JosephDavies
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MynameisJosephDavies,andIcomefromasmalltowncalledSouthportintheNorthWestofEngland.Iamanenthusiastic,dedicatedandhardworkinguniversitybusinesslecturerwhothrivesuponmoralprinciplesandendeavour.IhavebeenteachinginChinaforseveralyearsnow,initiallyinXuzhou,JiangsuprovinceatChinaUniversityofMiningandTechnology.IcurrentlyteachinGuangzhouatGuangdongUniversityofForeignStudies.
Ico-ordinatetwomodulesontheMIBprogramme;InternationalBusinessEnglishinsemesteroneandReadingandNegotiationinsemestertwo.IalsoteachBusinessEnglishatundergraduateleveltostudentswhoarepreparingtocompletetheirdegreesatpartneruniversitiesintheUnitedKingdom,theUSAandCanada.Furthermore,IhaveactedasaconsultantfortheForeignInvestmentTeamoftheGuangzhouMunicipalGovernmentatNansha.ThisinvolvedtrainingthegovernmentofficialsandlecturingtheminInternationalBusinessEnglishandadvisingthemonanumberofdifferentmattersrelatedtogainingforeigninvestmentwithintheNanshaarea.
Ihavedevelopedstrongleadershipskillsthroughmypreviousworkexperienceandamverycomfortableworkingwithinamulticulturalteam.TeachinginChinahasbroadenedmyhorizonsandhasallowedmetodevelopmyknowledgeofMandarinChinese.IamfascinatedbyChinesecultureandthoroughlyenjoyadaptingtoeverydaylifeinsuchadiversecountry.
InmysparetimeIthoroughlyenjoybothparticipatinginandwatchingsports.MyfavouritesportisfootballandmyfavouriteteamisLiverpoolFC.InconjunctionwithmyundergraduatedegreeIstudiedforacertificateinintermediateSpanishandamcurrentlystudyingonanintermediateChineseMandarincourse.Infact,IrecentlyreadastatisticthatifyoucanspeakEnglish,SpanishandMandarinChinesethenyouwillbeabletocommunicatewith66%oftheworld’spopulation.
OneofmypassionsinlifeistravellingandIamfortunateenoughtohavehadtheopportunitytotraveltomanyplacesthroughouttheworld.WithinChinasomeofmyfavouriteplacesIhavevisitedare:Beijing,Qufu,Qingdao,Yangshuo,Xian,Fenghuang,Longsheng,HongKongandMacautonamebutafew.FurthermoreIhavealsohadthepleasureoftravellingtosomespectacularplacesthroughouttheworldsuchas:India,Indonesia,SriLanka,Cambodia,Malaysia,Vietnam,Singapore,AmericaandEurope.Itrulybelievethattravellingandexperiencingotherculturesisoneofthegreatestformsofeducation.
