Panelists
Dr. Sumei Wu, Beijing Normal UniversityBio
Dr. Sumei Wu is an assistant professor in the School of Foreign Languages and Literature at Beijing Normal University in China. She received her PhD of Philosophy in Education from Southern Methodist University in Texas, the United States. Her research interests include telecollaboration for language teacher Education, language teacher noticing, and the integration of technology in language teacher education (especially mixed-reality simulation programs). In particular, she focuses on the intercultural learning, technology-enhanced language learning, and multi-modal practices of language teachers in secondary classrooms. She has published in top journals, such as Computer Assisted Language Learning, CALICO journal, and Language Learning & Technology, and Educational Psychology Review.
Dr. Hsin-I Chen, Associate Professor, National Taipei University of TechnologyBio
Dr. Hsin-I Chen is an associate professor in the Department of English at the National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan. Her research focuses on technology-enhanced language learning and teaching, virtual reality, telecollaboration, multimodality, and English-medium instruction. She has published articles in top journals, such as Language Learning & Technology and Language & Intercultural Communication. She also serves as a guest editor for a special issue on Contextualized Multimodal Language Learning in Educational Technology & Society in July 2023 Issue 3.
Dr. Ariel Wu, Assistant Professor, University of TaipeiBio
Dr. Yi-ju (Ariel) Wu is an assistant professor in the Department of English Instruction at University of Taipei, Taiwan. She received her PhD in Education from University of California, Santa Barbara. Her current research expertise includes data-driven learning, virtual reality, L2 speaking, L2 writing, teacher education, TPACK, English for Academic Purposes, English for medical purposes, and English for legal purposes. She has published in leading international journals such as Language Learning & Technology and Educational Technology & Society.
Dr. Junjie Gavin Wu, Assistant Professor, City University of Hong KongBio
Dr. Junjie (Gavin) Wu is an assistant professor at Shenzhen Technology University in China. He is Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies (SSCI, SCI, EI, Q1) and Book Review Editor of TESL-EJ (Scopus, Q1). Gavin serves on the committees of ChinaCALL, PacCALL, GLoCALL, and ICFULL. He has around 30 English publications and over 10 papers appeared in SSCI journals. He also edited books with Springer (2021) and Routledge (2024).
Dr. Hui-Chin Yeh, Distinguished Professor, National Yunlin University of Science and TechnologyBio
Dr. Hui-Chin Yeh is currently a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Applied Foreign Languages at National Yunlin University of Science and Technology in Taiwan. Her research interests center on EFL teacher education, computer-assisted language learning, EFL reading and writing, and multiliteracies. She published more than 50 SSCI papers. She received 2017, 2011, and 2020 distinguished young scholar awards from the National Science and Technology Council, a 2016 Role Model award in teaching and mentoring, 2014 and 2020 research excellence awards, a 2022 service excellence award from her university, and her course has been certified as a quality e-learning course form the Ministry of Education in Taiwan in 2011. In addition, in recognition of several different language systems developed and 5 patent achievements were honored with the TWPatentDB.
Abstract
As Taiwan is promoting bilingual education to meet its 2023 Bilingual Policy, content teachers at primary and secondary schools are expected to teach their content courses in two languages, Chinese and English. To help prepare teachers for bilingual education, the Ministry of Education has initiated a few professional development (PD) programs for content teachers. One of these programs is to give content teachers opportunities to learn in an international context. The program under discussion is one that was implemented online in collaboration with Macquarie University to teachers of STEM and Integrated Activities. In this presentation, we will describe the MOE sponsored project, the curriculum design of the PD as well as the feedback from the participants and the facilitator who attended the course with the participants to provide language support. We will showcase this PD program to explore ways to empower content teachers in their bilingual journey.
Panelists
Dr. Chiou-lan Chern, Professor, National Taiwan Normal UniversityBio
Chiou-lan Chern is a professor in the Department of English at National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU). Her research interests include L2 reading instruction and critical thinking, English language policies, and English teacher education. She is the PI of various MOE funded projects as well as the coordinator of English Curriculum Advisory Team of Ministry of Education in Taiwan. She currently serves as Dean of College of Liberal Arts at NTNU.
Dr. Pamela Humphreys, Director, Macquarie University CollegeBio
Pamela Humphreys has worked in international education for over 30 years in Europe, Asia and Australia in various roles including teacher, teacher educator and academic manager. Currently the Director at Macquarie University College, Sydney, Australia, she is also the Director of the Macquarie University EMI Centre, the first in the region to focus on the practice of English Medium Instruction. The Centre recently received endorsement from NEAS for its suite of EMI products, the first in Australia. In 2022, Pamela was awarded the English Australia John Gallagher Bursary for her contribution to the English language sector. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy; Senior Fellow of IEAA; a TEQSA Expert and a Board Director of NEAS.
Dr. Mei-Lan Lo, Associate Professor, National Taiwan Normal UniversityBio
Mei-Lan Lo is an associate professor in the Department of English, National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU). She was the director of the Foreign Language Education Division, Common Core Education Committee at NTNU from 2018 to 2019. Her research interests include teacher professional development, reading and writing instruction, bilingual education, and English as a medium of instruction. She has chaired some MOE funded projects and worked closely with bilingual teachers in Taiwan.
Dr. Ming-Fang Lin, Kaohsiung Municipal Shanlin Junior High SchoolBio
Ming-Fang Lin is a full-time English teacher in Kaohsiung Municipal Shanlin Junior High School and an adjunct assistant professor in the Language Center, Shih Chien University (Kaohsiung Campus). His research interests include English teaching, applied linguistics, pragmatics, and bilingual education. Recently, he has been developing glocalized teaching materials of bilingual home economics for rural junior high school students in Taiwan.
Dr. Shih-Han Su, Director, National Pingtung University
Bio
Shih-Han Su is the Director of Academic Affairs in The Affiliated Experimental Primary School of National Pingtung University, Taiwan. She is responsible for the school’s bilingual curriculum development and MOE funded bilingual projects. She has recently worked as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in National Pingtung University. The courses – Classroom Management and Bilingual Teaching Practicum – are under the university’s EMI course framework. Her research interests include glocalized bilingual curriculum development, literacy strategy, and visual discourse analysis in picture books.
A journey of How to Conduct Research and Get Published in top Academic Journals
Abstract
Academic writing and getting published in top journals are challenging and highly competitive, especially for junior scholars and graduate students. Even if you overcome the first barrier and come up with valuable, brilliant ideas or collect good research data, how you can then organize your thoughts and present ideas in a logical way that will capture the attention of reviewers is always a next hurdle. The three presenters will break their one-hour talk into three essential parts. The first presenter will first introduce the research types, and then guide the audience through the entire process of conducting research and getting published. Issues such as where to start, when to identify right journals, what elements to be included in the five chapters (structure of a research paper), and how to submit will all be addressed in the first half of the panel discussion. The second presenter then will focus her talk on the other important aspect of getting published, which is how to revise your paper and write responses to deal with reviewers’ comments and feedback after submission. Some critical issues, such as timely reply, direct response to the comments, and appropriateness of challenging reviewers or editors will also be tackled. The third will then share his experience as a senior SSCI journal editor on the quality and standard world top-journals, like Educational Technology and Society are seeking. It is hoped that the potential audience will gain some valuable strategies and tips on this particular topic, which would benefit them significantly in their future academic career development and arduous scholarly writing journey.
Panelists
Dr. Nian-Shing Chen, Chair Professor, National Taiwan Normal University
Bio
Nian-Shing Chen received the National Outstanding Research award three times in 2008, 2011, and 2015. He is ranked in second place on the Top Authors list by article count in Computers & Education. He is ranked number 4 on the top scholar list in the educational technology field based on an article published in the British Journal of Educational Technology. Prof. Chen is ranked number 8 in Education Research in Asia based on AD Scientific Index 2022. He was served as the Editor-in-Chief for the ET&S journal.
Dr. Wen-Chi Vivian Wu, Distinguished Professor, Asia University
Bio
Wen-Chi Vivian Wu is a distinguished professor of the Department of Foreign Languages at Asia University and a consult of Department of Medical Research in China Medical University in Taiwan. She has published extensively on CALL and educational technology related SSCI journals, with research interests focusing on VR/AR, flipped classrooms, PBL, MALL, cross-cultural communication, and robotics learning. She has highly cited SSCI articles on topics including flipped instruction and learner motivation. Dr. Wu is a founding member of English Scholars Beyond Borders Association (ESBBS) while also plays an important role for several prestigious international journals for many years, including the editorial board member of the CALL Journal (SSCI) and Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning (Scopus), and associate editor of Asian ESP Journal (Scopus).
Dr. Hui-Chin Yeh, Distinguished Professor, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology
Bio
Hui-Chin Yeh is currently a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Applied Foreign Languages at National Yunlin University of Science and Technology in Taiwan. Her research interests center on EFL teacher education, computer-assisted language learning, EFL reading and writing, and multiliteracies. She received 2017, 2011, and 2020 distinguished young scholar awards from the National Science and Technology Council, a 2016 Role Model award in teaching and mentoring, 2014 and 2020 research excellence awards, a 2022 service excellence award from her university, and her course has been certified as a quality e-learning course form the Ministry of Education in Taiwan in 2011. In addition, in recognition of several different language systems developed and 5 patent achievements were honored with the TWPatentDB.