Difei Zhang

Editorial Assistant at American Dialect Society
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(386) 825-5501
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States, US

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Credentials

  • Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)
    English Department, UW-Madison
    May, 2016
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • American Dialect Society
    • United States
    • Writing and Editing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Editorial Assistant
      • Aug 2021 - Present

      Editorial Assistant on American Speech Editorial Board, American Dialect Society - Responsible for proofreading and formatting manuscripts - Handled author correspondence - Assisted with review and submission processes Editorial Assistant on American Speech Editorial Board, American Dialect Society - Responsible for proofreading and formatting manuscripts - Handled author correspondence - Assisted with review and submission processes

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Instructor
      • Sep 2016 - May 2021

      Graduate Instructor for teaching ENG100 - Introduction to College Level Composition - Designed course syllabus and assignments - Created and delivered lectures and discussion sessions (in-person and virtually) - Organized regular writing workshops (in-person and virtually) - Held 1-on-1 writing conferences (in-person and virtually)

    • Writing Center Tutor
      • Sep 2018 - May 2020

      - Provided one-to-one instruction in residence halls, libraries, and the main center - Served as outreach instructor, co-taught writing lessons and organized workshops across disciplines (in-person and virtually), topics include: o working with multi-lingual writers o developing research/argumentative papers o research skills for conducting literature reviews o ESL grammar in academic writing

    • Lecturer
      • Sep 2019 - Dec 2019

      Instructor for ENG314 - The Structure of English (English Syntax) - Designed course syllabus, exams, assignments - Created and delivered lectures and discussion sessions - Supervised students’ independent research projects on English grammar variations across registers - Held regular office hours and organized individual student conferences

    • Teaching Assistant
      • Sep 2018 - Dec 2018

      Teaching Assistant for ENG214 - The English Language (Introduction to English Linguistics) - Led weekly discussion sessions - Designed discussion topics and classroom activities - Held regular office hours and organized individual student conferences

    • Grader
      • Sep 2016 - May 2017

      Grader for ENG314 - The Structure of English and ENG516 - Advanced English Syntax

    • Translator
      • Apr 2016 - May 2016

      Translator for English as a Second Language (ESL) Program - Assisted with updating the ESL Webpage by translating English content into Chinese - Proofread translated contents for the ESL Program Website Translator for English as a Second Language (ESL) Program - Assisted with updating the ESL Webpage by translating English content into Chinese - Proofread translated contents for the ESL Program Website

    • English Second Language Tutor
      • Jan 2015 - May 2015

      English Tutor at UW-Madison Cultural Linguistic Services - Provided one-to-one ESL tutoring/conversation sessions for visiting scholars - Taught basic English grammar, organized weekly speaking sessions and community building activities English Tutor at UW-Madison Cultural Linguistic Services - Provided one-to-one ESL tutoring/conversation sessions for visiting scholars - Taught basic English grammar, organized weekly speaking sessions and community building activities

  • Chinese YMCA College
    • English Teacher
      • Sep 2013 - Dec 2013

      - Designed lesson plans and taught English writing, speaking, reading and listening to Grade 8 students - Conducted classroom observations and attended weekly staff meetings with local high school teachers - Designed lesson plans and taught English writing, speaking, reading and listening to Grade 8 students - Conducted classroom observations and attended weekly staff meetings with local high school teachers

  • The Education University of Hong Kong
    • Hong Kong
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Project Assistant
      • Sep 2012 - May 2013

      Project Assistant at Department of Curriculum and Instruction - Assisted with data cleaning - Organized research data into spreadsheets Project Assistant at Department of Curriculum and Instruction - Assisted with data cleaning - Organized research data into spreadsheets

  • Holy Carpenter Secondary School
    • English Teacher
      • Sep 2012 - Dec 2012

      - Designed lesson plans and taught English writing, speaking, reading and listening to Grade 8 students - Conducted classroom observations and attended weekly staff meetings with local high school teachers - Designed lesson plans and taught English writing, speaking, reading and listening to Grade 8 students - Conducted classroom observations and attended weekly staff meetings with local high school teachers

Education

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, English Language and Linguistics
    2016 - 2022
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Master of Arts - MA, Applied English Linguistics
    2014 - 2016
  • The Education University of Hong Kong
    Bachelor of Education - BEd, English/Language Arts Teacher Education
    2011 - 2014

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