STAFF & FACULTY DIRECTORY PROFILE
Ran Cheng
Job Title:
Mandarin Teacher
Department:
World Languages
Email:
Phone: (510) 577-9100
ext.
901
Started at O'Dowd:
Degrees:
B.A. in Education at Minzu University of China; M.S. in Education with a minor in Psychology at University of Rochester; M.A. in Education at Stanford University
Originally from:
China
Why I Teach:
I believe education is life changing. As a beneficiary of stellar public education, I teach to return the gift that was bestowed upon me.
Most powerful teaching technique:
Using games to make language learning fun
Why are the subjects you teach important?:
By learning another language, the students open themselves up to a whole new group of people that they can socialize with. If they decided to travel to China, they will be able to experience everything that the country has to offer because they speak the language.
Favorite quotes:
"The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life." Confucius
Favorite trivia:
China is considered to be the oldest civilization with some historians marking 6000 BC as the beginning of the Chinese civilization. Also, it has the world's longest used written language.
Recommended visual media:
A Bite of China - documentary series that highlight the geographical, historical and cultural dimensions of what Chinese eat and why.
Recommended reads:
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Hobbies or outside interests:
Walking my dog, cooking, dancing