Siqi Wang

Country: China

Sector: Primary & Secondary Education

Job title: Director of Teaching

Subject of study: TESOL

Year of graduation: 2016

Type/Level of study: Post graduate

Current Employer/Organisation Name

Haikou Beyond Education

What have you been doing since leaving Exeter, and what are you doing now?

1. 10.2016-07/2018 Beijing JJL Overseas Education, Senior Writing Advisor 2. 03/2019-Present, Haikou Beyond Education, Director of Teaching.

What did you enjoy most about your programme and what was the biggest highlight?

Group meetings / parties after deadlines at Postgraduate House (St Luke’s Campus). And we miss Beastie.

What did you enjoy most about studying here?

Meeting pre-service teachers (namely my classmates) from all over the world.

Why did you choose to study at Exeter?

Its academic excellence in English and education; the tranquil life in the “country” (I was living in Garden Hill House, Higher Hoopern Lane).

What skills and experiences have been most useful for your career?

1. Teaching methodologies; 2. Research methods, be it qualitative or quantitative, to address problems I confront in my later career.

What advice would you give to a current student who wishes to pursue your career?

The delivery of a lesson is as equally important as the contents (like grammatical points, vocabulary, etc) of it. So it’s essential that you know how to “perform” and deliver an engaging one.

What are your plans for the future?

A doctorate.

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