Fulbright Taiwan ETFs at National Central University
Purpose
We are here at NCU to help students and professors use English from daily conversations to presentations and lessons. We provide support, workshops, and resources. Many of our resources or updates about events/topics can be found here. We are a small team so please be patient with our updates and design choices.
About Us
Mike Wong
Hello! My name is Mike Wong. But, you can call me Mike.
I am an English Teaching Fellow at National Central University.
My pronouns are he/him/his.
Highest Education: Masters in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MA TESOL) from San Jose State University in California.
Goals: Convince people they can be good learners, meet a world leader, complete a triathlon when 100 years old, fly a plane, become a university English instructor, and open a writing center.
Special Interests: Hiking, doing cardio, playing video games, taking selfies, studying existentialism, and watching indie films and stand-up comedy.
Emily Liu
Hello! My name is Emily Liu. You can call me Emily.
I am an English Teaching Fellow at National Central University.
My pronouns are she/her/hers.
Highest Education: B.A. in English, B.A. in Classical Civilization, and minor in Cognitive Science from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Goals: Get integrated into the NCU and local community, improve on my languages (Chinese, Korean, and Latin), publish a novel, go skydiving, stay connected to the Yilan community, travel more around Taiwan!
Special Interests: Creative writing, reading (especially fantasy and sci-fi), guitar, live music / concert-going, photography, museums, sunset and beach strolls, exploring cafes
Michael Rivera
Hello! My name is Michael Rivera ( 李邁凱 ). But you can call me Michael ^^
I am an English Teaching Fellow at National Central University.
My pronouns are he/him/his.
Highest Education: B.A. in Music/Liberal Arts and B.S. in Biological/Pre-Medical Sciences from Florida State University ; Master's Diploma Candidate in TESOL (Cambridge)
Goals: Get involved at NCU and the local community, improve on my languages (Mandarin, Tagalog, French, Spanish), get better at playing jazz, grow my travel blog, travel around Taiwan
Special Interests: Playing the piano, creative writing, tennis, swimming, hiking, cafes, watching films and reading books