David Bulbulia
David Bulbulia is a Barbadian career Foreign Service Officer with an academic background in Sociology and Political Science and post graduate qualification in International Relations. In addition, he has been exposed to a wide range of specialized courses in management and related disciplines including finance, human resources, leadership and organizational behavior, public policy, project cycle and knowledge management. Such exposure, together with practical experience, has allowed him to develop a coherent perspective on the requisites for managing the operations of the Barbados Foreign Service and aligned areas where the Caribbean interfaces with international partners.
Dr. LI Renyan
Associate Professor Li Renyan, graduated from Peking University with her L.L.M, and China University of Political Science and Law with a degree of Doctor of Administrative Procedural Laws. Before her appointment as a Co-Director of Confucius Institute of the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus (CI-CH) in 2019, she was appointed as a Chinese teacher for two years at CI-CH.
Talita Thorpe
Mrs. Talita Thorpe is a Barbadian national, and a member of staff at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill Campus. During 16 plus years at the University, she has worked in various departments such as Registry Records Management, Office Management, Chronic Disease Research Centre and the Principal’s Office. Mrs. Thorpe officially joined the Confucius Institute’s team as Stenographer-Clerk in October of 2015.
Samantha R. Alleyne
Ms. Samantha R. Alleyne is a Stenographer Clerk in the Confucius Institute with a Bachelor's of Science from the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus. She joined the Institute in 2018, and assists in administrative and clerical duties, as well as provides support to the Insitute's Co-Directors.
Alexandria Payne
Ms. Alexandria Payne is a Barbadian national and one of the Confucius Institute’s Full-Time Chinese Language Teachers. She graduated in 2020 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Chinese Language after 6 years living and studying in Wuhan, China. Alexandria holds Level 6 of the Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK), China’s equivalent of ESL certification and has experience as both a private English and Mandarin tutor. She eagerly looks forward to assisting the team at the Institute in the promotion of Chinese Language and Culture in Barbados.
Renée Boyce-Drakes
Mrs. Renée R. Boyce-Drakes is a Chinese scholarship winner who studied International Economic Law at the University of Nanjing. She has taught Chinese privately and at the University of the West Indies for many years after graduating and returning home in 2003. Renée has a warm appreciation for Chinese Language and Culture and enjoys sharing her knowledge with her students.
Tyrone R. Yearwood
Mr. Tyrone R. Yearwood, also known as Ye Tai Long in Chinese, is a Barbadian national who was awarded one of the three 2009 Chinese government scholarships, Mr. Yearwood went on to receive his BA and MA from two of China’s most reputable institutions of higher education. He has also worked extensively in China, in roles ranging from; secondary education, social science research and in large multi-national companies such as FILA, ANTA and PEAK etc. Currently Tyrone is a Chinese teacher at the Confucius Institute at the University of West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill Campus in Barbados.
Wei Zenuan
Ms. Wei Zenuan is a Chinese Teacher from Luoyang City of Henan Province. She graduated from Zhengzhou University in 2018. From August 2018 to July 2020, she worked as a Chinese language volunteer teacher in Laos, where she got an excellent teaching experience. She is currently a Chinese language teacher at the Confucius Institute at UWI, Cave Hill campus in Barbados.
Ian Guo
Mr. Ian Guo, also known as Guo Xing in Chinese, is a Chinese national and a graduate student of Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Language at Sichuan University. He has worked as an intern teacher in the College of Overseas Education in Sichuan University teaching international students Advanced Spoken Chinese and the History of Ancient China. Mr. Guo also has also worked as a part-time Chinese teacher in a Chinese training centre in Chengdu teaching Beginners’ Chinese comprehensive course and Chinese characters course, where most of the students were English teachers of international schools or English training centres.
Gema Fang
Ms. Gema Fang, also known as Fang Qingmin in Chinese is a Chinese national. From September 2021 to January 2022, as a graduate student of Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Language in the Kunming University of Science and Technology, she taught beginners Chinese to international students who planned to study in Kunming University of Science and Technology. At the same time, she also taught a course called Overview of Chinese culture. In November 2022, she won the second prize in the Competition of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language of Kunming University of Science and Technology.
Cao Chunyan
Ms. Cao Chunyan is a Chinese Teacher from Hangzhou City of Zhejiang Province. Her undergraduate major is Teaching foreigners Chinese as their second language. She got her master degree of education from Ashland University in Ohio in 2020. From September 2016 to July 2018, she worked as a Chinese language volunteer teacher in Benin, where she taught Basic Chinese, Writing Chinese, and Chinese Language Arts. She is currently a Chinese language teacher at the Confucius Institute at UWI, Cave Hill campus in Barbados.
曹春燕，本科专业为汉语国际教育，2020年获得俄亥俄州阿什兰大学教育学硕士。2016年9月至2018年7月，在贝宁担任汉语教师志愿者，积累相关海外教学经验。现在在巴巴多斯西印度大学凯夫希尔分校孔子学院担任公派教师。
Jackie Chen
Ms. Jackie Chen, also known as Chen Wenyan in Chinese, is a Chinese national. She has worked from September 2021 to January 2024, as a graduate student of Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages in the Renmin University of China where she taught beginners Chinese to international students who planned to study in Renmin University of China. Her main area of research is Chinese characters and Taiji.
Yuki Shi
Ms. Yuki Shi, also known as Shi Yuxin in Chinese, is a Chinese national and a graduate in China University of Political Science and Law. From August to September in 2022, she was trained at the Chinese International Education College at Xiamen University and received the certificate of Chinese Language Teaching. She is currently a Chinese language volunteer teacher at the Confucius Institute at UWI, Cave Hill campus in Barbados.
Hu Wei
Ms. Hu Wei is a Chinese Teacher from Weihai City of Shandong Province. She graduated from Hainan Normal University in 2018 where she majored in Chinese international education. From January 2019 to February 2020, she taught Chinese at the Confucius Institute of the University of Pernambuco, Brazil, where she taught university students and overseas-born Chinese. She is currently a Chinese language teacher at the Confucius Institute at UWI, Cave Hill campus in Barbados.
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