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Hey, my name is Xiaoying, and Maggie is my English name. I live in Chinese Hall with students who take Chinese classes, like to speak Chinese and explore Chinese culture or simply love pandas (jk). On Tuesday and Thursday, from 3p.m. to 5p.m. , I teach intermediate and advanced Chinese Conversation Class in Chinese Lounge of Oldenborg. In the class, students and I usually do some fun activities to learn Chinese. On Friday, I assist professors of Asian Department to teach elementary Chinese class. For Friday’s teaching, I usually help students review the lesson they learned in this week and we also play some fun games together. From Monday to Friday, I go to Oldenborg dining hall to enjoy lunch with all students who want to practice or speak Chinese. We often talk about our daily activities or describe the dishes on the table. There is usually IRC held on the other side of the dining hall, too. If the topic is about China, students and I often go to listen to the lecture and students can even ask the lecturer questions in Chinese. The other fun part of my job is to find various cultural activities related to China or Chinese culture under the coordination of other departments at school. For example, we have moon cakes and lantern riddles on Mid-Autumn Day and professors from Asian Department join us to make dumplings on Spring Festival. Besides these, each semester I also take students to go for 1 off-campus activities. We have been to Chinese acrobats and traditional Chinese dancing. Each month, I also hold a Study Break for students. Most of the time, I choose a Chinese snack and students and I make the snack together. We also play Chinese games such as Mahjong, Chinese poker game, etc. Besides teaching, I also take 2 or 3 classes as a student every semester. I have taken Pedagogy, Japanese, ballet, Global Asian American and Asian American Religion. For each course, professors are super nice and I learn from both professors and students a lot. It not only help me with my English and subject studies, but also gives me a precious opportunity to do projects with students and to understand students’ way of working and studying in the U.S. better. And this helps me a lot in my own Chinese teaching, too.
你好，我的名字是晓颖，英文名字是麦琪。我和其他喜欢中文，欣赏中国文化的学生们一起住在奥登堡中心的中文区。周二和周四的下午三点到五点，在奥登堡中心的中文休息室，我会教授中级、高级中文对话课。在课上，我们经常做一些有趣的与中文学习有关的活动。周五我会协助东亚系的老师们教授初级中文课。除了复习一周所学的内容，我们也会一起做些好玩儿的活动。周一到周五，我和学生们会在奥登堡中心的食堂用午餐并用中文一起聊天儿。日常生活和餐桌上的食物都是我们谈论的话题。如果在食堂有关于中国的讲座，我和学生们也会去听，有时候，学生们甚至可以用中文向演讲者提问。我的另一项工作是与学校的其他院系、部门合作，为学生提供各种各样的文化活动。比如在中秋节，我们会吃月饼，猜灯谜。在新年的时候，我们会和东亚系的老师们一起包饺子。此外，每个学期，我和学生们还会有一次校外文化活动。我们曾经去看过杂技表演和中国古典舞蹈。每个月，学生们还会有一次课外活动。大多数时候，我们会一起做中国小吃，也会玩儿一些中国游戏，比如麻将和中国扑克。除了教课以外，每个学期我会选修两门或三门课程。我选修的课程有教育学、日语、芭蕾、全球视野下的亚裔研究、亚裔宗教研究。所有的教授都非常友善，我也从教授和学生身上学到了很多知识。选修课程不仅丰富了我的英语和专业知识，更提供了一个让我了解美国学生学习、合作的珍贵机会，而这也对我自己的中文教学有着很大帮助。
我来自北京，毕业于北京外国语大学，本科专业是汉语言文学，辅修英语文学。我有很多兴趣爱好。我喜欢舞蹈、骑马和其它刺激的活动。今年，我想试试蹦极和冲浪。此外，我非常喜欢小狗。我的家里有一只萨摩耶和一只马尔吉斯。他们的名字是吃吃和贝贝。我对波莫纳的印象可以概括为三个词：阳光、爱和活力。在南加州的阳光下，我至少要比在中国的女孩们黑十倍。除了灿烂的阳光，波莫纳还是一座充满了爱的学校。不论是老师、学生还是学校的员工，都充满了爱心，并通过各种活动及脸上的微笑向彼此表达着浓浓的关怀。
