Full-time Faculty
Chen, Chun-Yin Doris
Distinguished Professor and Chair
Education: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Ph.D. in Linguistics
Research expertise: First language acquisition, second/foreign language acquisition, TESOL, CSL, syntax
Courses taught: First Language Acquisition, Second/Foreign Language Acquisition,
Intermediate Aural-Oral Training in English, Introduction to Linguistics
Office number: (02)7749-1801 (or (02)7749-1772)
E-mail: chunyin@ntnu.edu.tw
Chang, Miao-Hsia
Professor and Vice Chair
Education: National Taiwan Normal University, Ph.D. in Linguistics
Research expertise: Pragmatics, discourse analysis
Courses taught: Pragmatics, discourse analysis
Office number: (02)7749-1775
E-mail: mhchang@ntnu.edu.tw
Chern, Chiou-Lan
Professor
Education: University of Queensland, Ph.D. in TESOL Studies
Research expertise: EFL Reading, TESOL
Courses taught: Teaching materials and methods: English, seminar in reading research
Office number: (02)7749-1783
E-mail: clchern@ntnu.edu.tw
Cheng, Yuh-show
Professor
Education: University of Texas at Austin, Ph.D. in Foreign Language Education
Research expertise: TEOSL, second language acquisition, language anxiety, individual differences in second language acquisition, EFL teacher education, second language education policy, L2 writing research
Courses taught:
[Graduate level] Seminar on Second/Foreign Language Acquisition, Second/Foreign Language Education Policy, English Academic Writing
[Undergraduate level] Language Acquisition, Teaching Practicum: English, General English
Office number: (02)7749-1767
E-mail: t22035@ntnu.edu.tw
Chang, Joan Chiung-huei
Professor
Education: University of Oregon, Ph.D. in Comparative Literature Program
Research expertise: Literature and theory of autobiography, Asian American literature
Courses taught: American Literature, Theory & Literature of Autobiography, British Literature, Introduction to Western Literature, Chinese Literature in English
Office number: (02)7749-1757
E-mail: joanchang@ntnu.edu.tw
Chen, Hao-Jan Howard
Distinguished Professor
Education: University of Pennsylvania, Ph.D. in Foreign Language Education
Research expertise: Computer assisted language learning, technology enhanced language learning, corpus linguistics, second language acquisition
Courses taught: Computer assisted language learning, technology enhanced language learning, corpus linguistics, second language acquisition
Office number: (02)7749-1781
E-mail: hjchen@ntnu.edu.tw
Su, Tsu-Chung
Distinguished Professor
Education: The University of Washington, Ph.D. in Comparative Literature
Research expertise: Drama, theatre history, performance studies, literary theory and criticism
Courses taught: Drama, theatre history, performance studies, literary theory and criticism
Office number: (02)7749-1777
E-mail: tcsu@ntnu.edu.tw
Chang, Shau-Ju
Professor
Education: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Ph.D. in Oral Communication
Research expertise: Critical thinking instruction, oral English instruction
Courses taught: English Conversation, Debate & Discussion, Language & Culture, Oral Communication Skills in English
Office number: (02)7749-1773
E-mail: t22028@ntnu.edu.tw
Liang, I-ping
Distinguished Professor
Education: University of Massachusetts Amherst, Ph.D. in American Literature Studies
Research expertise: Asian American literature, native American literature
Courses taught: American literature
Office number: (02)7749-1759
E-mail: lip@ntnu.edu.tw
Ting, Jen
Professor
Education: University of Rochester, Ph.D. in Linguistics
Research expertise: Syntax, Chinese syntax, comparative syntax
Courses taught: Grammar & Rhetoric, Comparative study of Chinese and English syntax, Introduction to Syntax, General English
Office number: (02)7749-1768
E-mail: ting@ntnu.edu.tw
Lee, Hsiu-Chuan
Distinguished Professor
Education: University of Michigan, Ph.D. in Comparative Literature
Research expertise: Asian American literature, women's literature, psychoanalysis and film studies
Courses taught: Literature
Office number: (02)7749-1822
E-mail: hclee@ntnu.edu.tw
Lin, Nissa Hui-shan
Distinguished Professor
Education: National Tsing Hua University, Ph.D. in Linguistics
Research expertise: Phonology, Optimality Theory
Courses taught: Phonology, English Phonetics, English Pronunciation, Guided Writing, Chinese Phonology, Optimality Theory, Seminar in Phonology, Topics on Phonology
Office number: (02)7749-1760
E-mail: hslin@ntnu.edu.tw
Huang, Cory Han-yu
Professor
Education: National Taiwan University, Ph.D. in Foreign Languages and Literatures
Research expertise: Demonic possession, Taiwan history and literature, witness and testimony, biopolitics, horror, psychoanalysis, Zizek, the posthuman
Office number: (02)7749-1764
E-mail: chyhuang@ntnu.edu.tw
Mary A. Goodwin
Professor
Education: University of Virginia, Ph.D. in English and American Literature
Research expertise: 19th-century American literature, women writers, travel writing and issues of Expatriation, place, lyric, 19th-century novel, film
Courses taught: English and American literature
Office number: (02)7749-1769
E-mail: profgood@ntnu.edu.tw
Lin, Chih-cheng
Professor
Education: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Ph.D. in Linguistics
Research expertise: Computer-assisted language learning
Courses taught: Computer-assisted language learning
Office number: (02)7749-1817
E-mail: cclin@ntnu.edu.tw
Wu, Hsiao-hung Iris
Professor
Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ph.D. in Linguistics
Research expertise: Syntactic theory, comparative syntax, Chinese syntax, Austronesian syntax, semantics, language processing
Courses taught: English, Academic Writing, Studies in Comparative Syntax
Office number: (02)7749-1756
E-mail: iriswu@ntnu.edu.tw
Liu, Yeu-Ting
Distinguished Professor
Education: Teachers College, Columbia University, Ed.D. in TESOL
Research expertise: Ultimate attainment in adult SLA, L2 lexical representation/mental lexicon, L2 reading, L2 phonology, cognitive aspects of CALL
Courses taught: Second language acquisition, English speaking/oral skills, Advanced academic writing, Freshman English, Introduction to TESOL practice, Advanced second language acquisition seminar (for MA & Ph.D students), research methods for SLA research
Office number: (02)7749-1788
E-mail: yeutingliu@ntnu.edu.tw
Ioana Luca
Distinguished Professor
Education: University of Bucharest, Ph.D. in English Philology
Research expertise: Life Writing, 20th and 21st century American Literature, Transnational American Studies, Memory Studies, Graphic Narratives, Eastern Europe and Post-Socialism
Courses taught:
[Graduate level] Life Writing: Text and Contexts, Memory Studies, Visual Culture: Theory and Practice, Research Methods, Academic Writing
[Undergraduate level] American Literature, US Cultures Past and Present, Introduction to Western Literature I&II, Visual Culture, Representations of History in Literature and Film, Women’s Literature, Advanced Writing, Freshman English Non-Majors
Office number: (02)7749-1758
E-mail: ioana.luca@ntnu.edu.tw
Chen, Lindsey
Professor
Education: University of Southern California, Ph.D. in Linguistics
Research expertise: Semantics, language and culture
Courses taught: English Etymology, Semantics, Language & Life
Office number: (02)7749-1754
E-mail:lindsey@ntnu.edu.tw
Justin Prystash
Professor
Education: Wayne State University, Ph.D. in English
Research expertise: Victorian literature and culture, science studies, science fiction, Idealism
Courses taught: Victorian Literature, Nineteenth-Century Novel, Science Fiction, Approaches to Literature
Office number: (02)7749-1821
E-mail: jprystash@ntnu.edu.tw
Su, Hsi-Yao
Distinguished Professor
Education: University of Texas at Austin, Ph.D. in Linguistics
Research expertise: Sociolinguistics, Linguistic anthropology, Identity, Language ideologies, Gender
Courses taught: Sociolinguistics, Language and gender, Special topics in Sociolinguistics, Research methods, General English
Office number: (02)7749-1819
E-mail: hsysu@ntnu.edu.tw
Hannes Bergthaller
Professor
Education: Universitat Bonn, Ph.D. in American Literature
Research expertise: American Literature
Courses taught: American Literature, European Literature, Germany
Office number: (02)7749-1790
E-mail: hannes.bergthaller@ntnu.edu.tw
Chang, Peichin
Professor
Education: University of Michigan, Ph.D. in Education
Research expertise: Learning technologies, English for academic purpose (EAP)
Courses taught: Academic Writing, Sophomore English: English for Specific Purpose(Art), Writing Design
Office number: (02)7749-1761
E-mail: peichinchang@ntnu.edu.tw
Chan, Shiao-hui
Distinguished Professor
Education: University of Arizona, Ph.D. in Linguistics
Research expertise: Neurolinguistics (see Lab website)
Course taught: Neurolinguistics, Language and Brain, English Conversation, Guided Writing
Office number: (02)7749-1761
E-mail: shiaohui@ntnu.edu.tw
Li, Jen-I
Associate Professor
Education: University of Arizona, Ph.D. in Linguistics
Research expertise: Syntax, semantics
Courses taught: Syntax, Introduction to Linguistics
Office number: (02)7749-1776
E-mail: lijeni@ntnu.edu.tw
Hsu, Yueh-Kuei
Associate Professor
Education: University of Memphis, Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction
Research expertise: TESOL
Courses taught: Situational listening comprehension practice in English, Methodology in teaching English to children
Office number: (02)7749-1770
E-mail: ykhsu@ntnu.edu.tw
Shao, Yuh-Chuan
Associate Professor
Education: National Taiwan University, Ph.D. in Foreign Languages and Literatures
Research expertise: Special Topics in Faulkner and Morrison, Trauma Studies, Contemporary Theory in Politics and Aesthetics, Ethics and Testimonial Literature
Courses taught: Approaches to Literary Works, Contemporary World Literature, Studies in Popular Culture and Literature, Testimonial Literature and the Question of Ethics and Aesthetics, General English: Literature and Culture
Office number: (02)7749-1786
E-mail: ycshao@ntnu.edu.tw
Wang, Hui-hua
Associate Professor
Education: National Taiwan University, Ph.D. in Foreign Languages and Literatures
Research expertise: Early Modern English Literature (Shakespeare), English Reformation, History of Western Consciousness
Courses taught: English Pronunciation, English III
Office number: (02)7749-1789
E-mail: t22045@ntnu.edu.tw
Wu, Jing-Lan Joy
Associate Professor
Education: University of Buffalo, Ph.D. in Linguistics
Research expertise: Functional grammar, Formosan syntax
Courses taught: Pattern Practice, History of the English Language
Office number: (02)7749-1816
E-mail: jjwu@ntnu.edu.tw
Hsieh, Miao-Ling
Associate Professor
Education: University of Southern California, Ph.D. in Linguistics
Research expertise: Chinese Syntax, Interface of Syntax and Semantics, Southern Min Syntax, First and Second Language Acquisition
Courses taught: Syntax, Freshman English
Office number: (02)7749-1774
E-mail: mlhsieh@ntnu.edu.tw
Su, Susan Jung
Associate Professor
Education: National Taiwan Normal University, Ph.D. in English and American Literature
Research expertise: Urban Literature, Asian American Literature, Literary and Cultural Gerontology, Contemporary British Fiction, Postcolonialism, Special English Topics in Arts I & II
Courses taught: Urban Literature, Literary and Cultural Gerontology, Asian American Literature, Special English Topics in Arts I & II, Literature and Film, Ageing and Its Social Practice in Cultural Production
Office number: (02)7749-1765
E-mail: jungsu@ntnu.edu.tw
Lo, Mei-Lan
Associate Professor
Education: University of North Dakota, Ph.D. in Teaching and Learning
Research expertise: Reading and Writing Instruction, English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI), Teacher Education, Teacher Professional Development
Courses taught: Reading and Writing in EFE/ESL Contexts, Freshman English, English Pronunciation, English Songs and Rhymes
Office number: (02)7749-1778
E-mail: t22001@ntnu.edu.tw
Tseng, Jun-Jie
Associate Professor
Education: National Taiwan Normal University, Ph.D. in TESOL
Research expertise: Computer-assisted language learning, teacher education, teacher development, multimodal pedagogy
Courses taught: English Teaching Materials and Methods, Teaching Practicum, Advanced English
Writing, Freshman English, Technology-Enhanced Language Teaching (for In
Service English Teachers)
Office number: (02)7749-1541
E-mail: jjtseng@ntnu.edu.tw
Aaron Deveson
Associate Professor
Education: University of East Anglia, Ph.D. in Literature and Creative Writing
Research expertise: Modern European (including British) poetry, modern American poetry, romanticism, cosmopolitanism
Courses taught: Modern European (including British) poetry, British Literature
Office number: (02)7749-1823
E-mail: aaron.c.deveson@ntnu.edu.tw
Ning, Li-Hsin
Associate Professor
Education: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Ph.D. in Linguistics
Research expertise: Articulatory Phonetics, Acoustic Phonetics, Psycholinguistics, Sentence Processing
Courses taught: English for Work, Advanced Writing, Advanced Phonetics, Acoustic Phonetics, Seminar in Phonetics, Quantitative Methods and R Programming, Multivariate Statistics
Office number: (02)7749-1763
E-mail: lihsin@ntnu.edu.tw
Wang, Hung-chun
Associate Professor
Education: National Taiwan Normal University, Ph.D. in TESOL
Research expertise: Creativity and ELT, language creativity, foreign language acquisition
Courses taught: Intermediate Writing, Freshman English, Gifted and Talented Education for Language, Creativity and Foreign Language Teaching (Graduate level)
Office number: (02)7749-1762
E-mail: wanghc@ntnu.edu.tw
Chen, Alvin Cheng-Hsien
Associate Professor
Education: National Taiwan University, Ph.D. in Linguistics
Research expertise: Computational linguistics, quantitative corpus linguistics, cognitive linguistics, functional grammar
Courses taught: Computational Linguistics, Guided Writing, Semantics
Office number: (02)7749-1821
E-mail: alvinchen@ntnu.edu.tw
Gerardo Fernandez-Salgueiro
Associate Professor
Education: University of Michigan, Ph.D. in Linguistics
Research expertise: Syntactic Theory, Psycholinguistics, Romance languages, English
Courses taught:
[Graduate level] Comparative Syntax (English, Romance, and Chinese), Syntactic Theory and Sentence Processing, Psycholinguistics, Studies in Syntax
[Undergraduate level] Introduction to Syntax, Language and Mind, Guided Writing, Introduction to Psycholinguistics
Office number: (02)7749-1811
E-mail: gfsayang@ntnu.edu.tw
Tai, Brena Yu-Chen
Distinguished Associate Professor
Education: The Ohio State University, Ph.D. in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Research expertise: Contemporary US women of color literature, gender studies, Chicana feminism, Anzaldúan studies
Courses taught: Women's Literature, English academic reading and writing, English debate and discussion
Office number: (02)7749-1779
E-mail: yuchentai@ntnu.edu.tw
Wu, Chia-chi
Assistant Professor
Education: University of Southern California, School of Cinematic Arts, Ph.D. in Cinema & Media Studies
Research expertise: Film cultural studies
Courses taught: Queer and Cinema
Office number: (02)7749-1820
E-mail: jiaqiwu8@ntnu.edu.tw
Wu, Mei-zhen
Assistant Professor
Education: University of British Columbia, Ph.D. in English Education
Research expertise: Teaching English as a second/foreign language, Qualitative Inquiry
Courses taught: Oral training in English, Qualitative Inquiry, Research in listening and speaking
Office number: (02)7749-1766
E-mail: angelawu@ntnu.edu.tw
Lee, Yi Chien
Assistant Professor
Education: Boston College, Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction
Research expertise: Sociocultural perspective on language and literacy learning
Office number: (02)7749-1782
E-mail: yichien@ntnu.edu.tw
Kung, Fan-Wei
Assistant Professor
Education: Queens University, Ph.D. in TESOL & Applied Linguistics
Research expertise: Bilingualism, multilingualism, World Englishes, language & cultural identities, applied linguistics, second language acquisition
Courses taught: Guided Writing, Content and Language Integrated Learning (M.A & Ph.D), Culture and English Language Teaching (M.A & Ph.D), ELT Theory and Practice (Ph.D)
Office number: (02)7749-1762
E-mail: fwkung@ntnu.edu.tw