YE Yilin successfully completed two-year work placement at Confucius Institute, University of Southampton
Yilin majored in English and American literature in her undergraduate years. Now she is a postgraduate student in Xiamen University for her Master's degree, majoring in Linguistics and applied linguistics (Teaching Chinese as second language). Yilin joined CI University of Southampton as a volunteer Chinese teacher in September, 2016. She has been a teaching assistant in Bohunt School, Liphook for 2 years. Her duties include:
- Assisting in Chinese teaching at Bohunt School Confucius Classroom
- Organizing Chinese after school club activity and Chinese Speech competition
- Organizing Chinese New Year Activities including chopstick competition, charity cupcakes and fortune cookies selling, etc.
- Participating in School Opening Evening, helping with Chinese cultural section and introducing calligraphy to parents.
- Helping with Parents night.
- Teaching lessons for students who gonna continue to learn mandarin next year.
- Helping organize the cultural activities for each year group
- Participating in all sorts of Chinese cultural events in Southampton University.