i; L* }) X9 S
. j/ b. n0 m' i. |! xI got 91 in the English 30 class, the highest in a class of over 40 students with the majority being Canadians. My presentation mark was the 95, also the highest in the class.4 r1 |' k! g+ ]3 F5 T& M5 V& N
3 N6 R+ M) V( `6 E3 c' d' ^% OI got 95 in my English 111 class, one of the courses for the Management diploma program at Grant MacEwan University. I completed 21 courses in 11 months, and earned my diploma with distinction in 2007. : c0 a) w" m, X1 [* m
6 A9 h8 b- G) XI earned my Medical Ultrasound Diploma from NAIT in 2009 .0 X7 C' [5 H( g0 q! u' m
4 h. Y% k. S% v1 T+ ?0 uI am also a master’s of engineering student at the University of Alberta, and achieved 95 in the Communication and Team Management class, which I took as an elective from the MBA program.
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' F/ S! L. t- Y( X/ uI am now working full-time as a medical sonographer, and a part-time tutor at Grant MacEwan. I am also the Chief Chinese flutist at Alberta Chinese Orchestra, where I play Chinese music.% E# K- _, |" m2 r
; h8 ^* Y2 n) ~* ` g6 ?: L+ N* ^& II have helped more than 60 students from Grant MacEwan, the University of Alberta, and Athabasca University in a variety of subjects such as English 101, TOEFL, Science, Calculus, physics, biology, anatomy and physiology, and corporate finance. ) q6 M0 S7 ~/ v: ?- j" t' N X+ S
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) n9 c% c: `/ G6 g2 ]+ iThanks to the support of the Chinese community, we have organized a series of seminars at the Riverbend Library. I taught a medical English seminar in July, and a pronunciation seminar with my friend Stephanie Torchia in August, and a TOEFL iBT class in September this year.
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Helping Chinese immigrants and students obtain the fundamental skills in life, education, and career is my ultimate goal. 0 b, r8 k& V2 u; }1 ^6 c
4 @6 u* q4 |' a+ ?6 G$ hIn the past, I have also experienced the same pain of unclear pronunciation and inability to express ourselves in the heath care environment. I understand how much we need these necessary surviving skills in Canada, a place we have planted seeds for the future for our family, our children, and ourselves. , o- P& _! z% d) p9 n- K: V1 h
; D0 T; x3 N) S! J' `My dream is one day I can devote all my life to teaching and helping our Chinese immigrants and students to achieve their fullest potential in this land, called Canada. |
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