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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? Whats 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 StudentsInterpretations 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.

 


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