Wu Yi-Ting
Bio
Wu Yi-Ting is from Chiayi City, Taiwan and received her master’s degree in teaching English as a second language from the University of San Francisco and her master’s degree in education from National Chiayi University. She has been working at National Chiayi Senior Commercial Vocational School for nine years, five of which were spent as a homeroom teacher and three of which were spent as the Head of the Department of Applied Foreign Language. In addition, she serves as a Division Chief of school clubs in the Student Affairs Office. Outside of teaching, she enjoys traveling, camping, cooking, baking, and doing handcrafts. During her year in the United States, she is looking forward to participating in local activities, celebrating holidays and introducing as many things as possible about her cultures to her students. Her primary objective for participating in the Teachers of Critical Languages Program is to share the beauty of Taiwan with her students in the U.S. and share what she experiences in the U.S. with her students in Taiwan. Lastly, she hopes that her students from both Taiwan and the U.S. will be able to connect. Ms. Wu will be hosted by Mandarin Immersion Magnet School in Houston, TX.