Personal Development
Responsibilities
- 2018-2019: Chair of PGSSLC (Postgraduate Students Staff Liason Committee) Department of English and CLS, University of Warwick
- 2017-2018: Part-time Seminar Tutor, "Modes of Reading (EN122)", University of Warwick
- 2016-2017: Seminar Tutor, “Modern World Literatures” (EN123)", Undergraduate Core Module, University of Warwick (2 groups) (nominee of 2016-17 Warwick Awards for Teaching Excellence for Postgraduates who Teach)
- 2013: IELTS Reading Teacher, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
- 2009-12: Class president of Class 091, Department of Foreign Languages and Culture, Southwest Minzu University (Previously Southwest University for Nationalities, SWUN)
- 2009-10: Project Manager of Happy Farm Project (快乐农场项目), SIFE-SWUN (now Enactus) (SIFE China National Competition 1st Prize + Environmental Sustainability Award. (Team Awards)
Non-Academic Experience
- 2017- present, Freelance Journalist at Resonate: Global Voices on East Asian Issues
‘Resonate’ is a news, entertainment and blogging website that provides writers with a platform to discuss topics that strongly resonate amongst East Asian communities in the West. ‘Resonate’ aims to promote East Asian talent through the medium of written journalism and eventually film/television, photography and music in order to achieve a wider and more diverse media presence for East Asians. Check out my articles here: Dee Wu
- 2012-3, Intern Editor at Science Fiction World (Official Website)
"Science Fiction World (Sci-Fi World; SFW) (Chinese: 科幻世界, Kehuan Shijie), began in 1979, is a monthly science fiction magazine published in the People's Republic of China, headquartered in Chengdu. It dominates the Chinese science fiction magazine market." - From Wiki.
SFW initially published the now renowned Cixin Liu ( 刘慈欣), China's first Hugo Award for the best novel winner, The Three Body Problem (《三体》) in serial format. He was the first Asian writer to win "Best Novel".
Skills Programme Workshops
- English Composition I
Assessment score: 84.1%Certification authority followed by license number: Coursera Course Certificates, License EZXF69P68P
Certification dates: Starting June 2013
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Greek and Roman Mythology (with Distinction) (PDF link)
Certification authority: Coursera Course Certificates
Certification dates: Starting November 2012
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England in the Time of King Richard III
Assessment score: 87%
Certification authority: Future Learn Certificates
Certification dates: Starting August 2014
Language Centre Course