Our Teachers – Chinese Language School of Fairfield County

Our teachers and administrative staff are all University or College level graduates from China, Taiwan and/or the U.S. and they come to us dedicated to the highest teaching standards, with the same goals and aspirations for our students as our students have for themselves. Each teacher is designated to teach BOTH simplified Chinese AND traditional Chinese class (students choose one) at one academic level, and each teacher is responsible for no more than 15 students (no more than 6 for the virtual classroom).

Dr. Shu-fei Lin

Level 6 義|义班 Teacher

Dr. Lin is our current principal and she teaches L 6 (義|义班）and the culture class “Chinese Folklore Exploration.

Throughout her life, she has always been involved with the field of education. From her tutoring years in high school and college to her postgraduate teaching experience, she has been greatly invested in fostering the education of others around her. Being a native Mandarin speaker and a versatile scientist with more than 60 scientific publications, she works on imparting students with the foundational sets of skills required to deepen their connection to Chinese culture and gain perspective. In addition, her knowledge of other languages, e.g., Japanese and German, also allows her to facilitate learner-centered teaching.

She got her B.S. and M.S. from National Taiwan University and a Ph.D. from University of Maryland College Park.

Ino Dunn

Level 5 信班 Teacher

Ino Dunn is the Chinese Language School’s former principal and she teaches Level 5 信班 (xìnbān) for 2020-2021 school year. In this capacity, she is also a Board member. She has 20 years of experience in teaching Chinese.

Ms. Dunn is also an officer of the Parent Company of the Chinese Language School known as OCAFC.

Ms. Dunn has a B.S. from National Chung Hsing University and a
M.S. of Computer Science from City College of New York. In addition, she is a Software Engineer, IT Professional.

Linda Huang

Level 3 仁二班 Teacher

Ms. Yu teaches the Level 3 仁二班 (rén èr bān) for 2020-2021 school year. She also serves as a Board member. She has more than 20 years of teaching experience and has a phenomenal reputation.

Fei Lo

Level 9 禮|礼班 Teacher

Ms. Lo holds a B. A. in Chinese Language and Literature from National Taiwan University. She creates curricula that incorporate her students’ real life situations, motivates students toward language learning with an emphasis on hands-on activities, and encourages students to practice conversational skills on a regular basis. Her mission as a teacher is to help students to become curious and passionate lifelong learners.

This is her 8th year at CLSFC, and she teaches Level 9 禮|礼班 (lǐbān) for 2020-2021 school year.

Alice Liour

Level 7 和班 Teacher

Ms. Liour teaches the Level 7 和班 (hébān) for 2020-2021 school year. She is highly experienced in teaching Chinese.

Li Ding

Level 4 愛|爱班 Teacher

Ms. Ding teaches the Level 4 愛|爱班 (aìbān) for 2020-2021 school year. She has been teaching Chinese for more than 14 years in many local Chinese schools including the Connecticut Chinese Education Association and is very experienced in conducting virtual classes, private tutoring sessions.

Jean Tang

Level 3 仁一班 Teacher

Ms. Tang holds a B. A. in Chinese Language and Literature from Taiwan. She is a former principal and has been teaching in our school for more than 20 years. She currently teaches the Level 3 仁一班 (rén yī bān) for 2020-2021 school year. In the past 20+ years, she has educated hundreds of students who successfully graduated from our school.

June Liang

Dance Teacher