2014 – Facilitator: Train the Trainers: Effective English Teaching Approaches and Strategies: from Theory to

Practice. Regional English Language Program Office, Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh,

Cambodia, February 13-24, 2014. (Trainees were university teachers and 7-12^th grade teachers and teacher

trainers)

2012 – Facilitator: Building Future Leaders in English Teaching organized by Regional English

Language Program Office, Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy Seoul, February 8-10, 2012

2012 - Facilitator: Train the Trainer Summer Institute at South China Normal University, Guang Zhou,

Regional English Language Program Office, Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy, Beijing, China, July 2-6, 2012

2009 - Facilitator and plenary speaker at National Association of Teachers of English (NATE) Conference, Kazan,

Russia, Regional English Language Program Office, Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy Moscow, Russia. June

18-29, 2009

2011- June 2012 Fulbright Senior Scholar- Visiting Professor in the English Dept. National Taiwan Normal University.

Taught a graduate level course: Introduction to World Englishes to PhD. and MA students.

Program training coordinator for Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Program, Taiwan

1994- Present Seattle Colleges (SCCD)

Tenured Professor and College district Faculty Development Director (2018-present)

Sept. 2018-present Professor, Faculty Development Director, Seattle Colleges, USA

- Provide leadership directions and support to district-wide curriculum innovation and professional

development activities including guided pathways, equity, diversity, access and inclusion for students success, ITC

training, CRT (Culturally responsive Teaching), outcomes assessment and other initiatives to integrate 21^st century teaching and learning

approaches

- Collaborate with colleges and directed the initiation, planning, design and evaluation of district-wide workshops, forums and

special events to promote scholarship of teaching and enhance collaboration and communication

TESOL/Basic and Transitional Studies Division

Courses taught:

EDUC 202 Introduction to Education

EDUC 207 Classroom Management, Planning and Practicum

LAN 101: Introduction to Linguistics

EDU 271: ESL Reading and Language Arts

EDU 272: Integrating Language Minority Students into Mainstream Classroom

EDU 296: TESOL Methodology and Curriculum Design

TESOL CCS 6740 – Non-Credit TESOL Certificate Program

ESL 096-099- Reading and Writing for College Success

ESL Courses from Literacy to Advanced Reading/Writing for College Success for adult learners at all levels: ESL level 1A to ESL 099

ESL 4 Business-IT- Hybrid class with service learning integration

I-DEA for English Learners - Flipped class for Adult English Learners, Gates Foundation Special Project ( Fall 2015)

2013 ESP for AMT (Aviation Maintenance Technology) Intensive Teacher Training Program – South Seattle College

Taught ESP approaches and techniques to in-service teacher trainees

Team-taught with instructors from Aviation Maintenance Technology program

July 1996 – 2015 Instructor SCCC TESOL Summer Institute/ TESOL Certificate Program

Teach Second Language Acquisition theories, methodologies, curriculum development, intercultural communication,

and assessment issues to K-12, Adult In-service and pre-service teacher training courses

June 2016- Aug. 2017 Associate Professor/Director of English Language Center, University of Macau, Macau

- Provided leadership and supervision to the Center’s programs and offerings in general and academic

English as well as co-curricula/extra-curricular language activities for the university.

May 2008- Present Instructor – Heritage University – Elementary Teacher Education Program

ED 557C. Advanced Curriculum, Management and Assessment III (Master In Teaching MIT Program)

ED 557B Curriculum, Management and Assessment II (MIT Program)

ED 557A Curriculum, Management and Assessment I (MIT Program)

BLE 415 Equitable Assessment for English Language Learners

BLE 409 ESL in the Content Areas

BLE 413 Instructional Methods in ESL/ Bilingual Education

BLE 406W Reading and Language Arts

June 2000 – 2010 Adjunct Professor – Seattle University- College of Education MA TESL Program

Graduate level courses taught:

TESL 591 – Structure of English

TESL 534 Linguistics for Language Teachers I – Introduction to Language

TESL 535 Linguistics for Language Teachers II – Discourse Analysis

Jan. 2004 – 2007 Adjunct Professor – Seattle Pacific University/ Washington Academy of Languages

Graduate Level and TESL Endorsement courses

EDU 5774 - History and Methods of Teaching ESL/Bilingual Education

EDU 5770 - Principles of Language Teaching and Learning

EDU 5751 - Teaching Spoken Language

EDU 5772 - Testing and Evaluation

EDU 5775 - English Structure for ESL Teachers

Jan 2000 – Mar 2000 VESL Instructor – Certified Nursing Assistant Program – South Seattle Com. College (part-time)

Summer 2006 ● Assisted curriculum and instructional material development

● Team-taught the CNA courses with a nursing instructor

June 1999 - Dec. 1999 Designed and taught On-line course: EDU 272- Integrating Language Minority Students

into Mainstream Classroom (part-time)

Dec. 2008 – May 2009 Curriculum Writer – South Seattle Comm. College – project funded by SSCC Foundation

· Developed Adult ESL Computer Technology Curriculum and Instructional Modules

· Needs assessment tools and other CALL instructional materials

Sept. 1998 – 2000 Title III ABE/ESL Computer Curriculum Developer, Basic Studies Division, SCCC

July 1992 - Aug. 1993 Adjunct Faculty - Faculty of Education, York University, Canada

(TESL Teacher Training - In Service Program)

(ED/ENSL 3600.08, Part 1)- Theories and methodologies in TESOL

Jan. 1993 - Dec. 1993 Curriculum Writer/Researcher for Federal Government of Canada

Employment and Immigration Canada/TESL Ontario, Canada

· Developed the Ontario Province LINC (English Language Instruction for

Newcomers) Curriculum Guidelines

Sept. 1987 - April 1990 Lecturer (University) (part0time) University of Toronto

Department of East Asian Studies

Computer- Assisted Composition in Chinese (Course number: 321H, 322H)

· Designed curriculum, teaching materials and evaluation instruments

· Instructed effective writing skills and different rhetorical styles in Chinese

· Introduced process writing through computer-assisted learning

· Instructed Chinese computer input methods

Sept. 1991 - April 1992 Instructor ( College) (part-time)

School of Business/Culture & Language Program, Humber College, Ontario Canada

May 1989 - Sept. 1992 ESL Instructor (Continuing Education, Levels 1, 2 & 3) (part-time)

Adult Basic Education Program, Toronto Board of Education,Woodgreen Community Center, North York Board of Education Adult Ed. Learning Center

· Taught English skills to immigrant students and high school drop-out/at risk students

· Prepared immigrants and high school at-risk students to pass Canadian Adult Achievement Test

· Worked well with linguistically, culturally, ethnically and socio-economically diverse students’ population.

1982-1985 EFL Instructor

Department of Basic Science, Wuhan University of Science and Technology Wuhan, P.R. China

Information Institute, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, P.R. China

Leadership Experience

Sept. 2018-present Faculty Development Director, The Vice Chancellor’s Office for Academic and Student Success, Seattle Colleges, USA

- Provide leadership to every aspect of the college district Professional development programs for faculty and staff

- Chair Faculty Development Advisory Committee and support district-wide curriculum innovation, E-Learning activities and

professional development activities including Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) pedagogies, leading with racial equity in teaching and professional development, guided pathways initiatives, integrating technology in teaching, outcomes assessment and course evaluation.

- Direct the initiation, planning, design and evaluation of district-wide workshops, forums, faculty learning communities (FLCs), and special events to promote scholarship of teaching and enhance collaboration and communication.

- Develop and manage the FD budgets and administer district faculty development grants.

- Work with administrators and faculty members from different campuses to develop long-range and short-term strategic plans and performance measures related to fulfilling the mission of the Seattle Colleges.

- Develop and publish quarterly Faculty Development Newsletters.

- Manage and update the FD website

- Disseminate innovative teaching and learning information and research findings in the district communities.

- Collaborate with campus level PD coordinators and provide support to campus FD events and initiatives

- Collaborate and support the Washington state level PD initiatives and events.

March 2015- 2016 Past President TESOL International Association

March 2014 – 2015 President TESOL International Association. www.tesol.org

March 2013 – 2014 President-elect TESOL International Association. www.tesol.org

- Worked closely with the Executive Committee and Board of Directors in developing new strategic plan (2015-2018) and new research agenda.

- Provided leadership in restructuring the Association’s governance structure to ensure more nimbleness and responsiveness to the changing and growing needs of its members.

- Developed budget and oversee the Association’s finance situation.

- Provided leadership in fulfilling the mission of TESOL - advancing professional expertise in teaching English to speakers of other languages worldwide.

June 2016-Aug. 2017 Director, English Language Centre, University of Macau

- Provided leadership and supervision to the Center’s programs and offerings in general and academic English as well as co-curricula/extra- curricular language activities for the university

- Developed the three-year strategic plan and Mission and vision of the ELC

- Lead the Centre’s instructional team in aligning instructional learning outcomes and assessment with international standards (CEFRs)

Sept. 2016 – June 2017 Chief Examiner – Macau wide University Joint Admission Examination Committee (JAE)

• • • Provided leadership in every aspect of the first ever JAE work to ensure its successful implementation and completion

    • Worked collaboratively with the committee members from four local key universities in planning and implementing the JAE project

    • Developed two sets of JAE papers with the JAE writing taskforce

    • Developed and supervised the JAE marking plans, marking schemes and procedures

    • Produced a comprehensive final report with key findings and recommendations

Sept. 2013-2015 Coordinator – Internship Program and El-Civics Program, Basic and Transitional Studies

Division, South Seattle College (SSC)

Sept. 2012- 2013 Coordinator – Transitional English Program –ESL Department, Basic and Transitional Studies

Division, SSC

March 2008- 2011 Board of Directors TESOL International Association. www.tesol.org

· Developed mission, vision, policy and plans for the international professional association

· Provided leadership and support to different TESOL standings committees and interest sections

· Provided support and services to global TESOL affiliates and community

· Networked with other global educational associations

· Advocated for the TESOL organization, profession, its members and students

Sept. 2006 – June 2007 Chair, ESL Department, Basic Studies Division (Full-time)

Sept. 2003 – June 2004

· Coordinated ESL programs including planning ESL faculty meetings, scheduling intake testing, CASAS pre-post testing, and facilitating program and committee meetings

· Assisted Dean in class scheduling, grants preparation and program review

· Represented faculty at the state board ABE/ESL Student Fee Implementation Taskforce

· Provided new faculty orientation and mentoring

· Advised students and addressed their needs

Sept. 2004 – Present Chair, Professional Issues, Seattle Colleges Federation of Teachers

· Coordinate SCCD’s new Mentor Program

· Collaborate with faculty and administration to identify topics for district-wide professional training workshops.

Jan. 2004 – 2006 Co-Chair, Global Education Design Team, Seattle Central Comm. College (Part-time)

· Coordinated and organized college wide workshops and events on global issues

· Conducted bi-monthly meetings and manage the budget

Sept. 2000-June 2002 Faculty Professional Development Coordinator, Seattle College District (Full-time)

· Chaired SCCD Faculty Development Advisory Committee and provided directions and support to district-wide

curriculum innovation and professional development activities including retention and transfer initiatives, technology

training, outcomes assessment and course evaluation

· Directed the initiation, planning, design and evaluation of district-wide workshops, forums and special events to promote

scholarship of teaching and enhance collaboration and communication

· Developed and managed the budgets and administered district faculty development grants

· Worked with administrators and faculty members from different campuses to develop SCCD’s long-range and short-term

strategic plans and performance measures related to fulfilling the mission of the Seattle Colleges

· Published Quarterly SCCD Faculty Development Newsletters and SCCD professional development offerings

· Disseminated innovative teaching and learning information and research findings in the district communities

· Provided support to faculty and facilitated conflict resolution

· Developed partnership with local organizations and institutions to promote programs and events to the larger community

· Recruited and worked with staff, conducted staff meetings and prepared staff performance evaluations

March 2005- 2008 Chair/Past Chair, Affiliate Leadership Council, International TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)

· Developed policy and standing rules for the newly organized ALC, TESOL

· Worked collaboratively with International TESOL Central Office, Executive Board of Directors, and 99 international and U.S. Affiliate leaders in developing Affiliate Council professional development activities

· Chaired annual Affiliate Leadership Council Assembly at the TESOL Convention

Dec. 2006 –2007 President, Washington Association for the Education of Speakers of Other Languages (WAESOL)

Dec 2002- 2003

· Worked collaboratively with board members from different institutions and organizations to serve ABE/ESL profession

and students and promote ESL awareness

· Provided leadership and served as a liaison between the international TESOL and the local affiliate

· Oversaw the budget and all activities of the association

Sept. 1997 - 2002 Chair: Social-Political Concerns Committee (SPICY), Washington State Association for

Education to Speakers of Other Languages (WAESOL)

· Organized annual ESL Awareness Month Event in the state of Washington

· Developed and published the ESL Teachers’ Resource Booklet

· Created and administered the SPICY mini-grants for advocacy and awareness events in the state of Washington

July – Aug. 1998 Team Leader: Fulbright Haynes the China Study Program

· Lead a delegation of 14 members from Seattle Com. College District, University of Washington, WA China Relations Council, and Seattle Public Schools

· Researched Chinese culture, society, educational reform and other areas of China studies in Beijing, Xian, Chong Qing- Seattle’s Sister city, and Shanghai

· Exchanged research and teaching ideas with local educators in Chong Qing

July 1993 – July 1994 Program Lead (Continuing Education- Adult ESL Program)

Adult Education Administration Center, Toronto Board of Education, Canada

· Coordinated ABE/ESL programs and managed operational budget

· Supervised instructors through classroom observation, consultation,

demonstration collaboration and performance evaluation

· Worked with teachers to ensure that curriculum and instruction was based on the federal and program guidelines

· Interviewed candidates for new teaching positions

· Worked closely with local community organizations and businesses to recruit students and create on-site workforce training classes

· Participated administrative and professional meetings and performed other duties as assigned

June 1994- Aug. 1994 Program Leader (International/Heritage Languages-Chinese Program)

North York Board of Education, Toronto Canada

· Supervised the Chinese Languages Program for the North York Board of Education

· Participated in teacher and students recruitment

May 1983 – June 1984 Trainer/Coordinator-English Proficiency Training Program (University)

Wuhan University (College) of Building Materials, Wuhan, P.R. China

· Provided English language proficiency training to university faculty members from southeastern region in China

RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE

Research Experience:

2019 - present Researcher/Curriculum Developer- Culturally Responsive Teaching Across the Curriculum, Seattle Colleges

2018-present Investigator: 2.1.1. TILT in Higher Ed, A State-wide Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

(Sotl) Leading with Equity Project in WA. State Board of Community and Technical Colleges.

2016- present Chief Editor – Series Publication Selected Works of Renowned TESOL Experts- Foreign Language

Teacher Education and Development 外语教师教育与发展国际权威丛书

Shanghai Academic Publishing Center for Foreign Language Education,Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press (SFLEP)

Selected authors include: Ahmar Mahboob, Alistair Pennycook, Andy Kirkpatrick, Angel Mei Yi Lin,

Brian Paltridge, Diane Larsen-Freeman, Dilin Liu, Guofang Li , H. Douglas Brown, Lawrence Jun Zhang,

Paul Kei Matsuda, Ryuko Kubota, and Sun Yilin.

2015-2016 Principal Investigator: Integrating technology in low-level adult ESOL classes. BTS Division, South Seattle

College, Special Project. State Board of Community and Technical Colleges, Gates Foundation

2012-2014 Principal Investigator: Accelerating Success for Low-Level ESOL Learners - Outcome-based

contextualized learning project. BTS Division, SSCC. Special Project Funds, the Office of Adult Literacy,

Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges

2009-2012 Co-editer: Book Project with Ryuko Kubota: Demystifying Career after Graduate School: A Guide for

Second Language Professionals in Higher Education (2012) Information Age Publishing, Inc.

2011-2012 Principal Investigator: Providing Training and Support for Fulbright English Teaching Assistants’

Professional Development in an EFL Co-Teaching Context. Fulbright Research Project for Fulbright Taiwan

· Developed survey questionnaires and data collection instruments

· Conducted data analysis

· Writing research findings and final report

2011-2012 Principal Investigator/Chief Editor: Voices from the ETA World- A Critical Case Book Project

· Developed the research proposal based on the needs of the Fulbright ETA training and development

· Provided Training workshops for writing effective case stories

· Working closely with current ETAs and local elementary English teachers in developing case stories

· Revising and finalizing case book for publication and sharing

2009-2010 Co-Principal Investigator: Integrating Information Literacy into ESL Curriculum, Transforming Pedagogy and Curriculum with

Information Literacy. LSTA Grant from the Washington State Library.

· Created authentic learning modules to integrate information literacy in English learning for intermediate ESL learners

· Developed assessment tools and activities

· Wrote final project report as a team

2003- 2005 Project Coordinator: Standards, Equity and Advocacy: Challenges and Issues that Adult

ESOL Educators Face in 21^st Century- International Survey of TESOL Adult Ed Educators (Volunteer)

TESOL- Special project for Adult Education Interest Group

· Wrote research proposals and secured funding support from TESOL for the project

· Worked collaboratively with a team to design the survey questionnaire,

· Conducted data analyses and produced the project report

· Organized workshops to disseminate study findings at TESOL and other events and wrote articles for publication

1998-2000 Project Coordinator: Untold Success Stories of Students of Color-Critical Ethnography as

Action Research, SCCC and Univ. of Washington (Bothell)-

· Coordinated every stage of the project including the design of interview protocols and survey questionnaires, interviews, data analysis, information sharing and project reports.

· Interviewed underrepresented students of color who met the research criteria and made a difference in their lives

· Worked with a team to develop a photo documentary exhibit and write case stories for the exhibit

· Organized workshops to disseminate study findings in the district and at different conferences

2000- Present Case writer and team member of Phase II of the project - Critical Moments at SCCC

1996-1998 Coordinator/Principal Investigator: Writing across the Curriculum Phase I and

1998-1999 Researcher for Phase II: Writing Toolbox Projects, SCCC

· Initiated research ideas and developed proposal and a survey questionnaire for a college-wide study on faculty perceptions of writing skills for academic purposes

· Worked collaboratively with a team of 5 interdisciplinary faculty members

· Administered the survey, conducted the interviews and statistical analyses,

· Prepared final report for Phase I and produced a Writing Toolbox for Phase II

· Presented Phase I results using p PowerPoint software and Phase II Writing Toolbox at a variety of workshops and conferences.

1995-1996 Principal Investigator: ESL students Retention and Achievement at SCCC- Five-year Study

· Developed research proposal and secured finding from Special Project and Training Funds 353, the Office of Adult Literacy, State Board for Community and Technical Colleges

· Designed research questions and methods, used SPSSX to process data analyses and Excel to produce charts and figures

· Completed final report with a team member and presented the results at workshops, conferences, and division meetings

Jan. 1996 - Nov. 96 Researcher (Volunteer) Washington Association of English as a Second Language (WAESOL)

· Conducted a survey study on “Washington State ESL Teachers’ Working Conditions

· Processed data analysis and prepared tables and graphics

· Presented the results with a team at Tri-TESOL and International TESOL Conferences

1987- 1992 Research Assistant: Conduct statistical analysis and data processing on a number of research

projects at O.I.S.E. / University of Toronto

1987-1992 Principal Investigator - Reading Processes in Chinese as First and Second languages

Department of Curriculum, under the supervision of Dr. Dale Willows

· Investigated first and second language reading and word recognition processes in Chinese

· Developed research instruments

· Conducted statistical analyses (MANOVA) using SPSSX package

· Critically analyzed and presented findings in the Ph.D. dissertation

May 1990 - Aug. 1990 Research Assistant- Graduate Student Representative

Department of Curriculum Accreditation Committee for the OCGS (Ontario

Council for Graduate Studies) Review, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

· Assisted in the design and overall planning of the accreditation

· Developed survey questionnaires for the Review

· Conducted interviews with students and faculty members

· Prepared data analysis

· Assisted in writing the final report

May 1988 - April 1989 Co-Principal Researcher, Project Coordinator: Prof. Ruth Hayhoe

The Committee on Scholarly Communication with P.R. China,

National Academy of Science, Washington, D.C.

Evaluation of China's foreign-returned scholars in 10 universities in Shanghai, China.

· Assisted the design of evaluation questionnaire and statistical profile

· Conducted data coding and statistical analysis of the evaluation questionnaires

· Co-authored for the final report to Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

· Co-authored the publication of the study on a refereed educational journal

Sept. 1985 - Dec. 1985 Research Assistant - Project Coordinators: Profs. B.Burnaby & L. McLean

China/ Canada Language Cultural Program:

Canada/China Human Development Training Program:

China/Canada management Training Program: (sponsored by CIDA)

· Assisted the design of evaluation questionnaire

· Translated and analyzed the evaluation data

· Assisted the project coordinator in writing the final report

Sept. 1987 - April 1989 Graduate Assistant - Language and Learning Project- Project Coordinators: Profs. Jim

Cummins, B. Harley and M. Swain

Department of Curriculum, O.I.S.E./University of Toronto

· Assisted data analysis for immersion and bilingual classroom interactions of Grade 1- 3 students

Jan. 1987- April 1988 Principal Investigator

Comparative studies in Sociolinguistics in the area of Speech Acts:

Gratitude Expressions in Chinese and English

· Conducted research project using an ethnographic approach

· Analyzed the syntactic structures of gratitude expressions in English and Chinese

· Wrote the final report and presented at the conferences

1986-1992 Graduate/Research Assistant for a variety of research projects in the fields of Curriculum

design, language planning, second language acquisition, L2 testing and curriculum evaluation and teacher training materials development

Committees served since 1994:

Institution/District level

2018-present Faculty Development Advisory Committee, Curriculum Grants Committee, E-Learning, Seattle Colleges

2017-present College district Shared Governance Committee

2018 - present Global Initiatives Study Group, Seattle Colleges

2017- Present College Council, South Seattle College

2006-2014 Executive Board of American Federation of Teachers- Seattle Colleges

2009-2011 Curriculum Review Council (CRC), South Seattle Com College

2003 -2008 College Planning Advisory Council (PAC), Seattle Central Com. College

2002 - 2007 Global Education Design Team, Seattle Central Comm. College

1997 – 04, 2007 Faculty Development Advisory Committee, Seattle Comm. College District.

2000 - 2002 Curriculum Development Committee, Seattle College District

2001 SCCD Technology Innovation Committee

2000 - 2016 District Distance Learning College Representatives Committee/ Operational Committee

1999 -2006 SCCC Multicultural Initiative - Critical Moments Project Team member

2002 - 2016 Seattle College Federation of Teachers (SSCCFT) Executive Board

1994 - 1998 Assessment Outcomes Committee, Seattle Central College

1994 - 1998 Faculty Advisor for Asian Student and Chinese Student Clubs, SCCC

State /Special Administrative Region (SAR)/ State Level:

2016-2017 Chief Examiner, Macau Joint Admissions Examination Committee, Macau SAR

2016- 2018 Founding President, Macau Association of Applied Linguistics (MAAL)

2016- 2018 Co-Chair – Asia TEFL 2018 International Conference to be held in Macau

2015-present Advisory Council member, University of California, Irvine, Division of Continuing Education

2016-present Advisory Council member, School of Education, Westcliff University, California

WA State Level:

2019 -present Assessment, Teaching and Learning Group- State Board of Community and Technical Colleges

1999 - 2011 Faculty and Staff of Color in Higher Education Annual Conference Planning Committee

2004 and 2008 TESOL Liaison, Washington Association for the Education of Speakers of Other Languages (WAESOL)

2007-2009 Washington State K-12 Science and Math Standards Advisory Committee, OSPI

2004 ABE/ESL Student Fee Implementation Taskforce, Office of Adult Literacy, Washington State Board for Community &

Technical Colleges (SBCTC).

2002- 2003, 2007 President, WAESOL

1997- 2002 Chair of Social-Political Concerns Committee, WAESOL

2000- 2003 Washington State Higher Education Teaching/ Learning Network Advisory Committee

1997- 1998 Developmental Education Assessment/Assignments Project, SBCTC.

1996-2003 Advisory Committee of K-12 Benchmark /Standards and the Essential learning Project

Washington State Board of Higher Education/ WASL College Readiness Scoring Conferences

1998 -2000 Advisory Committee of Chinese Curriculum Development Committee, World Language. Culture and

International Education Program, Seattle public Schools

1997 Adult Statewide System for Information Sharing ESL Working Group, Office of Adult Literacy, SBCTC.

National/International Level:

2017 -2018 Oxford University Press ELT Expert Panel

“Word Printed Frequency/Familiarity and Structure Complexity Effects on L1 and L2 Word Recognition Processes.” in N.Bird et al (Eds) Language and Learning, Hong Kong Association of Applied Linguistics.1994, pp.433-446.

"Word Recognition in Second Language Reading" Co-authored with F.Chitiri, D.Willows & I.Taylor in R.J.Harris (Ed.) Cognitive Processing in Bilingual, Amsterdam: North-Holland Elsevier Science Publishers. 1992, pp. 283-98.

"Reading and Writing in Chinese,” in J. Scane, (ed), Heritage Language Teachers, 1992.

Selected Refereed Journal Articles:

Investigating the impact of increased student feedback literacy level on their expectations on university teachers’ feedback, Wei wei, Sun, Yilin and Xiaoshu Xu (2020). Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education. Nov. 2020

A Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) Framework for ESP Teachers in Tertiary Education in China. Xu, Xiaoshu and Sun, Yilin (2018). The Asian ESP Journal, Vol 15, Issue 3.

Building Bridges- English Teaching in the Glocalized World. (2017). Journal of World Education, Vol 30, Issue 7 (2017) 年

第 7 期 (第 30 卷 总第 415 期, General No. 415). Ministry of Education, P.R. China ISSN 1672-3937.

Building Bridges, Crossing Boarders: Journey to A Better Future for TESOL (2016). Vol. 1(2)

http://dergipark.ulakbim.gov.tr/tojelt/article/view/5000189549/5000166196

Major Trends in the Global ELT Field: A Non-Native English-Speaking Professional's Perspective. Journal of Language

Education in Asia. Volume 5, Issue 1(2014) http://dx.doi.org/10.5746/LEiA/14/V5/I1/A02/Sun

Demystifying the Myths about Leadership (2014) The English Connection. Volume 18, Issue (1 & 2)

http://www.koreatesol.org/sites/default/files/pdf_publications/TECv18n1-2.pdf

Teaching and Learning Second Language Listening. Book review article (2013). Teachers College Record, The Voice of

Scholarship in Education. http://www.tcrecord.org/Content.asp?ContentId=17346

Standards, Equity and Advocacy: Challenges and Issues that Adult ESOL Educators Face in the 21^st Century Preliminary Survey Results of ESOL Teachers in Adult Basic Education and Literacy Systems. TESOL Journal (March 2010) http://www.tesolmedia.com/docs/TJ/firstissue/11_TJ_Sun.pdf

A Small Step in Integrating Information-Literacy for Adult English Learning: Challenges and Strategies – AEIS News, Jan. 2013 Preliminary Survey Results of ESOL Teachers in Adult Basic Education and Literacy Systems – KTESOL News 2005

Chinese Teachers' Views of Western Language Teaching: Context Informs Paradigms, Co-authored with Barbara Burnaby

TESOL Quarterly Vol.23 (2) pp.219-37, 1989.

China’s Scholars Returned from Abroad: A View from Shanghai, Co-authored with Ruth Hayhoe, China Exchange News,

Vol.7 (4), pp.2-7, 1989.

An EFL Needs Assessment: Chinese Students Studying at a Canadian University, TESL Canada Journal, Vol.5 (1) Nov.

1987. pp. 27-44.

TESOL Leadership Blogs regular writer: http://blog.tesol.org/tag/yilin-sun/

· 7 Magic Steps Toward Developing Teachers as Leaders

· 8 Major Trends in the Global ELT Field

· A New Way of Looking at Teacher Evaluation

· Living VenTESOL’s Spirit!

· Greetings From Yilin and Important Initiatives From TESOL

Selected Papers in Refereed Conference Proceedings:

“Teachers as Researchers in the 21st Century ELT Field: Navigating the Journey Through Case Studies.” In Proceedings Selected Papers from 2019 PAC/the Twentieth International Symposium on English Teaching. Nov. 2019.

“Support and Access Professional Development – A Focus on Leaders.” in Proceedings Selected Papers from 2014 PAC/the

Twentieth International Symposium on English Teaching. Nov. 2014.

“Trends, Challenges, and Strategies for Non-Native Speaking TESOL Educators in the Global ELT Field” in Proceedings

Selected Papers from 2011 PAC/the Twentieth International Symposium on English Teaching. Nov. 2011.

“ Action! Fun with EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning.” in Proceedings 1^st International and 5^th National Conference of Teachers of English of the Czech

Republic. Sept. 1998.

“Cheese or Tofu: EFL (English as a Foreign Language) Language Planning in P.R.China” in Proceedings of II

International Congress of Educational Philosophy. Madrid: National University of Distance Education, 1993.

"An EFL Needs Assessment: Chinese Students Studying at a Canadian University" in Selected Conference Proceedings: Realizing the Dream. 1987 (eds. by

Jeanette, D. Macero, B. Agor & N.Tumposky) Buffalo: New York State Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, pp. 69- 86.

Selected Technical Reports:

Macau-wide Joint Admission Examination 2017 Report. JAE Committee, Macau Government GAES, 高等教育辅助办公室 May, 2017,

https://www.gaes.gov.mo

Training Needs for Fulbright English Teaching Assistants. Fulbright Taiwan Foundation for Scholarly Exchange, 2012

Standards, Equity and Advocacy: Challenges and Issues that Adult ESOL Educators Face in the 21^st Century Preliminary Survey Results of ESOL Teachers in Adult Basic Education and Literacy Systems –TESOL- sponsored Special Project report, 2006

Inquiry Project for Students Success- Special Report for Office of Adult Literacy, Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, 2005

Critical Ethnography as Action Research- Untold Success Stories of Students of Color at an Urban College- Special Project Report for the Provosts’ Diversity Initiatives and Transfer Transitions: Academic Success of Students of Color. 2003

An Investigation of ESL Student Achievement and Retention at Seattle Central College. 1996 353 Special Grant Project, Office of Adult Literacy, Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges

Writing Across the Curriculum at Seattle Central College. Co-authored with three faculty members. 1998

A View from Shanghai: China's Foreign Returned Scholars. Co-authored with Ruth Hayhoe, A study commissioned by he Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. 1990.

Chinese Trainees in Canadian Placement: Phase II. Co-authored with Ian Martin, Special Federal Project (For CIDA) Canada - China Language and Cultural Program. 1987.

Curriculum Guidelines and Toolbox:

ABE/ESL Computer Curriculum. Co-authored with V. Sison, B. Tice-teering, A. Levine, J. George, and C. Costa. 1999

Writing Toolbox: Tools for Achieving Writing Competencies Across the Curriculum. Co-authored with L.Dodson, C. Howe and C. Waluconis, 1998. Seattle Central College.

Ontario LINC (Language Instructions for Newcomers to Canada) Curriculum Guidelines. Co-authored with M. Stonell, D. Fleming, K. Krawford. Employment and Immigration Canada, 1993.

Textbook:

Chinese for Communication -- Basic Expressions (1). Shirong Zhongwen Huihua. Department of Continuing Education, Language Division. Humber College of Applied Arts and Technology, Toronto, 1992.

Washington Center for

Food for Thought: ESL in Higher Education Fall 1998.

Untold Success Stories of Students of Color Project at Seattle Central College: A project in progress. Fall 2000

Editorial Board/Advisory Board Member:

Journal of Language Education in Asia, 2011-present

English Language Teaching, Advisory Board- National Taiwan Normal University Jan 2015- present

Turkish Online Journal of English Language Teaching (TOJELT) 2015- present

Language Teaching for Young Learners – 2018- present

TESOL Journal Reviewer- 2010- present

Selected Keynote /Plenary/Featured Speeches:

“Developing Resilient and Innovative Educators through Actions and Innovations” Opening Keynote speaker at the 2021 Cam-TESOL Virtual International Conference, Feb. 5, 2021.

“Teachers as Critical, Reflective and Resilient Educators – Perspectives and Strategies” Plenary speaker at Language Teacher Training and Education Virtual International Conference (LTTE). Indonesia, Sept. 23, 2020

“Differentiated Instruction in EFL Contexts- Research, Practice and Strategies,” invited featured speaker at Thai-TESOL 2020 International Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, Feb.1^st, 2020

“ELT For Glocal Synergies Across Disciplines and Multilingual Ambiences” Invited Plenary Speaker at the 2019 Asia-TEFL AsiaTEFL 2019 International

Conference , Bangkok, Thailand June 27-29, 2019

"Teachers as Researchers in the 21^st Century ELT Classroom: Navigating Journey through Case Studies" Plenary speaker at The 5th International Conference on Foreign Language Teacher Education Innovation and Development. Central China Normal University, Wuhan China, Oct. 26-28, 2018.

“Building Skills, Expanding Networks, and Overcoming Challenges in the 21^st Century Global ELT Field.” TESOL-Africa 2018 International Conference. Senegal, May 4-6, 2018

“Integrating 21st Century Skills in EMI Programs” Plenary Speech at National University of Science 2017 Conference, Taibei, Dec 2017

“Redefining and Empowering Teachers and Learners in the Glocalized ELT Field” Plenary speech at SPELT 2017 International Conference, Karachi Nov. 2017

“Co-constructing English Teaching and Learning through Glocalization” Featured speech at 2017 TESOL Arabia International Conference, Dubai, AUE, March 9, 2017

“The changing landscape of ELT- Redefining, Integrating and Empowering” Featured speech at 2017 Nile TESOL International Conference, Cairo, Egypt. January 23-24, 2017

“Nine Trends and implications in the changing Glocalized ELT Field”. Keynote Speech at 2017 Global Education International Conference, Manila, Philippines, January 27-29, 2017

“21st Century ELT-Trends, Strategies and Implications” Opening Keynote speech at 2016 Neuro-ELT International Conference at University of Macau, Nov. 12-13, 2016

“Teaching and Learning English in a Changing World: Trends, Strategies and Responsibilities” Opening Keynote speech at Canadian International English Language Learner Conference, Guangzhou, China, Nov. 11, 2016

“Classroom and Beyond” Opening Keynote speech at WAESOL 2016 Conference, Spokane, WA, USA Oct. 2016

“Transcending Boundaries: ESP in the 21st Century Higher Education” Keynote speech at Joint International Conference- ESP in Asia 2016: Frontier and Advancement, Tokyo, Japan Oct. 2016,

“Celebrating Change: Reevaluating Teacher Professional Development - A Focus on Leadership Development” Keynote speech at 2016 Ecua-TESOL Conference, Guayaquil, Ecuador, June 2016.

“Empowerment through Glocalization for the 21^st Century ELT Professionals”. Keynote speech at 2016 Thai-TESOL Conference, Khon Kean, Thailand, January 29-30, 2016.

“Striving for Excellence and Visibility: Strategies for the 21^st Century ELT Professionals.” Featured speech at 1^st African

TESOL Conference, Khartoum, Sudan, Feb. 26-27, 2016.

“Teaching English in a Changing World: Strategies and Responsibilities of ELT Professionals”. Keynote speech at 21^st BETA

International Conference in Sucre, Bolivia, Jan 11-13, 2016.

“Teaching English in the 21^st Century Contexts.” Keynote speech at HELTA TESOL 2015 Conference, St Pedro, Sula, Honduras, Nov. 18-20, 2015.

“Crossing Boarders, Building Bridges: Journey to A Better Future for TESOL.” Presidential plenary speech at TESOL 2015 Convention, Toronto, Canada, March 2015.

“ESP in the 21st Century- An NNES Professional's Perspective” Plenary speech at 7^th International Conference on ESP in Asia. Qingdao, Shangdong, China, Sept. 25-27, 2015.

“Empowering Teachers and Students in ELT in the 21st Century Classroom.” Opening Plenary at TESOL Peru 2015 Convention, Trujillo, Peru, July 31,2015

“Celebrating Teachers’ Achievements: Strategies and Responsibilities of ELT Professionals in the 21st Century Classroom.”

Opening Plenary at Three Rivers TESOL 215 Conference, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Nov. 7th, 2015.

“Reconnection, Reflection and Renewal: Strategies and Responsibilities of ELT Professionals in the 21st Century

Classroom” Plenary speech at BC-TEAL 2015 Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May 22-23, 2015.

“Winds of Change in ELT: Strategies, Issues and Responsibilities of ELT Professionals in the 21st Century Classroom”

Plenary speech at ARTESOL 2015 XI Southern Cone TESOL Convention, Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 8-9, 2015.

“Reconnection, Reflection and Renewal: Strategies and Responsibilities of ELT Professionals in the 21st Century

Classroom” Plenary speech at BC-TEAL 2015 Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May 22-23, 2015.

“Winds of Change in ELT: Strategies, Issues and Responsibilities of ELT Professionals in the 21st Century Classroom”

Plenary speech at ARTESOL 2015 XI Southern Cone TESOL Convention, Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 8-9, 2015.

“Departing from Tradition: Trends and Responsibilities of TESOL Educators in the Changing Global ELT Field.” The 3rd

English Language International Conference: Departing from the Tradition: Innovation in English Language teaching

and Learning English Language Center, University of Macau, Jan 31^st-Feb 1st, 2015

“Developing Teachers as Leaders, Current Trends in Teacher Professional Development.” Featured speaker at 2014 PAC/the 15th International Symposium on English Teaching. ETA- Taiwan, Nov. 2014.

“Effective Vocabulary Teaching and Learning Strategies” Plenary speech at 2014 Symposium of National Taiwan University of Technology. Nov. 2014.

“Empowering Teachers and Students in ELT in the 21st Century Classroom” Plenary speech at ANUPI-TESOL 2014 Conference- Tides of Change: Empowering teachers and students in ELT. Mazatlan, Mexico, Nov, 7, 2014.

“Major Trends Issues and Responsibilities of Teacher Educators in the Changing Global ELT Field” Opening Plenary Speech at National Association of English Teacher Education 2014 Symposium. Chengdu, China. Oct 2014.

“Current Trends and Issues in ELT: Implications for ELT in China”. Featured Symposium Chair/speaker. The Seventh International Conference on English Language Teaching (ELT) in China, Nanjing, China, Oct. 2014.

“Development in L2 Writing Research and Practice” Plenary speech at 2014 International Symposium on College English Writing: Writing across Borders: New Directions in EFL and ESL Writing Research. Wuhan University of Technology/University of Macau, Wuhan, P.R. China, Sept. 2014.

“Strengthen the ELT Teachers in Haiti- Trends, Roles and Responsibilities”. Opening Plenary Speaker, MATE-TESOL 2014 Conference: Strengthen the ELT Teachers in Haiti, Port-au-Prince, Haiti Aug. 2014.

“What Teachers Need to Know about Vocabulary Teaching and Learning?” Plenary speech at 2014 Higher Education Conference on ELT. Kaohsiung University of Hospitality. Kaohsiung, Taiwan, July 2014.

“Examine, Support, Renew - ELT for the Next Generation” Opening Plenary Speech at Ven-TESOL 32nd National Convention: Examine, Support, Renew - ELT for the Next Generation Social Communication School. Universidad Católica Andrés Bello. Caracas, Venezuela, May 30th and 31st, 2014.

“Developing Speaking Skills through Story Reading and Questioning Techniques” Plenary talk at ACPI-TESOL 2014 Convention. San Jose, Costa Rica. June 27, 2014.

“Principles and Strategies for Effective Remedial Instruction.” Plenary talk at 2014 Conference on Learning Support for Low Achievers. Ministry of Education/National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan. June 20-21, 2014.

“Milestones in Teaching and Learning: Trends, Successes, Strategies and Responsibilities”. Plenary Speech at Illinois- TESOL ITBE 2014 40th Anniversary Convention. Lisle, IL, Feb 29-March 1^st, 2014.

“Excellence in English Teaching and Learning for Regional and International Integration- A NNEST’s Perspective” Opening Plenary speech at Cam-TESOL 2014 International Conference. Phnom Penn, Cambodia, Feb. 2014.

“A Quest for Excellence in Teaching - A Non-native English Speaking Professional's Perspective” Featured speaker: at

IATEFL LAMSIG 2013 Conference- Quality And Standards In Language Teaching: A Quest For Excellence, Izmir,

Turkey, May 3-4, 2013.

“Vocabulary Teaching Strategies for English Learners” Plenary Speech at Lao-TESOL 2012 Conference. Vientiane, Feb.2-

4, 2012.

“Trends, Issues, Challenges, and Responsibilities of Non-Native Speaking TESOL Educators in the Global ELT Field over

the Next Decade” Plenary Speech at 30th Thailand TESOL International Conference “ELT in the Next Decade:

Sharing, Caring, and Daring” Bangkok, Thailand, January 29, 2010

Opening plenary speaker “Teaching and Learning to Speak the Same Language in the Global English Language Teaching

(ELT) Field: Trends, Issues and Challenges for Non-Native English Speaking Educators.” at the 15^th International

NATE Conference- Learning to Speak the Same Language, jointly organized by NATE and the TATELTA in

Kazan, Russia. June 25^th, 2009

“Vocabulary Teaching Strategies.” Featured speaker at Thai-TESOL 2012 Conference. Bangkok, Jan 28-31, 2012

“Trends, Challenges, and Strategies for Non-Native Speaking TESOL Educators in the Global ELT Field” featured speaker

session at 2011 PAC/the Twentieth International Symposium on English Teaching. Taipei, Taiwan, Nov.13, 2011.

“Soft Power: Optimizing Influence as a constructive change agent.” Featured speaker at the 2012 Mid-Year English

Language Fellows Conference. RELO/Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy, Bangkok, Thailand J.W. Marriott Hotel,

Bangkok, Jan 25-25, 2012.

Effective Vocabulary Learning Strategies for English Language Learners. Featured presentation at 32^nd Thai-TESOL Annual

International Conference. Bangkok, Thailand. Jan 27-28, 2012.

"Building Future Leaders in English Teaching" program” in Seoul, Korea, Feb 8-10, 2012.

Symposia/Colloquium Presentations:

“Differentiated Instruction and Assessment in EFL Contexts: Research, Practice & Recommendations” Organizer and Speaker At The EFL-IS Academic Session, TESOL 2019 International Convention, Atlanta, USA March 12-15, 2019'

"The State of Adult Ed and The state of Adult Education - Advocacy Work for Adult EL Learners” Panel Colloquium speaker at the TESOL 2019 International Convention, Atlanta, USA March 14, 2019

“Identity, Dialect, and Language Ideology in an EFL Co-Teaching Context” Colloquium presentation at TESOL 2017 International Convention, Seattle, WA USA. April, 2017.

“Defining, Exploring, and Measuring Cultural and Linguistic Competence” Colloquium presentation at TESOL 2016 International Convention, Baltimore, USA. April, 2016.

“New Directions for ESP Education – An NNEST Perspectives” Featured speaker at the Colloquium on the Current Development in EST Education in Japan. UEC Tokyo, Feb. 12-13, 2016.

“Demystifying Academic Career Paths for Nonnative Graduate Students and Scholars” Colloquium presentation at TESOL 2013. Dallas, TX 2013

"Successful Strategies for Navigating Professional Life in Higher Education” Colloquium presentation at TESOL 2013. Dallas, TX 2013

“Adult Education in the 21st Century- Trends, Successes, Strategies, and Challenges”. Featured Presentation at TESOL 2009 Convention, Denver, 2009

“Classroom-Based Action Research-Trends, Successes and Debate” TESOL 2008, New York, NY 2008

“Professional Development for TESOL Educators.” Colloquium presentation at TESOL 2007. Seattle, WA.2007

“Standards, Equity and Advocacy: Challenges and Issues that Adult ESOL Educators Face in 21^st Century” TESOL 2006 Convention, Tampa, FL. U.S.A. March 15, 2006.

“Tools for Change: Survey of ESOL Teachers in Adult Basic Education and Literacy Systems” AEIS Panel Presentation at TESOL 05, San Antonio, March 30, 2005.

“Immigration Issues for IEPIS (Intensive English Programs), AEIS (ESOL in Adult Education, and HEIS (ESL in Higher Education)” TESOL 03 Convention, Baltimore, Maryland, March 28, 2003.

“Teaching and Learning Resources on Sept 11^th event and its aftermath.” TESOL ’02 Convention, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 9-13, 2002.

“Scholarship of Teaching –Theory-to-Practice-to-Theory.” Panel presentation at Washington TLC Network Retreat, Port Ludlow, WA, March 2002.

"Social Justice Issues" Panel Discussion at Washington Association for Education to Speakers of Other Languages Annual Conference Seattle University, Seattle, WA, Nov. 4^th, 2000.

“Asian Pacific American Cultures and the Process of Learning” Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Education Workshop for Community and Technical College Faculty and Staff. Panel Speaker. Nov. 19, 1999.

“Colloquium on Sociopolitical Issues and Concerns.” Panel presentation at TESOL ’99 Convention, New York, March 9- 13, 1999.

“Colloquium on Employment Issues and Concerns for ESL Professionals” Panel presentation at TESOL ’98 Convention, Seattle WA, March 17-21, 1998.

Co-present with Drs. Willows, Segalowitz, Lukatela, Turvey, and Dr.Venezky “Methodological Issues in Cross Linguistics Reading Research” at 1994 AERA (American Educational Research Association) Conference, New Orleans Conference, U.S.A., April 1994

"Draft LINC Curriculum Guidelines: Project and Product.” TESL Ontario 93 Conference, Toronto, November 1993.

Sample Presentations/Workshops at National and International Conferences:

“Teacher Professional Development - A Focus on Leadership Development/” TESOL Arabia 2017 International Conference, Dubai, AUE, March 2017.

“Transcending Boundaries in Glocalized ELT Field- Implications for English-Medium Universities in Macau and Asia.” Centre for Teaching and Learning Enhancement Forum, Univ. of Macau, January 2017

“Developing speaking skills through reading and questioning techniques” Workshop presentation at ACPI-TESOL 2014 Conference. San Jose, Costa rica. June 2014.

“Integrating Technology in English Language Teaching: Tools and strategies for low-level adult EL learners.” Workshop presentation at CALL Electronic Village, TESOL 2014 Convention, Portland, March. 2014.

“Effective Vocabulary Teaching and Learning Strategies.” US Dept. of State English Fellows Mid-Year Conference in Southeast Regions, Phnom Penn, Cambodia, Feb. 2014.

“Professional Development- A Focus on Leadership Development.” US Dept. of State English Fellows Mid-Year Conference in Southeast Regions. Phnom Penn, Feb. 2014.

“How to write an effective conference proposal./abstract” (Royal University of Phnom Penh/ Institute of Foreign Languages. Cam-TESOL 2014 Pre-conference Training Institute, Jan, 2014.

“Critical Language Studies: Focusing on Identity Development through NS and NNS Co-Teaching in an EFL Context ” The International Society of Language Studies 2013 Conference. San Juan, Puerto Rico. June 13, 2013.

“Learning Diversity from World Englishes-Implications for Teaching and Learning” WAESOL 2012 Conference. Seattle, WA Oct. 2012.

“Critical Discourse in a Co-Teaching Situation in an EFL Setting in Taiwan” University of Malaya Conference on Discourse and Society 2012, June 27-29, 2012. Kuala lumpur, Malaysia

“Integrating Information Literacy for ESL Students” TESOL 2012 Convention, Philadelphia, USA March 28-31,2012.

“Non-Native English Speakers Navigating the Higher Ed System in North America” Tri-TESOL Conference, Seattle WA, Oct. 22, 2011.

“Our Mission is Transition- Pathways to Prepare Adult Learners for Successful Transitions” Commission on Adult Education

(COABE) National Conference 2011, San Francisco, California. April 14, 2011.

“Creating Pathways to Prepare Adult Learners for Successful Transitions” Presentation at TESOL 2010 Convention, Boston,

March, 2010

“Bridging the Gap - Integrating Information Literacy into ESL Curriculum” Panel presentation at Rendezvous 2010:Review,

Renew, Revitalize! Yakima, WA July 19-21, 2010.

"Credentialing Teachers of Adult English Language Learners: Blessing or Curse? Featured Panel presentation at TESOL

2010 Convention, Boston, March 2010.

“Effective Questioning Techniques and Critical Thinking” the 15^th International NATE Conference- Learning to Speak the

Same Language in Kazan, Russia. June 27^th, 2009.

“Building Association, Leadership and Community of Professionals -What Activities Make an Association Strong?” co-

presented with the RELO Director David Fay and Elena Lubnina at the 15^th International NATE Conference- Learning

to Speak the Same Language in Kazan, Russia. June 27^th, 2009.

“Transition to College Success – ESL Financial English, Accounting and Quantitative Reasoning - Pathways to Business and

Financial World" Workshop presentation at Rendezvous, the WA Adult Basic Education 2008 Conference. Seattle

University, June 30 – July 2, 2008.

"Effective Questioning Techniques" TESOL Peru 2008 Conference, Trujillo, Peru, July 31^st- August 2nd, 2008

“Vocabulary Learning Strategies for English Learners”. TESOL Peru 2008 Conference, Trujillo, Peru, August 2nd, 2008.

“Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum: a Method for Quantitative Reasoning. (a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded

initiative” Co-presenter at Pacific Northwest Higher Education Teaching and Learning Conference, Spokane, WA,

April 30- May 2^nd, 2008

“Critical Ethnography as Action Research: Successes and Challenges of Immigrant Students Studying at an urban U.S.Higher Education Institution” Paper presentation at Asia TEFL 2006 International Conference. Fukuoka, Japan. Aug.2006

“Pursuing Social Justice through Sacred Relationships among People of Color to Move the Agenda” Panel presentation at

Faculty and Staff of Color in Higher Education Annual Conference. WA. Nov. 2005.

“Thinking with F.I.R.E. - Critical Questioning Techniques” Commission on Adult Education (COABE) National Conference

2005.. May 6, 2005, Anaheim, California.

“Tools of Engagement: Demystify the myths on immigrant staff, faculty and student, A Continued Dialogue.” Workshop

presentation at Faculty and Staff of Color in Higher Education 2004 Annual Conference. Vancouver, WA.Oct.2004

“Standardized Testing vs. Authentic Assessment: Where do they meet?” Paper presentation at The 25^th Annual TESOL

Greece Convention Looking Back and Looking Forward: 25 Years of TESOL Greece. Athens, March 13, 2004

“Critical Thinking and Language Learning” WAESOL 2004, Green River Com. College, WA Oct. 23, 2004.

“Voices from Learners and Educators” TESOL 2004 Convention, Long Beach, CA. March 31^st, 2004.

“What Can WAESOL Do for You?” WAESOL 2003 Annual Conference, Seattle, WA. Nov. 1^st 2003.

“Affirming Diversity – Working with Immigrant Faculty and Students” Washington State Faculty and Staff of Color in

Higher Education Annual Conference. Bellingham, WA Oct. 30^th, 2003.

“Successes and Challenges in Promoting ABE/ESL Awareness in Washington State" Panel presentation at COABE (The

Commission on Adult Basic Education) National Conference. Tuesday, April 28, 2003. Portland, Oregon.

“Providing Support to Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Network” Panel presentation at League of Innovation 2002

Conference, Boston, March 16-19, 2002

“Critical Moments- Creating a diversity learning community on students’ retention.” Panel presentation at The Association

Summer Conference, WACTC. Vancouver, WA, July31-Aug 2, 2001.

“Empowering Students with Active Reading Strategies”. Workshop presentation at XVI National Conference for Teachers of English - A New Era: New Directions and Challenges. January 26, 27, & 28, 2000, San Jose, Costa Rica

“Issues and Strategies of Using State Mandated Assessment Instruments" Panel presentation at Washington Association

for Education to Speakers of Other Languages Annual Conference Seattle University, Seattle, WA, Nov. 3^th, 2000

“Choose the Moment: Using Institutional Commitments to Keep Diversity Issues on the Front Burner.” Panel presentation at Washington Higher Education Assessment Conference, Vancouver, WA May 4, 2000

“Cultural Stereotypes and Expectations: What Gets In the Way of Student learning?” Opening Panel Presentation at Asian Pacific Cultures and the Process of Learning Workshop organized by Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Education. Tacoma, Jan. 26, 2000

“Do we know them? Untold Success Stories of Students of Color: A project in progress.” Panel presentation at Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Education 13^th Annual Conference: Improving Undergraduate Education: Teaching and Learning in the Context of Cultural Differences.

Seattle, Friday, Feb. 25, 2000

“Empowering Students with Active Reading Strategies.” Workshop presentation at XVI National Conference for Teachers of English “A New Era: New Directions and Challenges”. Jan. 26, 2000

“Issues and Strategies in Using State Mandated Testing” Panel presentation at WAESOL 99 Conference. Issaquah, WA, Nov. 12-13, 1999.

“Writing assignments and expectations of college” Panel presentation at TESOL’99 Convention. New York, March 9- 13, 1999.

“WAC: Writing Tool and Writing Competencies”. Co-presented with Carl Waluconis at 3^rd Annual Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching, Northwest, Portland, Oct. 28-30, 1999

“Writing Toolbox and writing competencies” co-presented with C. Howe. WAESOL 98 Conference. Tacoma, WA. Nov. 13-14, 1998.

“Issues and Concerns of Adult ESL Learning.” Alternatives 98. 1^st International and 5^th National Conference Prague, Czech Republic, Sept.18-20, 1998

“The Slow and Difficult Process of creating and sustaining a diverse Community of Faculty: A case study.” Panel presentation at Embracing Community, Diversity and Change: Higher Education in the 21^st Century Conference. Seattle, WA Feb. 26-28, 1998

“Employment Surveys: Tools for Change, Action and Equity.” Panel presentation at Embracing Community, Diversity and Change: Higher Education in the 21^st Century Conference. Seattle, WA Feb. 26-28, 1998.

“Fun with Foreign Language Teaching!” Lilly Conference on College Teaching - Atlantic, Baltimore, April 3-5,1998

“Social-Political Concerns of Eastern Washington.” Panel Discussion. Eastern Washington Regional Conference (WAESOL), Oct. 4, 1997.

“Who’s Writing Across Whose Curriculum?” Panel presentation at 8th Annual Higher Education Assessment Conference “Next Century Learning and Assessment”, Spokane, May 8, 1997.

“Listening in and speaking out.” 15th Annual Conference, Tacoma Community House Training Project. May 10, 1997

“ESL employment surveys as tools for change, action, equity.” Panel presentation at TESOL 97, Orlando, March 13, 1997

“Impact of Social-cultural, Social-economical Factors on Adult ESL Learning” Tri-TESOL Conference’ 96. Seattle, Nov. 8, 1996

“Washington State Employment Survey: Tools for Change, Action, Equity.” Tri-TESOL Conference’ 96. Seattle, Nov. 8, 1996

“Journey to Success: L2 Literacy Students at an Urban College” 1996 American Association for Applied Linguistics Conference in Chicago. March. 21, 1996.

“Five-year Survey of ESL Students at Seattle Central College: Retention and Achievement” WAESOL Conference’ 95. Nov. 8, 1995.

“What should we know about our ESL learners? ESL Students’ retention and achievement at an urban college. NAFSA Workshop, Denver, Oct. 1995.

“Methodological Issues in L1 and L2 Reading Research.” Paper Presented at International Congress of First, Second and Foreign Language Reading at Universities. Toulouse, France, Sept. 1995.

" Interactive Approaches to ESL Reading" Paper Presented at TESOL Canada '94 Conference, Toronto, Canada. Nov. 25, 1994.

" Word frequency and structure complexity effects on L1 and L2 word recognition” ILEC 93 Conference, Hong Kong, December 1993.

" Needs assessment activities in ESL classroom” ILEC 93 Conference, Hong Kong, December 1993.

"Second Language Word Recognition Processes in a Non-Alphabetic Language-- Chinese” presented at the 13th Annual Second Language Research Forum (SLRF’93), Pittsburgh, U.S.A., March 1993.

"Interactive Approaches to ESL Reading.” workshop presentation at Adult ESL Administration Center, Toronto Board of Education, Toronto, Canada, February 1994.

"Cheese or Tofu: EFL (English as a foreign language) Language Planning in P.R.China" II International Congress of Educational Philosophy, Madrid, Spain, December 1992.

Session Chair Paper Session: Reading in Non-alphabetic Languages. 42nd National Reading Conference, Texas.

"Word Recognition Processes of First and Second Language Readers of Chinese" National Reading Conference(NRC) 41st Annual Meeting, Palm Spring, California, U.S.A. December 1991.

"Word recognition strategies used by second language readers of Chinese." The International Conference of Second Language Acquisition in Chinese Context, Hong Kong, July 1991.

"The Influence of Language and Thinking on Chinese/English Speakers Dealing with Counterfactual Problems" The IVth International Comparative Education Conference: Development, Communication and Language, Montreal, June 1989.

"Chinese Trainees in Canadian Placements: An Approach to Understanding Cross-cultural Issues within Specific Fields" The IVth International Comparative Education Conference: Development, Communication and Language, Montreal, June 1989.

"Same or Different? EFL and ESL Language Teaching" TESL Ontario 88 Conference, Toronto, November 1988.

"Beyond Language: Approaches to Understanding Cross-cultural ESP Processes" The Fourth ILE International Conferences on "Teaching and Learning Styles within and across Cultures: Implications for Language Pedagogy. Hong Kong, December 13-15. 1988.

"Process Writing and Computer: CSL(Chinese as a Second Language) Students Learning Chinese Composition" The Fourth ILE International Conference on "Teaching and Learning Styles within and across Cultures: Implications for Language Pedagogy. Hong Kong, Dec. 13-15, 1988.

"On saying Thank You - Gratitude Expressions in English and Chinese” The SPEAQ/ TESL Canada ‘88. Quebec City, Canada, June 1988.

"Thanks -- a speech act: a comparative study of English and Chinese gratitude expressions." The 12th Annual Congress of Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics. Ottawa, May 25-27, 1989. (Invited Presentation)

"An EFL Needs Assessment at a Canadian University" The Conference of TESL Canada '87 Pacific Perspectives. Vancouver, Canada, March 14, 1987.

"English Teaching in China: Problems and Perspectives" The Seventh Annual Conference on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. Kingston, Canada, June 23, 1987.

"Chinese Trainees in Canadian Placements: Approaches to Understanding Cross-cultural ESP Processes" Co-presenter,

The TESL Ontario 87 Conference. Toronto, Nov. 14, 1987.

Sample Presentations/Trainings at the College and State Workshops and Retreats

"Tenure Review Committee Anti-bias Anti-Racist Training, Seattle Colleges District-wide event, April 2021.

“Building A Transparent Institution: Using TILT Tools In Instruction and Student Services.” Seattle Colleges District-wide workshop,Fall, 2019.

“What do you need to know about Curriculum Development Grant application?” Seattle Colleges District-wide workshop,Winter, 2019.

“Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century and Beyond: Implications and Strategies.” Seattle Central PD Day workshop, Fall 2018.

“You CAN be a Fulbright Scholar- A Fulbright Senior Scholar’s Stoires” Seattle Colleges Distrcit-wide seminar, Nov. 2012

“Learning Diversity from World Englishes” Invited speaker for Bellevue College wide faculty retreat. Feb. 2010. Bellevue, WA.

Trainer for Peer Observation Program- Faculty Learning Community at SCCD. Feb. 2009, March 2008.

“China – The Untold Stories” The Global Education Design Team Workshop, May 2005.

“Paradise Lost?- China in Transition.” Panel presentation with Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington Title 6 Seattle College District Workshop. Feb. 2004.

“Affirming Diversity- Working with Immigrant faculty and students at colleges” Feb. 2004

“ China: Breaking the Stereotype”. The Global Education Design Team workshop. SCCC. May 26, 1999.

“ Chinese Calligraphy.” World Language and Cultural program workshop at Mercer Middle School. April 1999.

“Writing Toolbox at SCCC” Outcome Assessment Forum. SCCC. April 1998.

“Language and Power: Chinese: What is in the Language? The Global Education Design Team Workshop, SCCC. May 22, 1998

“Exploring Fascinating Chinese.” China Workshop, SCCD and East-West Center of Univ. of Hawaii, March 6-7, 1998.

“English as a Second Language: Transitions to Vocational and Transfer Programs” The Myth of the Open Door. Multicultural Efforts Project Retreat

Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Program, Nov. 14, 1996

“The students Don’t Do What I Ask”. Writing Across the Curriculum Week, Seattle Central College, April 28, 1997.

The 6th Annual Conference of the Pacific NW Association of Instructional Research and Planning (PNAIRP) Oct.15, 95.

Outcome Assessment Forum on Issues of Grade Inflation. Seattle Central College, February, 1995.

Sample Articles published at WAESOL Newsletter- www.waesol.org

“Standards, Equity and Advocacy: Challenges and Issues that Adult ESOL Educators Face in the 21^st Century Preliminary Survey Results of ESOL Teachers in Adult Basic Education and Literacy Systems” Spring, 2007 Vol. 32 (3).

“What Makes a Good Leader and a Strong Board? A Reflection on the Keynote Speech: Four Useful “Scopes” for a Leader by Dr. Neil Anderson, at TESOL 2006 Affiliate Leadership Workshop” Fall 2006. Vol. 31 (4).

“Authority, Authenticity and Autonomy –Issues and Strategies in Using State Mandated testing.” Winter 1999 Vol. XXIV(4)

“Tools for Change, Action, Equity: Washington State ESL Employment Survey.” (Co-author) Fall 1997.

Articles published at Inside Outcomes- an outcome assessment newsletter (1995-1999) at S.C.C.C.

Thinking with FIRE. Fall, 1998.

Who’s Writing across Whose Curriculum? Spring, 1997.

Grading Inflation, Winter, 1995.

Faculty Survey of Writing Needs Across the Curriculum. Co-author, Fall 1996.

References Available Upon Request