To Books, Articles, and Other Publications
Conference Presentations
1. Change
in feature correlation: A systematic method of viewing phonological
change. Paper presented at the
Linguistic Society of America Summer Conference, Albuquerque, NM, USA, 1980.
2.
Workshop presentation on contrastive rhetoric in ESL (with M. B. Garvin). Penn State Conference on Rhetoric and Composition, University Park,
PA, USA, 1982.
3. Co-presenter
of a four-day workshop on teaching methodology for elementary and secondary
school teachers of English in Montenegro,
Risan, Yugoslavia, 1984.
4. Testing oral interaction through role-playing. Paper presented at the Seminar on Testing in Foreign Language Teaching, Crikvenica, Yugoslavia, 1984.
5. Reading
activities for university level economics students. Yugoslav English Language Teaching Review,
6, 33-43, 1985. (Workshop originally presented at the Joint
Fulbright Commission and British Council Lectors Conference on the Teaching of
Reading, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, 1983).
6.
Taiwanese teaching assistant repetition strategies in answering student
questions. Paper presented at the TESOL
Summer Meeting, Georgetown University, USA, 1985.
7. Integrating
speaking and writing in the ESL curriculum (with M. B. Garvin). Paper presented at the Penn State Conference
on Rhetoric and Composition, University Park, PA, USA, 1985.
8. Nonnative
teaching assistant repetition strategies in answering student questions. In C.M. Tung, B.C. Huang, &
C.M. Liao (Eds.), Papers from the third
conference on English language teaching and learning in the Republic of China
(pp. 365-380). Taipei: Crane Publishing
Co., Ltd., 1986.
9. Coordination
in the EFL curriculum: Writing and public speaking. In T.L. Huang, Y.H. Huang, W.C. Chang, C.R.
Chen, L.W. Chen, & C.J. Chen (Eds.), Papers
from the fourth conference on English language teaching and learning in the
Republic of China (pp. 275-289).
Taipei: Crane Publishing Co., Ltd, 1987.
10. A pronunciation course that goes beyond linguistics. In C.C. Chen, C.C. Chen, H.F. Fu, Y.L. Chang, & Y.T. Hsiao (Eds.) Papers from the fifth conference on English language teaching and learning in the Republic of China (pp. 211-225). Taipei: Crane Publishing Co., Ltd, 1988.
11. Should
I learn the local language when teaching abroad? Teaching English Internationally Newsletter, 9(2), 4-6, 1988.
(Paper originally presented at the 22nd Annual TESOL Conference, Chicago, USA.)
12.
Teaching English—American style—at a Chinese university. In V. Bickley
(Ed.), Language teaching and learning
styles within and across cultures (pp. 81-89). Hong Kong: Institute
of Language in Education, 1989. (Paper originally presented
at the Institute of Language in Education Fourth International Conference, Hong
Kong, 1988.)
13. Mastering English pronunciation through literature. Paper presented at the Japan Association of Language Teachers 14th Annual Conference, Kobe, Japan, 1988. Listed on database of ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 304 020.
14. A course
outline for teaching English speech. In S.M. Chang, D.S.D. Tseng, & B.C. Hwang (Eds.), Papers from the sixth conference on English
language teaching and learning in the Republic of China (pp. 287-300). Taipei:
Crane Publishing Co., Ltd, 1989.
15. A
public speaking course for EFL. Paper
presented at the 23rd Annual TESOL Conference, San Antonio, USA, 1989. Listed on database of ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.
ED 308 696.
16. The
native language in the classroom: A Taiwan perspective. Paper presented as part of a colloquium
entitled The native language in the classroom: Is it a
no-no? at the 23rd Annual TESOL Conference, San
Antonio, USA, 1989.
17. The
video camera: Key to improving speaking skills.
Paper presented at the Japan Association of Language Teachers 15th
Annual Conference, Okayama, Japan, 1989.
18. The
expatriate English teacher and the use of Chinese: Some issues and
considerations. In V. Bickley (Ed.), Language
use, language teaching and the curriculum (pp. 96-106). Hong Kong:
Institute of Language in Education, 1990. (Paper originally presented at the Fifth
International Conference "LULTAC '89", Hong Kong.)
19.
Taiwan—Political change and classroom change:
One teacher's
view. Paper presented at
the Comparative and International Education Society Annual Conference, Anaheim,
California, USA, 1990.
20. The
video camera in public speaking. Demonstration for the Republic of China Association of Foreign
Teachers of Foreign Languages, Taipei, Taiwan, 1990.
21. Ethnic diversity:
An important component of American culture. In Y-f. Lin (Ed.), Papers from the seventh conference on
English language teaching and learning in the Republic of China (pp.
137-152). Taipei: Crane Publishing Co., Ltd, 1990.
22. EFL
for the Nineties: Training for world Englishes. Paper presented at the Institute of Language in
Education Sixth International Conference, Hong Kong, 1990.
23.
Teaching the world its second language—English. Paper presented at the
Comparative and International Education Society Annual Conference, Pittsburgh,
USA, 1991. (Abstract published in Journal of Abstracts in International
Education, 18(2), 5 (1992).
24.
Creating music videos of the mind. Paper presented at the Japan Association of
Language Teachers 17th Annual Conference, Kobe, Japan, 1991.
25. Video cameras in EFL classrooms:
Utilizing the new technology. Paper presented at the Chulalongkorn
University Language Institute Second International Conference, Bangkok,
Thailand, 1991. Listed
on database of ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 376 705.
26.
Enhancing quality through technology: The case for video. Paper presented at
the Institute of Language in Education Seventh International Conference, Hong
Kong, 1991.
27. Using
the video camera to improve speaking and performance skills. In M. C. Yang
(Ed.), Papers from the eighth conference
on English language teaching and learning in the Republic of China (pp.
531-540). Taipei: Crane Publishing Co., Ltd., 1992 (conference
held in 1991).
28.
Satellite TV: Promoting English language along with western values. Paper presented at the VIIIth
World Congress of Comparative Education, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1992.
29. Designing a video course for advanced EFL. Paper presented at the Japan Association of Language Teachers 18th Annual Conference, Tokyo, Japan, 1992.
30. TV
news listening: Teaching language and
content. Paper presented at the Institute
of Language in Education Eighth International Conference, Hong Kong, 1992.
31. World Service Television: ELT resource for Asia. Small Screen, 6(1), 9-10, 1993. (Paper originally presented at the 26th International IATEFL Conference, Lille, France, 1992.)
32. Turning the tables: Choose the videos, construct the course. Paper presented at The 27th Annual TESOL Meeting, Atlanta, USA, 1993. Listed on database of ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 369 270.
33. Using STAR-TV
in the classroom: A potpourri of
ideas. Workshop presented at The
International Language in Education Conference 93, Hong Kong, 1993. Listed on database of ERIC
Document Reproduction Service No. ED 366 221. 1993.
34. Some
techniques for avoiding plagiarized assignments. Paper presented at the International Language
in Education Conference 93, Hong Kong, 1993.
35. Learning to
listen to authentic English from satellite TV.
Workshop presented at the Thai TESOL Fourteenth Annual Convention,
Bangkok, Thailand, 1994. Listed on database of ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.
ED 366 222.
1994.
36. Serving up
activities for TV cooking shows.
Workshop presented at The 28th International IATEFL Conference,
Brighton, England, 1994. Listed on
database of ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 371 621
/ FL 022 267.
37. Teaching
American culture and English language skills with situation comedies. Workshop
presented at The Third International Symposium and Book Fair on English
Teaching, National Taiwan Normal University, 1994.
38. How Chinese students explain a process in English. Paper presented at The International Language in Education Conference 94, Hong Kong, 1994.
39. An approach to teaching presentation skills. Language Teaching--The Korea TESOL Journal, 3(3), 106-112, 1995. (Paper originally presented at the 1994
Korea TESOL Conference, Seoul, Korea, under the title On teaching presentation
skills in EFL.)
40. How to use cartoons in the
EFL classroom. Thai TESOL Bulletin, 8(1), 32-39,
1995. (Workshop presented at the Thai
TESOL Fifteenth Annual Convention, Bangkok, Thailand.)
41.
Self-directed listening: What student journals reveal. Paper presented at The 29th International
IATEFL Conference, York, England, 1995. Listed on database of ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.
ED 385 162 / FL 023 176.
42. Developing language and culture activities from off-air television programmes. Workshop presented at the RELC Regional Seminar, Singapore, 1995.
43. Listening
for academic purposes: A video pharmacopoeia.
Workshop presented at the Moravian and Silesian Association of Teachers
of English Second Annual National Conference, Zlin,
Czech Republic, 1995.
44. On teaching oral presentation skills for
graduate science students. Paper
presented at The Association of Teachers of English of the Czech Republic
Two-Day English and German ESP/GSP International Conference, Prague, Czech
Republic, 1995.
45. Who dunnit? Language activities for mystery
movies. Workshop presented at the
1995 Korea TESOL Conference, Seoul, Korea, 1995.. Listed on database of ERIC
Document Reproduction Service No. ED 421 009/FL025
333. 1998.
46.
Documentaries: Training for academic
listening. Workshop presented at the
21st Annual JALT International Conference, Nagoya, Japan, 1995.
47. Cable
TV--New resources for English learning.
Workshop presented at the Fourth International Symposium on English
Language Teaching, Kaohsiung University of Teaching, 1995.
48. Exploiting new cable channels
for professional listening practice. In Selected papers presented at CULI’s third
international conference (pp. 147-156).
Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University Language
Institute, 1995.
49. Speaking skills
for the sciences. Paper
presented at the International Language in Education Conference 1995, Hong
Kong. Listed on
database of ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED
398 734.
50. Techniques for using
satellite TV news programs in the English language classroom. In T. H. Nash et al. (Ed), Papers from the eleventh conference on
English language teaching and learning in the Republic of China (pp.
193-209). Taipei: Crane Publishing Co., Ltd., 1996 (conference
held in 1995).
51. Listening journals:
A way to enhance students' listening strategies. In S. Y. Huang and C. L. Chern (Eds.), Papers
from the twelfth conference on English language teaching and learning in the
Republic of China (pp. 352-362). Taipei: Crane Publishing Co., Ltd.,
1996.
52.. Winning activities with TV sports programmes. Workshop presented at the Thai TESOL
Sixteenth Annual Convention. Pattaya, Thailand. Summary published in Thai TESOL Bulletin, 9(1), 25, 1996.
52. From contests to cocktail parties: Strategies for impromptu
speaking. In C. T. Huang et al. (Eds.) Proceedings
of ROC TEFL oral skills conference 1996 (pp. 155-168). National Changhua University of Education, 1996. Listed on database of ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.
ED421 008/FL025 332.
53. Take me out
to the ball game! Workshop presented at the
TESOL Thirtieth Annual Convention and Exposition, Chicago, USA.,
1996.
54. Videotaped
plenary lectures as EFL listening input.
Workshop presented at the 30th International IATEFL Conference,
University of Keele, Stoke-on-Trent, England, 1996.
55. So you’ve
found a good video, now what? Workshop
presented at the 1996 Korea TESOL Conference, Seoul, Korea, 1996.
56. First
language subtitles: help or hindrance?
Paper presented at the 22nd Annual JALT International Conference,
Hiroshima, Japan, 1996.
57. L1 subtitles for English learning: student views. Paper presented at the International Language in Education Conference 1996, Hong Kong, 1996.
58. Can students learn English
with "The X-Files"?
In J. E. Katchen and Y. N. Leung (Eds.), The proceedings of the fifth international
symposium in English teaching (pp. 243-250). Taipei: The Crane Publishing Company, Ltd.,
1997. (Paper originally presented at the Fifth
International Symposium and Book Fair, National Taiwan Normal University,
Taiwan, 1996).
59.Videotaped lectures: What can we do with them? Workshop
presented at the First Pan-Asian Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, 1997. Summary published in Selected Conference Proceedings, pp. 55-56.
60. Can L1
subtitles enhance English learning?
Paper presented at the 31st TESOL Conference, Orlando, Florida, 1997.
61. Taiwan students discover the
British murder mystery.
Paper presented at the 31st IATEFL Conference, Brighton, England,
1997. (Summary published
in IATEFL 1997 Brighton Conference
Selections, P. Grundy (Ed.), 68-69.)
62. Teaching
about world English through television news programmes. Workshop presented at the 4th MELTA Biennial
International Conference 1997, Petaling Jaya,
Malaysia, 1997.
63. Video materials for teaching
English as a global language. Paper presented at the STETS (Singapore)—Tsing Hua Joint Seminar, National
Tsing Hua University,
Taiwan, 1997. Published
in Language & Communication Review: A
STETS Publication, 2, 15-19, 1997.
64. English and
baseball: Some video activities.
Workshop presented at the Sixth International Symposium and Book Fair on
English Teaching, National Taiwan Normal University, 1997.
65. Using video
to expand vocabulary. Workshop presented
at the International Language in Education Conference 1997, Hong Kong, 1997.
66. CNN for
teaching English as an international language. Workshop presented at the 18th
Annual Thai TESOL Conference, Hat Yai, Thailand,
1998. Summary published in Selected
Conference Proceedings, pp. 31-32.
67. Teaching
about world Englishes with video. Workshop presented at the 32nd Annual TESOL
Conference, Seattle, USA, 1998.
68. Videotaped
lectures for independent listening practice.
In J. Dvořáková (Ed.), Alternatives 98-Proceedings of the 1st
International and 5th National Conference of the Association of Teachers of
English of the Czech Republic (pp. 64-66). Asociace učitelů angličtny
ČR, 1999. (conference in 1998.)
69. TV
commercials as language lessons. Paper presented at the Seventh International
Symposium and Book Fair on English Teaching, National Taiwan Normal University,
1998.
70. Introducing environmental issues through
video. Paper presented at the 33rd
Annual TESOL Conference, New York City, USA, 1999.
71.
In-service training through video and the web.
Paper presented at the 33rd International IATEFL Annual Conference,
Edinburgh, Scotland, 1999.
72
.Using Videotaped Lectures for Listening Practice—Student Views. Paper presented at the Malaysia International
Conference on Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,
1999.
73. Television ads for language learning. Demonstration presented at the Malaysia
English Language Teachers’ Association (MELTA) Biennial International
Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1999.
74. PAC2 explorations through video. Featured colloquium with J. Hoelker and S. Nimmannit
presented at the Second Pan-Asian Conference, Seoul, Korea, 1999.
75. Primary school English teachers’ training
in Taiwan: An investigation (with Y-N. Leung). Paper presented at the Second Pan-Asian
Conference, Seoul, Korea, 1999.
76. “In the beginning…” Movie openings for
language practice. Workshop presented at
the Eighth International Symposium and Book Fair on English Teaching, National
Taiwan Normal University, 1999.
77.
Consolidating
video: What have we learned? What’s ahead? Workshop presented
at the 20th Annual Thai TESOL Conference, Khon Kaen, Thailand, 2000.
78. Video, the web, and in-service training (with Y-C. Chen). Paper presented at the 34th Annual TESOL Conference, Vancouver, Canada, 2000.
79.
Video meets the web (colloquium organizer and moderator). Colloquium presented at the 34th Annual TESOL
Conference, Vancouver, Canada, 2000.
80.
West meets East and creates original drama. Video Theater presentation
at the 34th Annual TESOL Conference, Vancouver, Canada, 2000.
81.
Pan-Asian Collaboration (with J. Hoelker and D. Mc
Murray). Breakfast Seminar presentation at the 34th Annual TESOL Conference,
Vancouver, Canada, 2000.
82.
Recycling videotaped activities. Paper presented at the 34rd International
IATEFL Annual Conference, Dublin, Ireland, 2000.
83.
Video for EFL—Where we’ve been, where we’re
going. Paper presented at the 7th
National BRAZ-TESOL Convention, São Paulo, Brazil, 2000.
84. Movie openings for language practice.
Demonstration presented at the 26th International JALT Conference,
Shizuoka, Japan, 2000.
85.
Video technology in EFL teaching—Past, present,
future. Paper presented at the Ninth International Symposium and Book Fair on English
Teaching, Chien Tan Overseas Youth Activity Center,
Taipei, 2000.
86. Creating multimedia materials with DVDs. Paper presented
at the 21st Annual Thai TESOL Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, 2001.
87. DVDs and self-access learning.
Paper presented at the 35th Annual TESOL Conference, St. Louis,
Missouri, USA, 2001.
88.
Rainbow War (colloquium organizer and moderator, with Kip Cates, Irma K.
Ghosn, and Daniel Walsh). Colloquium sponsored by the Video IS and TESOLers for Social Responsibility Caucus and presented at
the 35th Annual TESOL Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, 2001.
89.
How can video energize your classroom? Afternoon "Energy Break"
discussion presented at the 35th Annual TESOL Conference, St. Louis, Missouri,
USA, 2001.
90.
Moving ahead with DVDs and the web.
Paper presented at the MELTA Biennial International Conference, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia (May 2001). Also presented at
the International Conference on Challenges and Prospects in Teacher Education,
Shah Alam, Malaysia, (July
2001).
91.
New technologies applied to teaching presentation skills. Paper presented at the Second Regional
Conference on College English Teaching, The Chinese University of Hong Kong,
2001.
92.
Developments
in digital video.
Colloquium presentation along with Fox. T., Lin,
L. Y., & Chun, V. at the Third Pan-Asian Conference “2001: A Language
Odyssey”, Kitakyushu, Japan, 2001. (Published 2002 on CD by
Japan Association for Language Teaching, Tokyo.)
93.
Video production pros and cons (with Barbara Morris). Discussion group
presented at the 36th Annual TESOL Conference, Salt Lake City, USA, 2002.
94.
Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes (colloquium moderator, with Kip Cates, Irma K. Ghosn, and Colleen Hovinga).
Colloquium sponsored by the Video IS and TESOLers for
Social Responsibility Caucus and presented at the 36th Annual TESOL Conference,
Salt Lake City, USA, 2002.
95.
Video in ELT:
Theoretical and pedagogical foundations. 2002 KATE International
Conference, Pusan, Korea, 2002. Published in Proceedings of the 2002 KATE International
Conference (pp. 256-259). The Korea Association of Teachers of English.
96. Exploring Cultural Elements of Films through DVDs and the Web. Paper presented at the Annual Thailand Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, 2003.
97.
Spaceship Earth: Our Global Environment (colloquium moderator, with Kip Cates,
Irma K. Ghosn, Yasuyo Fukunaga, and Donna McInnis). Colloquium sponsored by the
Video IS and TESOLers for Social Responsibility
Caucus and presented at the 37th Annual TESOL Conference, Baltimore, USA, 2003.
98.
Digital video's technological options and pedagogical payload (with Naomi Migliacci, Andrei Campeanu, and
Diane Ogden). Academic Session (colloquium) sponsored by the TESOL Video
Interest Section and presented at the 37th Annual TESOL Conference, Baltimore,
USA, 2003.
99.
Speech Training Through
Toastmasters and Video (with Pauline Chou). Paper
presented at the 37th
Annual Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Conference,
Baltimore, USA, 2003.
100. Harry Potter and the EFL Classroom.
Paper presented at the 37th Annual Teachers of
English to Speakers of Other Languages Conference, Baltimore, USA, 2003.
101. Self-access Instruction with DVDs. Paper presented at the
Twelfth International Symposium and Book Fair on English Teaching, Taipei,
Taiwan, 2003.
102. Shrek
for Homework—On-line.
Paper presented at the Annual Thailand Teachers of English to Speakers of Other
Languages Conference, Khon Kaen,
Thailand, 2004.
103. Using DVD Films to Enhance Listening Comprehension (with Jia-jen Luo). Paper
presented at the 38th Annual Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Conference, Long Beach, USA, 2004.
104. English, environment, and the Earth Day Special (colloquium
moderator, with Kip Cates, Irma K. Ghosn, Yasuyo Fukunaga, and Tom
Schroeder). Colloquium sponsored by the Video IS and TESOLers
for Social Responsibility Caucus and presented at the 38th Annual TESOL
Conference, Long Beach, USA, 2004.
105.
Video as role model (with Barbara Morris and Lilia Savova).
Intersession (colloquium) sponsored by the TESOL Video Interest Section and the
TESOL Teacher Education Interest Section and presented at the 38th Annual TESOL
Conference, Long Beach, USA, 2004.
106.
E-learning in an EFL linguistics class. Paper
presented at the First Conference on ELT and E-Learning in an Electronic Age:
Issues and Alternatives, Tamkang University, Taiwan,
May 2004. Published in Proceedings.
107.
Analog
to digital: Technology shift with classroom implications. In
Selected Papers from the Inaugural CELC Interntional
symposium "Paradigm Shifts in Language Teaching and Learning: Teacher
Roles and Learner Responsibilities" (X. Deng, V.M. Cole, M.L.C. Sadorra, and S.M. Wu, eds.).
National University of Singapore, 2005, pp. 29-41.
108. Teaching presentation skills using video as role model.
Proceedings of the MOE Conference on “Developing
the Basics of Holistic General Education.”「提昇全人基本素養的通識教育」pp. 41-50. Ming Hsin University of Science and Technology, June 2004.
109.
Sound symbolism and etymology
in Harry Potter. Paper presented at the Fifth Pan-Asian Conference on
Language Teaching, Vladivostok, Russia, June 2004.
110.
Using e-learning to teach linguistics courses.
Paper presented at the 1st Annual Conference of Cross Strait
Institutes of Foreign Languages and Multimedia Teaching Seminar, Wenzao Ursuline College of
Languages, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, October 2004.
111.
Names in the Harry Potter Books: Allusion, Alliteration, and
Etymology. Workshop presented at the Thirteenth International Symposium
and Book Fair on English Teaching, Taipei, Taiwan, November
2004.
112.
Digital alternatives to videotape for self-access. Paper presented at the 25th
Annual Thailand TESOL Conference, January, Bangkok, Thailand, January 2005.
113.
Innovative uses of video and digital media (with Ray Graham, Elizabeth
Hanson-Smith, Doug Kelly, Alan K. Melby, and Jeff
Wilkinson). Academic Session (colloquium) sponsored by the TESOL Video and
Digital Media Interest Section and presented at the 39th Annual TESOL
Conference, San Antonio, USA, 2005.
114.
Afternoon at the movies or cultural rewind (with Jane Hoelker
and Armeda Reitzel).
Intersession (colloquium) sponsored by the TESOL Intercultural Education
Interest Section, the Video and Digital Media Interest Section and the EFL
Interest Section and presented at the 39th Annual TESOL Conference, San
Antonio, USA, 2005.
115.
Ideas for teacher-made digital AV materials. Discussion Group presented
at the 39th Annual TESOL Conference, San Antonio, USA, 2005.
116.
The many faces of EFL today (with Rigoberto Castillo,
Tatyana Abelyan, and Lucy Dolan). Panel
Discussion presented at the 39th Annual TESOL Conference, San Antonio, USA,
2005.
117.
Developing digital
alternatives to videotape. Paper presented at the 2005
Hsiang Shan Area Intercollegiate International Conference and published in the
proceedings (Y-N Leung & M. Jenks, Issues in English language teaching:
Pedagogy and learning (pp. 205-214). Taipei: Crane Publishing Company,
Ltd.)
118.
Combining teaching linguistics and listening skills through technology.
Workshop presented at the Fourteenth International Symposium and Book Fair on
English Teaching, Taipei, Taiwan, November 2005.
119.
Teaching EFL with Harry Potter. Discussion Group presented at the 40th Annual
TESOL Conference, Tampa, USA, 2006.
120.
New applications of self-produced video/audio (with Barbara Morris). Discussion
Group presented at the 40th Annual TESOL Conference, Tampa, USA, 2006.
121. What's hidden behind the
names in Harry Potter? Intersection "Stretching Young Learners' Literature
toward New Understandings," presented at the 40th Annual TESOL Conference,
Tampa, USA, 2006.
122. Spice-up student
presentations with video editing software. Electronic Village Applications
Fair, presented at the 40th Annual TESOL Conference, Tampa, USA, 2006.
123. How to digitize videotaped
materials. VDMIS Academic Session Dare
to Go Digital! presented at the 40th Annual TESOL
Conference, Tampa, USA, 2006.
124.
Linguistics, EFL, and e-learning: bringing them together. Paper presented at
the 1st Shih Chien TESOL Conference, Taipei, 2006.
125. Listening
for world Englishes.
Paper presented at the Thai TESOL/PAC6 Conference, Bangkok, 2007.
126. Teaching English and computer skills with blogs. Electronic Village Applications Fair, presented at the 41st Annual TESOL Conference, Seattle, USA, 2007.
128. On the
vagaries of American English. Keynote
Speech at the 2007 Hsing-Wu ESP Seminar and Workshop.
In Proceedings, pp. 3-10.
129.
Teaching varieties of English. Paper presented at the 3rd International
Conference on Language Education of the Philippine Association for Language
Teaching, Manila, 2007.
130. Things
my English teacher never taught me. Keynote
Speech at 龍學科技大學執行教育部九十六年度提升技專院校學生外語能力專案成果發表會暨研討會. In
Proceedings, pp. 1-7. (Lunghwa
University of Science and Technology, 2007).
131. Do
video podcast lectures facilitate autonomous learning? Paper presented as
part of the VDMIS Academic Session, 42nd Annual TESOL Conference, New York
City, 2008.
132. Materials development and teacher training for the 21st century. Paper presented at the 2008 Conference of the The National Association of Teachers of English and the Far Eastern English Language Teachers’ Association. Far Eastern National University, Vladivostok, Russia, June, 2008. Published in Conference Proceedings, pp. 174-180.
133. How useful are podcasts in reinforcing content learning? Paper presented at the Seventeenth International Symposium and Book Fair on English Teaching, Taipei, Taiwan, 2008.
134. Actualizing learning potentials through digital technology. Paper presented at the 4th International Conference on Language Education of the Philippine Association for Language Teaching, Manila, 2008.
135. Problems in the musical translation of religious texts: Church Slavonic/Greek to English. In Selected Papers from the International Conference on TESOL & Translation 2008, Da Yeh University. Taipei: Crane Publishing Company, Ltd., pp. 118-131.
135. Student projects with multimedia for internet writing. Electronic Village Applications Fair, presented at the 43rd Annual TESOL Conference, Denver, USA, 2009.
136. Primary school textbooks versus animated films: Comparison of discourse features (with Billy Chen). Paper presented at the Eighteenth International Symposium and Book Fair on English Teaching, Taipei, Taiwan, 2009.
137. Taking the rat out of Ratatouille. Workshop presented at the Eighteenth International Symposium and Book Fair on English Teaching, Taipei, Taiwan, 2009.
138. Teaching World Englishes: Focus on Materials. Paper presented at the PAC 2009 and 5th International Conference on Language Education of the Philippine Association for Language Teaching, Manila, 2009.
139. Slumdog Millionaire: Opportunity to teach world English. Paper presented at the PAC 2009 and 5th International Conference on Language Education of the Philippine Association for Language Teaching, Manila, 2009.
140. Transferability from Synchronous Computer-Mediated Communication to Oral Discussion (with Sue Zheng). Paper presented at the 30th Thailand TESOL International Conference, Bangkok, 2010.
141. CALL, Corpus, Concordancer: Report on a Taiwan Project. Part of a colloquium presentation (organized by Suchada Nimmannit) at the 30th Thailand TESOL International Conference, Bangkok, 2010.
142.
Effects of SCMC and FTF Interaction on L2 Oral Proficiency (with Daisy Wang).
Paper presented at the Nineteenth International Symposium and Book Fair on
English Teaching, Taipei, Taiwan, 2010 and published in Proceedings, pp.
130-140.
143. Editing Video Using Ulead Video Studio©. Paper presented as part of
the Video and Digital Media Academic Session, 45nd Annual TESOL Conference, New
Orleans, USA, 2011.
144. Effects of Animated Films on Children’s Vocabulary
Learning (with Chang, Pei-Chi (張佩琪)). Paper presented at the PAC 2011 and Twentieth
Annual Symposium and Book Fair on English Teaching, Taipei, Taiwan, 2011.
145. EFL Learners Acquisition, Generalization,
and Overgeneralization of Adjective-noun Collocations through Exposure (with Chi, Pei-yin (紀佩吟)). Paper presented at the PAC 2011 and Twentieth Annual
Symposium and Book Fair on English Teaching, Taipei, Taiwan, 2011.
146. Teachers’ Intentions and College Students’ Interpretations of Oral
Corrective Feedback (with Wu, Pei-hua (吳佩樺)). Paper presented at the PAC 2011 and Twentieth Annual
Symposium and Book Fair on English Teaching, Taipei, Taiwan, 2011 and published
in conference Proceedings, pp. 508-518.
147. The Role of World Englishes
in English Language Teaching (Moderator and Speaker with Vilbar, Aurelio P., Reynolds, Eric, Cleary, Kevin & Sitthitikul, Pragasit). Panel discussion presented at the 2011 PAC
and Twentieth Annual Symposium and Book Fair on English
Teaching, Taipei, Taiwan, 2011.
148.
Listening to the World in English. Paper
presented at the 32nd Thailand TESOL International Conference,
Bangkok, 2012.
149. Adapting
Cartoon Series for Taiwan’s Beginning English Classes. Paper presented at the Pan-Asian Conference
(PAC) 2012 and 9th FEELTA International Conference, November 2012,
Vladivostok, Russia.
150.
National Exams and Other High Stakes Testing. (with Yulia Polshina (moderator), Kevin
Cleary, Maneepen Apibalsri,
Tim Thompson, and Yulia Tarasenkova). Panel discussion presented at the Pan-Asian
Conference (PAC) 2012 and 9th FEELTA International Conference,
November 2012, Vladivostok, Russia.
151. Cultural Films to Enhance College Students’ Speaking Motivation and
Fluency (with陳筱茵). Paper presented at the 21st Annual Symposium and Book Fair on English Teaching,
Taipei, Taiwan, November 2012.
152. The Effects of Two Pre-listening
Activities on Listening Comprehension (with Andrew Bennett). Paper presented at the 21st Annual Symposium and Book Fair on English Teaching,
Taipei, Taiwan, November 2012; published in Proceedings, pp. 128-134..
153. What Next for the Future of ELT in East
Asia? (Moderator and speaker with Tim Dalby, Richmond Stroupe, Shigeru Sasajima, Uthaivan Danvivath, and Margarita Ballesteros). Panel discussion presented at
the 21st Annual Symposium and Book Fair on English Teaching,
Taipei, Taiwan, November 2012.
154. Editing YouTube Videos with Free Software. Electronic Village Applications Fair, presented at the 47th Annual TESOL Conference, Dallas, USA, 2013.
155. Tips for Editing Videos. Paper presented as
part of the Video and Digital Media Academic Session, 47th Annual TESOL
Conference, Dallas, USA, 2013.
156. “Pingu”,
“Krtek”,
and “Shaun the Sheep”:
Extracurricular Materials for Primary English. Paper
presented at the 22nd Annual
Symposium and Book Fair on English Teaching, Taipei, Taiwan, November 2013;
published in Proceedings, pp. 332-36.
157. Influence
of Subtitle Order on L2 Learners’ Vocabulary Learning
(with 邱思嘉). Paper presented at the 22nd Annual Symposium and Book Fair on English Teaching,
Taipei, Taiwan, November 2013; published in Proceedings, pp. 258-69.
158. Video in Conducting Research. Paper
presented as part of the Video and Digital Media Academic Session, 48th Annual
TESOL Conference, Portland, USA, 2014.
Other Presentations
Expanding vocabulary with Harry Potter.
Talk given at Chien-Kung High
School, Hsinchu, October 2005.
Learning English through movies: Harry
Potter as an example. Publisher presentation presented at the
Fourteenth International Symposium and Book Fair on English Teaching, Taipei,
Taiwan, November 2005.
Tips for Giving Presentations in
English. Talk at NTHU College of Engineering Graduate Student
Workshop, January 2006.
Harry Potter and the Primary School EFL Teacher. Talk given at Jhubei Elementary School,
May 2006.
Tips for Giving Impromptu Speeches in
English. Talk given at Chien Kung High School, Hsinchu,
October 2006.
Techniques for Improving Oral
Communication Skills. Keynote Speech given at Lunghwa University of Science and Technology, Conference on
Foreign Language Education, December 2006.
Giving a Paper
at an International Conference: How to Prepare. Talk
given at National Tsing Hua
University College of Engineering (for new doctoral students), January 2007,
repeated in January 2008, updated and repeated March 2013.
Culture Shock and How to Survive it.
Talk for international students sponsored by the Counseling Center, National Tsing Hua University, October 2009.
Teaching College-level Speaking and
Listening--Some Ideas. Talk presented at National Chiao Tung University MA Program in English Language Teaching,
December 2010.
Ideas for Using Digital AV Technology
to Teach English. Talk given at Jhubei Senior High School, February 2011.
Using Readers’ Theater in English
Language Teaching. Workshop given at Jhubei Senior High
School, October 2011.
Series of three
In-service Teachers Workshops, Hsinchu County, Chutung, March 7, March 14, June 13, 2012.
Series of three workshops as
part of project on Listening Strategies and Listening Activities in EFL Senior
High, National Taiwan Normal University, March 12, April 16, June 4, 2012.
Rusyns (Ruthenians)—One of the Stateless Peoples of
Europe. Talk given at the European
Law Research Center, National Taiwan University, November 11, 2013.