Youran Lin

Hi there!

My name is Youran Lin. I am from China, and I am a PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences (Speech-Language Pathology) and a registered speech-language pathologist.

This website is my Teaching eDossier. You can find my teaching experiences and materials on this page and explore my teaching philosophy, teaching development plan, and teaching evaluation on this site. Welcome to visit my personal website to find out more about my research, clinical work, and daily life.

As this picture shows, I believe life is about experiencing, embracing challenges, and making choices on the road. "When feeling uncertain about future directions, take the more challenging roads." This is the mindset that has guided me through my journeys so far. And I hope I can inspire and challenge my students to experience, explore, and gain knowledge that they can use in their future practice.

Teaching experiences

Teaching awards and scholarships

Jim Vargo Graduate Scholarship, CA$ 2,000. (2023). Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta.

Graduate Student Teaching Assistant Award. (2023). Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta.

Graduate Student Teaching Awards. (2022). Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Alberta.

Courses taught as instructor and teaching assistant

Instructor, REHAB 503 Telerehabilitation. (2023). Graduate-level course for MScPT, MScOT, and MScSLP, University of Alberta.

Teaching assistant, CSD 527 Language and Literacy. (2022 & 2023). Graduate-level course for MScSLP, instructed by Dr. Trelani Chapman, University of Alberta.

Teaching assistant, CSD 507 Phonological Disorders. (2022). Graduate-level course for MScSLP, instructed by Dr. Karen Pollock, University of Alberta.

Teaching assistant, Contemporary Phonology. (2017). Graduate-level course for MA-Linguistics, instructed by Prof. You-Jing Lin, Peking University.

Teaching assistant, Chinese Reading & Writing. (2015 & 2016). Undergraduate-level course for international students, instructed by Prof. You-Jing Lin, Peking University.

Guest lectures and other talks

CSD 507 Phonological Disorders. (2023). Speech assessment and treatment for bilingual children: An unfolding case study. Graduate-level course for MScSLP, instructed by Dr. Karen Pollock, University of Alberta.

ENG 160 Introduction to Linguistics. (2023). Consider the language in speakers, and speakers in contexts. Undergraduate course for BA-Linguistics, instructed by Dr. Yike Yang, Hong Kong Shue Yan University.

Linguistic Colloquium. (2023). Learning to speak a minority language at school: Mandarin speech development of children in a Chinese bilingual program in Canada. Organized by Dr. Yvonne Lam, University of Alberta.

EDPY 472 Introduction to Language Development. (2023). Bilingualism, Concepts, evidence, and practice. Graduare and advanced-undergraduate course for BEd, instructed by Dalia Martinez, Ph.D. Candidate.

CSD 507 Phonological Disorders. (2023). Computer-aided clinical transcription of speech samples. Graduate-level course for MScSLP, instructed by Dr. Karen Pollock, University of Alberta.

Three-Minute Thesis. (2023). Urgh, Mandarin tones are hard for our students! Finalist (top 15) presentation, organized by the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Alberta.

Glenrose Hospital. (2022). Supported communication for adults with aphasia. Professional development session for the interdisciplinary rehabilitation team. Clinical educators: R.SLPs. Alicia Duncan; Kirsten Dawn.

CSD 507 Phonological Disorders. (2022). Clinical transcription with computer-aided approaches. Graduate-level course for MScSLP, instructed by Dr. Karen Pollock, University of Alberta.

CSD 507 Phonological Disorders. (2022). Speech assessment and treatment for bilingual children. Graduate-level course for MScSLP, instructed by Dr. Karen Pollock, University of Alberta.

CSD 518 Remediation of Child Language Disorders. Working with multilingual and special-need populations. Graduate-level course for MScSLP, instructed and co-lectured by Allison Ehnes, R.SLP., University of Alberta.

CSD 507 Phonological Disorders. (2020). Clinical transcription with computer-aided approaches. Graduate-level course for MScSLP, instructed by Kristen Hedley, R.SLP., University of Alberta.

Sample teaching materials

REHAB 503 Survey Results

Telerehabilitation Survey

As the instructor of REHAB 503 Telerehabilitation (Winter 2023) at the University of Alberta, I conducted a pre-course survey to understand students' backgrounds and goals.

Telerehabilitation Lecture

As the instructor of REHAB 503 Telerehabilitation (Winter 2023) at the University of Alberta, I recorded this lecture on using technology with child clients in SLP tele-sessions.

Bilingual Children's Speech (video)

I provided a guest lecture for CSD 507 Phonological Disorders. This is an excerpt (first 5 minutes of intro) from the classroom lifesize recording. Student images were cropped out from the video.

Three-Minute Thesis

I was a finalist of 3MT 2023 where participants had just three minutes to explain the breadth and significance of their research projects to a non-specialist audience.

GTL II Micro-Teaching Practice Video

Graduate Teaching and Learning (GTL) aims to cultivate the skills needed to allow graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to grow their teaching practice.

GTL III International Teachers

I offered a presentation based on my research expertise and personal experiences to address colleagues' concerns about speaking English in their classrooms.