Xiang Mei

Bio
Xiang Mei is from Yibin, China and holds a bachelor's degree in English from Yibin University. She has been teaching English at Yibin No. 1 Middle School (over 7,000 students and 400 teachers) since 2003. Between 2004 and 2008, Ms. Xiang was awarded several prizes, including first place in the English teaching presentation contest and the English teaching contest for senior high schools in Yibin. She also earned second place in the state educational essay contest, first place in a young teachers’ methodology contest in No. 1 Middle School, and was named Young Leading Teacher at No. 1 Middle School. As a college student, Ms. Xiang attended a U.S.-China Friendship Volunteers Language Instruction Program at Yibin University where she learned effective ways to teach foreign students.

She was hosted by Lafayette Sunnyside Middle School in Lafayette, Indiana.
Mandarin Teacher
Program Year
2009-2010