Amanda Hsiung
Chinese Language Consultant
Mandarin Chinese Language Instruction
Mandarin Chinese <> English Interpreting and Translating

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Fifteen years of teaching/interpreting/translation experience
• Skilled at using different teaching approaches to work with clients
• Effectively meeting the needs of each client
• Maximize learning effectiveness by using online resources
• Native speaker of Mandarin Chinese. Received highest possible score on Chinese Language Proficiency Test administered by Foreign Service Institute of the U.S. State Department

EXPERIENCE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

1992-Present Interpreter/Translator/Language Coach. Washington DC-Taiwan-Canada

• Mandarin Chinese instructor to Business Professionals
• Legal Interpreter/Translator, Asian Pacific Legal Resource Center (APALRC)
• Medical Interpreter/Translator, Area Health Education Center (AHEC/NVAHEC)
• Immigration Court Interpreter, Bowne Global Solutions/the
  Department of Justice Interpretation Services-Washington DC
• National Education Radio Station. Presenter of top-rated weekly English-learning program
• "Smart Learning School" Principal ESL instructor & Managing Director. Student retention rate 100%. Referral rate 100%
• Warner Bros. Taiwan, International Theatrical Distribution- a Time Warner Entertainment Company. Marketing Director/Staff Interpreter. Accompanied Headquarters (Burbank, CA.) VP-level Executives to Taiwan, Hong Kong and China for Business Development meetings and Marketing presentations

1990-1994 Interpreter/Translator/Project Coordinator. Taiwan-Austin,Tx.

• International Community Radio Taipei. Producer/ Staff Interpreter & Translator, Weekly Live Celebrity Interview Talk Show
• Study in USA Consulting, Inc. Recruitment Program Coordinator/ Staff Interpreter-Translator
• Austin Chinese School. Chinese Instructor. Student retention rate 100%. Referral rate 100%

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION

• Certified Chinese Instructor, Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission
• Bachelor of Science in International Communications, University of Texas, Austin (USA).
• B.A. in Broadcasting-TV, Shi-Hsin University (Taiwan).
• Member of National Capital American Translators Association, Washington DC