Grace Guo

(Test Bio) Grace Guo grew up in Shanghai China, a very modern megapolis with a lot of western business people and expats. She came to Germany in 2001 to further her education. During her MBA, she started teaching Chinese to support people who wanted to practice business and/or study in China. Yana speaks fluent German and English, and is passionate about teaching her mother tongue, which sounds melodic and, thankfully, has very few grammar rules! The most valuable, as well as the most exciting part of teaching, is exposing her students to culture differences, helping them to come to new ways of thinking, and trying to bring across the Chinese mentality. Many people think that Chinese is one of the most difficult languages to learn…but this isn’t true! Yana teaches her students how to learn Chinese with fun and ease.娅娜来自中国,上海 –一个中西方文化结合的大都市。她自2001年来到德国深造。在就读MBA学位期间，她便开始为想在中国学习和工作的人提供中文授课。娅娜说一口流利的德语，英语，并且对教授中文 – 她的母语, 充满了热诚。中文是一门充满了旋律感的语言，有着很简明的语法。在中文授课的同时，娅娜可以帮助她的学生领悟中西方文化间的不同与差异，构建新的思维方式并更进一步了解中国的文化价值观。很多人认为中文是一门很难学的语言 … 其实不然，娅娜可以让你轻松愉快地学习中文。

Work Experience

Director at New York Chinese Cultural Center

2017 – Present

Director at New York Chinese Cultural Center

2014 – 2019

Associate Professor in Chinese History
Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations in Department of History – Center of East Asian Studies

2010 – 2014

Associate Professor in Chinese Religion and Thought
Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations

Qualifications & Certifications

2019 – Present

College Courses

• Nature & Dao: “Environmental Humanities” in Premodern China and Today
• Self-Cultivation and the Way in Traditional China
• Dunhuang and the Silk Roads
• Themes in Traditional Chinese Thought

2007 – 2011

PhD. Degree in Chinese Education.