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Frieda He

Frieda He

Seminar Assistant, Mandarin

Modern Languages

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Biography

Frieda He has been in the field of language education for over twenty years. Through her work in Mandarin Chinese instruction and curriculum design in Japan and Canada, Frieda has successfully designed and delivered in-house Chinese Language and Business Etiquette Training Programs for government agencies, companies and law firms.
 
Frieda started teaching MAND 101 Seminar course at UFV in 2020. She also teaches Mandarin credit courses at other institutions in BC.
 
Frieda is a member of the Canadian Teaching Chinese as a Second Language Association. She has written two textbooks on Business Mandarin and the Business Mandarin course she designed for UBC Extended Learning was recommended by The Globe and Mail Report on Business in the Executive Education Column.
 
Frieda uses a variety of teaching techniques to motivate and engage her students in learning Mandarin.
 
Her research interests include Chinese language pedagogy and culture input, as well as using online media tools for effective Mandarin learning.

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Liaoning University, China (1984)
  • Graduate Diploma in Demography from Australian National University, Australia (1989)
  • Masters in Economics from Kyushu Sanygo University, Japan (1997)
  • Ph. D course work in Management Marketing Strategy at Kyushu Sanygo University, Japan (2002)
  • BC Provincial Instructor Diploma, Canada (2016)

Memberships

  • Canadian Teaching Chinese as a Second Language Association 

Teaching Interests

Courses taught:

  • MAND 101 Seminar course - UFV
  • Chinese 101, 102 - Corpus Christi College on UBC campus.
  • Mandarin course for communication double Masters Degree Program; Mandarin CHIN 100, 101, 112, 200, 201,180, 182, 291 - SFU
  • Mandarin courses (Beginner to advanced levels), Business Mandarin - UBC Extended Learning.

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"In my first year I realized that my passion was with French and it was something that was super enjoyable. I wasn't fluent to begin so it was a lot of work and effort but at the same time it was very rewarding. It opened my eyes to a new culture and a new way of life.

  • – Raymond Kobes
  •    Bachelor of Arts, French major and Business minor
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