Peilin Lee - Our Team
Peilin Lee
Peilin Lee has been in language education in her native Taiwan as well as Canada and Hong Kong for over 25 years. She gained her Bachelor’s degree in French Language and Literature from Catholic Fu Jen University in Taiwan and then was an EFL/ESL teacher for 10 years. Peilin furthered her studies by obtaining a Master of Arts degree in Applied Linguistics from the University of Birmingham (focusing on teacher training and curriculum development) followed by a PGCE in Chinese Education from Sunderland University, UK.
Peilin moved to Hong Kong more than 20 years ago and taught Putonghua and translation studies to students at different levels. She was the Founder and Managing Director of Jumpstart Mandarin Learning Centre where she taught Chinese to K-12 students and developed their Chinese curriculum and training workshops. Until recently, Peilin was an IB Middle Year Secondary school teacher at Victoria Shanghai Academy where she taught Chinese Language and Literature.
Student engagement is central to Peilin’s practice. She adopts a constructivist approach and aims to create lessons that encourage lively participation so that learners can build their own understanding of a topic. She often uses student-led discussions as a means to establish a sound 3 Chinese foundation. To foster a more personalized environment, she carefully analyzes students’ needs and incorporates storytelling and creative elements from a learner’s own life into her lessons. She works closely with her students to set learning outcomes and encourages individual exploration according to their interests.
Alongside teaching, Peilin continues to cultivate her passion in language as an award-winning poet. She recently published an anthology of short poems with a Taiwanese publishing house. Peilin is delighted to join Bloom and plans to lead the Chinese-medium team to develop a vibrant academic program and foster an appreciation of Chinese culture, both past and present.
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