RESEARCH INTERESTS

Discourse Analysis, Morphology, Language Acquisition, Language Teaching

COURSES TAUGHT

Introduction to Language, Discourse Analysis, Principles of Second Language Learning, Reading, Freshman English

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Educational Linguistics. University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. Aug. 2003

M.A. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and Bilingual Education. The University of Findlay, Findlay, OH. May 1998

B.A. Western Language and Literature. Providence University, Taichung County, Taiwan. June 1996

PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

1. Chang, Li-Hsiang. 2005. Language Transfer of Sentence Structure in Chinese English Bilingual. Hwa Kang Journal of English Language & Literature11.99-112.

1. Chang, Li-Hsiang. 2002. Subjective structures and the use of the Mandarin morpheme LE in conversation. Proceedings of the 5th Annual HDLS Conference November.

1. Chang, Li-Hsiang. 2001. Two forms of yes-no questions in Mandarin Chinese: A functional analysis. Proceedings of the 4th Annual HDLS Conference March.23-34

1. Chang, Li-Hsiang. 2000. Chinese neutral tones in lexical items: A frequency-based analysis Proceedings of the 3rd Annual HDLS Conference March.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1. Assistant Professor, Department of English Language and Literature. Chinese Culture University. Aug. 2004 – Present

1. Assistant Professor & Acting Chair, Department of Applied Foreign Languages. Taichung Healthcare and Management University. Aug. 2003 – July 2004

1. Instructor, Department of Linguistics. University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. Jan. 2003 – May 2003

1. Teaching Assistant, Department of Linguistics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. Aug. 2001 – Dec. 2002

1. Chinese Teacher, New Mexico Chinese School of Arts and Language, Albuquerque, NM. Jan. 1999 – May 2003

GRANTS AND AWARDS

1. Research grant, “ How the subjective function of LE is used in children’s discourse” National Science Council of R.O.C. Aug. 2005 – July 2006

NSC 94 – 2411 – H – 034 – 009 –

1. Teaching grant, “Enhancement of teaching the introductory course of Linguistics 101” University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. Jan. 2003 – May 2003

1. Travel Grant, High Desert Linguistics Society, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. Aug. 2002 – Dec. 2002

1. Graduate Assistantship,  Department of Linguistics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. Aug. 2001 – May 2003

1. International Amigo Scholarship, Office of International Programs and Studies, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. Aug. 1999 – May 2001

THESES ADVISED
Huang, Hsin-Jan. 2003. A study of Meta-metaphor in the headlines and advertisements in Mandarin Chinese newspaper .  MA thesis of National Taiwan Normal University.