Jing-Cao

Lecturer in Chinese

My name is Jing Cao, and I’m very excited to join our department.

I earned both my M.S. and B.S. degrees from Jilin University, Changchun, China.

I have extensive experience teaching Chinese language in both public school and private school. I taught Chinese language at Goodpasture Christian School in Madison, TN for 10 years. Then I tutored Chinese language at Metro Nashville Public High School for two and half years. In addition, I have volunteered at Huizhong Chinese School every weekend for the past 17 years, where I continue to teach intermediate to advanced level classes.

Over the past three years, I have specialized in preparing high school students for the AP Chinese exam. One of my proudest accomplishments is that, for three consecutive years, all my students have earned a 5 on the AP Chinese exam.

Furthermore, I have participated in various professional development programs in Chinese language education, completing more than 400 hours of training. My professional development includes:

10 consecutive years of attendance at the TFLTA Conference (Tennessee Foreign Language Teaching Association)
Two consecutive years of participation in the STARTALK Chinese Academy for Teachers at Kennesaw State University, Georgia
ACTFL Conference (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages)
50 hours of professional development training through Metro Nashville Public Schools
Educational Training Program for Teaching Mandarin, sponsored by the Overseas Community Affairs Council of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Atlanta, Georgia