Work Experience

Year Work

2009

Professor, Department of English, National Taichung University

2008

Fulbright Scholar, Department of Education, University of California, Irvine.
2005~2008 Professor & Chair
Dept. of English
National Taichung University
Taught “Freshman English for Majors” and “Using Children’s Books in Elementary Schools”
2007 summer Professor Global Program in Mallorca, Spain
College of New Jersey
Taught graduate level ESLM 525M3 “Second Language Acquisition”
2003~2005 Professor & Chair
Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literature
Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan
Taught graduate program courses “Second Language Acquisition and Development” and “Methods for Teaching English as a Foreign Language”
Taught undergraduate courses “Freshman English for Majors,” “Freshman English for Non-Majors,” and “Composition and Oral Training”
1994~2002 Associate professor
Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literature
Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan
Taught “Methods for Teaching English as a Foreign Language” at both undergraduate and graduate level, graduate program “Second Language Acquisition and Development” and “Teaching Practicum”
Taught “The Influence of Cultures on Globalization” for the honors program
1995~1997 Chair
Center for Teacher Education
Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan
Taught “Principles of Teaching”
1993~1994 Lecturer
Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas
Taught required undergraduate reading courses entitled "Reading in Elementary Schools" and "Reading and Language Arts"
Team-taught reading courses with six teachers at the Professional Development Schools in the College Station and Bryan School Districts
1990~1993 Graduate Assistant
Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas
Taught a required undergraduate reading course entitled "Literacy Acquisition and Culturally diverse Learners," an elective undergraduate course entitled "Language Development and Acquisition", and "Microteaching“
1991~1992 Project Coordinator
Texas A & M University and Bryan Independent School District, Bryan/College Station, Texas
Coordinated a collaborative literacy project between Texas a & M
University and Bryan Adult Learning Center
1987~1990 Instructor
College Station Chinese School, College Station, Texas
Taught Chinese literacy skills to children aged 6-10
1986~1987 Instructor
Albany Chinese School, Albany, New York
Taught Chinese literacy skills to children aged 8-10
1983~1984 Instructor
Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies, Stanford
University, Taipei, Taiwan
Taught "Conversational Chinese", "Introduction to Chinese Culture", and "Advanced Chinese"
1983~1984 Instructor
GRAM English Language Institute, Taipei, Taiwan
Taught EFL classes to children and adults
Year Work