The CDU Confucius Institute teaching team is composed of professional Chinese language teachers and volunteer Chinese teachers from our partner universities in China, and local teachers studying the CDU Master of Teaching.
Mr Hua Tong (Wesley)
E: wesley.tong@cdu.edu.au
Mr. Hua Tong graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of International Business and Economics in China, and a master's degree from Monash. He is studying for a Master of Teaching in Charles Darwin University, with the majors of Mathematics and Chinese.
He is the Secretary of The Chinese Language Teachers' Association of Northern Territory. And he is also coaching Chinese martial arts.
He has been teaching Chinese in local Darwin schools since early 2021, including Larrakeyah Primary School, Leanyer Primary School, The Essington School, Darwin Language Centre.
Ms Wei Shen (Sherry)
E: wei.shen2@cdu.edu.au
Ms Wei Shen (Sherry) is a responsible Chinese teacher with excellent communication and coordination skills. Demonstrating her teaching experience, she specialises in managing students and maximising learning opportunities in diverse classroom settings.
She graduated with a Master of Business at the University of Queensland, and has gained a Master of Teaching in secondary curriculum with specialisations in Business, Chinese and Math at Charles Darwin University, after finding her passion for education.
She has teaching experience from preschool students to year 12 students so far, and will continue her career as a Chinese teacher, making efforts to facilitate cross-cultural communication.
Ms Yiting Chen (Niki)
E: yiting.chen@cdu.edu.au
As someone who has a passion for languages, cultures and sharing camaraderie with colleagues from different demographics, Niki Chen has obtained her Master of Translation and Interpretation (MTI) degree in China.
She worked as a volunteer Mandarin teacher at Confucius Institute at CDU for one year (2017-2018), teaching classes in Leanyer Primary School, Nakara Primary School, Dripstone Middle School, and adult classes at CDU. She also served as a volunteer Mandarin teacher in Thailand for one year (2015-2016).
The journey of flying as a cabin crew at Singapore Airlines from 2019 to 2022 has instilled a customer service mindset in her. Currently, she works as a Mandarin teacher at Confucius Institute while studying for her Master of Teaching degree at CDU.
Mr Lei Shangguan
E: lei.shangguan@cdu.edu.au
I am a father of two, a family-oriented person, an enthusiastic educator and a crazy soccer fan.
I am currently teaching senior level Chinese as a Second Language at Haileybury Rendall School, along with an adult Chinese beginner lesson at Darwin Language Centre.
Together with my teaching experience in both public and private school settings, I have developed pedagogical strategies to teach and develop exciting and innovative curriculum programs for Chinese as well as STEM subjects.