Research

Work in Progress

1. This website.

2. L2 Vowel Perception of Mandarin Learners of English.

3. Implicit and Explicit Instruction on Vowel Production.

4. The Interaction of L1 Tones and L2 Intonation.

5. Sorting out sounds: a playful word game to increase phonological awareness of difficult contrasts (1st author: Nora McNamara)

Conference Presentation

2023/10  An OT Approach to the Inventory of Mid Vowels in Taiwan Mandarin. Presented in MidPhon at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, USA.

2017/06 Long-distance wh-movement and long-distanced wh-movement avoidance in L2 English performed by Taiwanese students. Presented at The International Conference on Doing Research in Applied Linguistics 3 / 19th English in South-East Asia Conference 2017 (DRAL 3/19th ESEA) in Bangkok, Thailand.

2017/06 Particular tone sandhi phenomena in mid-Taiwan accented Mandarin: Evidence from speakers in Nantou, Taiwan. Presented at Chulalongkorn International Student Symposium on Southeast Asian Linguistics 2017. in Bangkok, Thailand.

Research Report

2015/03 An analysis of English verb complementation in Taiwanese English textbooks in senior high school. Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) Research Report (MOST 103-2815-C-260-021-H)

Thesis

2018/08 Vowel Perception and Production by EFL Students in Taiwan

Advisor: Dr. I-Ping Wan Committee: Dr. Li-Hsin Ning and Dr. Shih-Ping Wang