Felicia Andriani Lauw
Mulgrave
Summary
Experienced Japanese and EAL High School Teacher with a passion for fostering healthy student-teacher relationships and student engagement and wellbeing. Utilises effective classroom management techniques to create conducive learning environment, including the differentiation of content and activities to cater to a variety of learning needs. Known for effective communication skills and creativity in lesson planning and creation of resources.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Language Teacher in Japan
Matsukawa Junior High School
Matsukawa, Nagano, Japan
04.2024 - 04.2025
- As part of the JET Program, resided in Japan for 1 year to teach English to Junior High School students in Matsukawa, Nagano, Japan.
- Collaborated with English teachers to plan lessons and activities for English language learning
- Conducted lessons in accordance with the English curriculum in Japan to teach grammar, vocabulary, and to enhance literacy
- Independently planned, implemented, timetabled, and assessed school-wide English oral assessment for reports
- Involvement in English related extracurricular activities, including local level and prefectural level speech contests and the National English Proficiency Examination training and preparation
Japanese Teacher
Mentone Girls Secondary College
Mentone, VIC
01.2020 - 01.2024
- Lesson and curriculum planning of Japanese subjects across multiple year levels (7, 8, 9, and combined VCE classes), including the development of rubrics and assessments (formative and summative)
- Behaviour management and implementing strategies to increase and maintain student engagement and wellbeing
- Differentiation of tasks and resources to suit a variety of learning preferences and needs
- Participated in collaborative meetings and professional development to develop skills in learning and teaching pedagogy
- Leading and organisation of multiple school clubs, involving and including students of diverse cultural backgrounds (Multicultural Club, K-pop Club, Anime Club, and Japanese Conversation Sessions)
CRT
VSL Brentwood Secondary College
03.2021 - 04.2024
- Casual relief teaching of classes across all secondary year levels in Japanese
- Adapting to sudden changes in lesson plans as needs emerge (e.g. new student on the day, differing knowledge and skill levels), including on-the-spot differentiation of content
Japanese Casual Tutor
CAE (Box Hill Institute Group)
06.2019 - Current
- Planned curriculum and gathered and created resources for a variety of Japanese courses at Centre for Adult Education
- Implemented Japanese language lessons, including the teaching of Japanese culture and etiquette to beginner learners
- Maintained communication with students and staff to inform future teaching and learning needs
- Utilised various forms of assessment (summative and formative) to evaluate student progress and understanding as well as future learning needs
- Provided homework assistance using specific curriculum and materials
CRT
ANZUK Education
09.2019 - 01.2020
- Implemented lesson plans to a variety of year levels (both primary and secondary)
- Communicated with staff regarding student progress, outcomes, and future learning needs, including documentation and written reports
- Followed up with teachers and staff regarding learning outcomes and needs of the students to inform teaching practices and learning strategies
Education
M.D. - Secondary Teaching Methods- Japanese And EAL (English As An Additional Language)
The University of Melbourne
Melbourne, VICBachelor of Arts - Japanese, Minor- Korean
Monash University
Clayton, VICSkills
- Patience and empathy
- Collaboration and teamwork
- Lesson planning
- Curriculum development
- Classroom management
- Student engagement and support
- Parent-teacher communication
- Technology integration
- Differentiated instruction
- English as a second language (ESL) and Japanese
- Subject expertise
- Multicultural education
Certification
- Japanese Language Proficiency Test - N2 Level
Timeline
Assistant Language Teacher in Japan
Matsukawa Junior High School
04.2024 - 04.2025
CRT
VSL Brentwood Secondary College
03.2021 - 04.2024
Japanese Teacher
Mentone Girls Secondary College
01.2020 - 01.2024
CRT
ANZUK Education
09.2019 - 01.2020
Japanese Casual Tutor
CAE (Box Hill Institute Group)
06.2019 - Current
M.D. - Secondary Teaching Methods- Japanese And EAL (English As An Additional Language)
The University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Arts - Japanese, Minor- Korean
Monash University