Xiaoqian Di
Xiaoqian Di is a Ph.D. Student at the Institute for Research and Development of Education, Faculty of Education, Charles University in Prague. Her research focuses on Approaches and methods of English language teaching in secondary school – a comparison of the Czech and Chinese education system. She holds a Master degree in Chinese International Education. She is currently studying in the second year of Ph.D. Program and will try to do some class observations and collect some data in China and Czech Republic about the English language teaching.
Qualifications
Dissertation Thesis: Approaches and methods of English language teaching in secondary school – a comparison of the Czech and Chinese education system.
Mentor: Prof. PhDr. Eliška Walterová, CSc.
Education
Since 2018
Education studies (Ph.D.)
Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
2014-2016
TCSOL. Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages (Master Degree)
Southwest University, China
2010-2014
The Arts of hosting and broadcasting (Bachelor’s Degree)
Sichuan Normal University, China
Teaching
2016-2017
University Assistant: International college,
Southwest University, Chongqing (China)
(2016-2017, as a foreign teacher to teach Chinese in Guangming Huaqiao school, Chiangrai, Thailand)
Internship
2015/09
Chinese teacher, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic
Memberships
Australian Association for Research in Education
Presentations
Invited
Title: Chinese foreign (English) language teaching national framework
Event: the international conference of Language, Individual and Society. Burgas, Bulgaria. Organised by Ivan Genov. Science & Education Foundation. Burgas, Bulgaria. August 2019.
Topic: Language, Individual and Society
Title: English language teaching in China: the GAOKAO English exam reform
Event: Rome International Academic Conference, Rome. Italy. 17 September. 2019.
Topic: Education and Science
