EDUCATION
Ph.D. Student in Applied Linguistics, Dept. of Education Sep. 2019 – June. 2023
Concordia University, Canada
Committee: Drs. Kim McDonough (chair), Pavel Trofimovich, Teresa Hernandez-Gonzalez
Ph.D. Student in Second Language Studies Aug. 2018 – May. 2019
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, USA
M.A. in English Teaching Sep.2013-Jun. 2017
National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
Thesis: Effects of video-based e-book design and presentation on L2 English reading comprehension
Committee: Drs. Yeu-Ting Tony Liu (chair), Jun-Jie Jack Tseng, Heng-Tsung Danny Huang
(National Taiwan University)
B.A. in English Language and Literature Sep. 2010-Jun. 2012
Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan
Soochow University, Taiwan Sep.2008-Jun. 2010
Work Experience
TEACHING & ADMINISTRATION
Graduate Assistant Jan. 2019-May. 2019
Center for Language & Technology (CLT) & the National Foreign Language Resource Center
(NFLRC), University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, USA
RESEARCH
Research Assistant Sep. 2019-May. 2021
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Grants, Canada
-Principal Investigators: Prof. Kim McDonough, Full Professor and
Canada Research Chair in Applied Linguistics &
Prof. Pavel Trofimovich, Full Professor at Concordia University
-Project title: Identifying the Visual Signature of Communication Breakdowns
Research Assistant Aug. 2013-Jul. 2014
National Science Council (NSC) Research Project, Taiwan
-Principal Investigator: Dr. Pei-Chin Chang, Assistant Professor (now Associate Professor)
at National Taiwan Normal University
-Project Title: Designing Annotation Writing Tools to Assist EFL Graduate Students’ Academic
Argumentative Writing
Research Assistant Sep. 2013-Jul. 2014
National Science Council (NSC) Research Project, Taiwan
-Principal Investigator: Prof. Chih-Cheng Lin, Associate Professor (now Full Professor) at
National Taiwan Normal University
-Project Title: Developing Mobile-Assisted Vocabulary Learning System:
Effects of Vocabulary Sound on Second Language English Vocabulary Acquisition,
Reading Comprehension, and Listening Comprehension
TEACHING
Instructor / Teaching Assistant
Instructor for English Summer Camp at New Taipei City Jul. 2013-Aug.2013
Shuangxi Elementary School, held by Securities and Futures Institute
Instructor for Guo-Tai Elementary School Hand-in-Hand Mar. 2012-May. 2012
Remedial English Teaching: Service Learning Project
Supervisor: Dr. Ming-I Lydia Tseng
Teaching Assistant for Dr. Yi-Li Lin & Ms. Sin-Rong Huang Sep.2011-Jun.2012
Professional English Dialogue III & IV
English Elite Program, Fu Jen Catholic University
Teaching Assistant for Dr. Kentei Takaya Sep.2011-Jan.2012
Introduction to Linguistics
English Department, Fu Jen Catholic University
Tutor/ Grader
English Tutor Apr.2013-Feb.2018
Tutoring five bilingual or public elementary school & junior high school students
English Tutor, Tutoring six public/private senior high school students Feb.2012-Dec. 2017
Grader of Senior High School Students’ English Compositions Jul.2011- Jul.2013
at WeiLi English Cram School, affiliated with Taida Education Institute