English
Teaching World Englishes and its Implications for Non-Native English Speaking Teachers in the ELT Field
Speaker: Yilin Sun, Ph.D.
Date: July 6, 2012, Friday, 9:30 am – 12:00
Venue: Room 100, Second Social Sciences Building
Hostess: Prof. Hu Muhui
This presentation will focus on recent major developments in the field of World Englishes (WE). Based on her background as a non-native English speaker and her cross-cultural teaching and research experience in China, Canada and the United States, the speaker will discuss major issues around teaching and research of WE. She will also discuss the implications of WE for non-native English speaking ELT professionals in our changing global society.
Bio - Yilin Sun, Ph.D.
Yilin Sun served on the Board of Directors of the international association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL) from 2008 to 2011. She was Chair of the Affiliate Leadership Council of TESOL in 2007 and past president of Washington Association for the Education of Speakers of Other Languages (WAESOL).
Dr. Sun is currently a Fulbright Senior Scholar in Taiwan coordinating the Fulbright ETA Education program and serving as a Visiting Professor at the National Taiwan Normal University. She is a Professor in the TESOL/Basic Studies Division at South Seattle Community College, and adjunct Professor with Seattle University and Heritage University in Seattle, WA, USA.
Dr. Sun has over 23 years of teaching and research experience in the field of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages as a MA-TESL teacher trainer, a researcher, a classroom teacher, teacher supervisor, and program lead with a variety of higher educational institutions in China, Canada and U.S.A. Her research interests include curriculum development, program assessment and evaluation, second language reading, classroom-based action research, teacher education, adult education, teaching English to young learners, and Non-native English speaking teachers (NNEST) in the ELT field.
