Yang Miliang participated in the HSBC Mandarin Speaking Competition, passing the regional heat and advancing to the final competition in London. As a Chinese teacher at Fettes College, she provides oral Chinese lessons to 4th, 5th, and Lower Sixth forms to help prepare them for exams. She is also responsible for teaching Chinese to the 3rd form twice a week and delivering culture lessons to the prep school twice a week. Both students and teachers praise Yang Miliang for establishing good connections with pupils and helping to improve their oral Chinese skills.

1. MLA: 2016-2017
Yang Miliang
Fettes College

2. 1.Participated in HSBC Mandarin Speaking
Competition, passed the regional heat in Edinburgh
university and got into the final competition in British
Museum in London.

4. QUOTES
It was really a good experience, that makes me have
more interest in learning Mandarin and Chinese culture!
I would like to continue Mandarin!
I want to participate in this competition next year! I had
a really wonderful experience, although we didn’t win at
last, but we saw other schools’ performances and knew
where to improve.
(pupils)

5. 2.Practice oral with 4th Form,5th Form and Lower Six,
like 1-1 or 2-1 oral lesson.
 Helped 5th Form to prepare for their GCSE every
morning from 8:05am to 8:45am.
 Helped 4th form to get ready for 5th Form and have
more oral practice every afternoon.
 Responsible for Lower Six’s Pre-U oral lesson, every
week I have two lessons with them.

6. QUOTES
Once a week’s oral lesson really helped me a lot, I
really enjoy the lesson with Miss Yang.
I think my oral Chinese got improved a lot, compared to
my speaking at the beginning of the autumn term.
(Pupil)

7. 3.Be the Chinese teacher for 3rd Form, twice a week.
Helped them prepare for the new GCSE.
4.Responsible for DLT lessons in prep school,
twice a week.
5.Assisted Chinese exchange school’s trip in
Edinburgh.
Fettes pupils with their exchange partners from China.

8. QUOTES
Upon arrival, she went through the GCSE and Pre U syllabus and now she has sound knowledge of both syllabi. It did
not take her long time either to establish a good connection with her pupils across different year groups - students find
her oral lessons very helpful and genuinely enjoy having lessons with her. Students have clearly benefited a great deal
from her authentic pronunciation and her superb native language skills. Apart from oral lessons, she is also responsible
for a 3rd Form teaching set, preparing for lessons, conducting exams, giving order grades and writing reports. She has
also taken the responsibility of coaching the group performance for the HSBC Mandarin competition and delivering
cultural DLT sessions in the prep school. (Mentor: Zhang Li)
A smile around the corner.
A delightful person and a great addition to our department.
A ‘joyful’ person who is ‘approachable.
Talkative and friendly.
Very easy to work with.
(Teachers in MFL Department)