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Education:

1983  M.A. in English as a Second Language, University of Hawaii-Manoa
1978  B.A. in Anthropology, Humboldt State University

Professional Experience: 

1983-present Department of English, Fu Jen Catholic University
11/1/03-7/31/04 Acting Chair
1993-1999  Department Chair
1987-present  Associate professor
1983-1987 Lecturer
1980/7-1981/8 Language Instructor, National Taiwan Normal University 
1978-1980  Language Instructor, Madrid, Spain

Address

Department of English Language & Literature
Fu Jen Catholic University
Hsinchuang 24205, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel: (O) (02) 2905-2563
Office: SF125
Email: 001207@mail.fju.edu.tw

Specialization 

  • English language teaching, language acquisition

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Research

  • Sabbatical; Visiting Scholar, Department of Linguistics, UC Berkeley; "Cross-linguistic Influences in Simultaneous Bilingual Acquisition" 2002-2003.
  • Participant, Multiple Intelligences English Pedagogy, 1999-2001, Project Director: Chi-wen Liu.
  • Co-director, First Stage Primary School English Teachers Training Course Design. MOE invited project, Dec.1998~Feb.1999. 
  •  Consulting Researcher, "Reader Response to a Cloze Test," NSC project, 1998-1999, Main Researcher: Yun-pi Yuan

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Awards and Honors

09/2005 Model Teacher, R.O.C. Private Education Association
2005 Fu Jen Catholic University Award for Excellence in Teaching
6/2000; 6/2001 College of Foreign Language Award for Excellence in Teaching. 
1998  Outstanding Teacher, R.O.C. Private Education Association.
1997/6-1998/3 English Language Consultant to the R.O.C. Ministry of Education.
1996  Nominated unanimously by colleagues for second term as Department Chair.
1993 SVD/College of Foreign Languages Research Award.
1991-1992  National Science Council Research Award, 1991-1992: A Comparison of Reading Subskills Instruction and Quantity Reading.
1988 R.O.C. Ministry Of Education Award for Excellence in Teaching.
1981-1983  Full scholarship to the East-West Center while graduate student at the University of Hawaii-Manoa.

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Publications

  • Books
  • Nash, T. (1986).  Discovering Language:  A Concise Introduction to Linguistics for Chinese Students.  Taipei:  The Crane.
  • Nash, T. (1987).  Teacher Responses to Student Writing.  Taipei:  The Crane.
  • Collections
  • Periodical Articles
  • Nash, T. (2005). Thoughts on an English exit exam. Electronic Journal of English Education, No. 14. Retrievable from http://ejee.ncu.edu.tw/issues/2005-03issues4-2.html
  • Nash, T. (2005). “Lord, I’ve been trying so hard to sing these blues”. Electronic Journal of English Education, No. 17. Retrievable from http://ejee.ncu.edu.tw/issues/2005-06blues.html
  • Nash, T. & Yuan, Y. (2005). “Everything is number”. Electronic Journal of English Education, No. 17. Retrievable from http://ejee.ncu.edu.tw/issues/2005-06statistics.html
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  • Nash, T. & Yuan, Y. (1992).  Quantity reading for learning and enjoyment.  TESOL Journal, 2 (2), 27-31.
  • Yuan, Y., Hsieh, T., & Nash, T. (1988).  A further look at bilingualism among R.O.C. university students.  Fu Jen Studies, 21, 139-162. 
  • Nash, T. & Wallace, D. (1983).  Review of Advanced Speaking Skills. Language Learning and Communication, 2, 242-247.
  • Nash, T. (1983).  An instance of American and Chinese politeness strategy. RELC Journal, 14 (2), 87-98.
  • Conference Papers
  • Nash, T. (2005). Problems with the "one person, one language" approach for the study of simultaneous bilingualism. 2005 Conference Proceedings, 3rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities. (CD-ROM, p. 4483). Retrievable from http://www.hichumanities.org/AH2005.pdf
  • Nash, T., Chiu, W., & Schulte, R. (Eds.) (1996).  Papers from the Eleventh Conference on English Teaching and Learning in the R.O.C.  Taipei:  The Crane. 
  • Nash, T. (1993).  Consistency and levels of text processing in cloze tests.  In Li, Leo W. P., et al. (Eds.), Papers from the Tenth Conference on English Teaching and Learning in the R.O.C. (pp. 611-623).  Taipei:  The Crane.
  • Yuan, Y. & Nash, T. (1992).  Reading subskills and quantity reading.  In Min-Chin Yang, et al. (Eds.), Selected Papers from the Eighth Conference on English Teaching and Learning in the R.O.C. (pp. 333-350).  Taipei:  The Crane.
  • Nash, T., Hsieh, T., & Chen, S. (1989).  An evaluation of computer-aided composition.  In Shui-mu Chang, et al. (Eds.), A Collection of Papers Presented in the Sixth conference on English Teaching and Learning in the R.O.C. (pp. 313-323).  Taipei:  The Crane. 
  • Nash, T. (1987).  The continuing development of an English department writing program.  In Tzyh-lai Huang, et al. (Eds.), Papers from the Fourth Conference on English Teaching and Learning in the R.O.C. (pp. 317-326).  N.p., n.p.
  • Magazines & Newspapers
  • Translation
  • Stage Productions
  • Research Reports
  • Nash, T. (1998). An English Proficiency Graduation Exam for Fu Jen Catholic University. Research report.  Fu Jen Catholic University. 
  • Nash, T. & Yuan, Y. (1991).  A Comparison of Reading Subskills Instruction and  Quantity Reading.  Research report.  English Department, Fu Jen Catholic University.
  • Others: 
  • Nash, T.「自然的韻律，文明的節奏（6件作品）（公共藝術作品說明牌）」，台北：2007.04年。
  • Nash, T.「觀（公共藝術作品說明牌）」，台北，其他，2007.02年。
  • Nash, T.「希望的力量（公共藝術作品說明牌）」，台北：2007.01年。
  • Nash, T.「夢想飛行 DREAMS OF FLYING（3件作品）（公共藝術作品說明牌）」，台北：2006.12年。
  • Nash, T.「綠的海平線（Shonenko: The Untold Stories of Taiwanese Child Laborers in WWII）（DVD）」，台北：智慧藏/遠流，2006.12年。
  • Nash, T.「無為／無不為（公共藝術作品說明牌）」台北：國立故宮博物院，2006.09年。
  • Nash, T. (Ed.) (1991).  Studies in Foreign Language Teaching, 1.  College of Foreign Languages, Fu Jen Catholic University.
  • Work in Progress
  • Revising Nash, T. (1986). Discovering Language: A Concise Introduction to Linguistics for Chinese Students.

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Speeches
Dec. 20, 2006 Visualizing Written Organization (and Touching and Moving It, Too). Mingder High School, Sanxia, Taipei County (台北縣三峽鎮明德中學).
Nov. 16, 2005 Panel speaker on “The Advantages and Disadvantages of Using English as the Language of Instruction.” Teaching Excellence project, Dept. of English, Fu Jen Catholic University.
Jun.23, 1999 Teaching Reading. Sanchung: Jin Ling Girls High School.
Jan. 27, 1999  Classroom English Teaching. Sanchung: Jin Ling Girls High School.
Nov.6, 1998 Pronunciation and Vocabulary. Taoyuan: Zhen Sheng Senior High School.
Oct.23, 1998 Functions and Notions I. Taoyuan: Zhen Sheng Senior High School.

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Teaching

  • Courses Taught
Courses taught in the last three years:
  • English Conversation I
  • English Composition I
  • English Conversation III
  • English Composition III
  • English Reading
  • Introduction to Linguistics
  • Child Language
  • Second Language Acquisition
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Psycholinguistics
  • Poetry of the Blues (with Dr. Raphael Schulte)
  • English Writing I (M.A. Program)
  • Child Second Language Acquisition (Primary School English Teacher Training Program)
  • Bilingualism
  • Statistics for Language (with Dr. Yun-Pi Yuan)
  • Poetry in the Works of Bob Dylan (with Dr. Raphael Schulte)
  • Theses Directed

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Other Academic Activities & Service

  • Services:
2003- Editorial Board, Fu Jen Studies: Literature &Linguistics
2005- Translator, Taipei Bureau of Cultural Affairs, public art explanatory plaques
3-12/2006 Editor and translator, English subtitles, for Shonenko: The Untold Stories of Taiwanese Child Laborers in WWII. Dir. Liang Yin Kuo. DVD. Wordpedia-Yuan-Liou, 2006.
2006-2007 English Department Admissions Committee
2006-2007 Administrative advisor to the Digital Music Club, FJU
4-6/2006 Advising professor to English Dept. students conducting English oral reading program at Hsinyi Elementary School, Panchiao
2004, 2005 Reviewer, National Science Council research project proposals
Fall 2005 “Academic Communication and Lecturing” course for faculty, Teaching Excellence project, Fu Jen Catholic University: provided analysis of learners’ spoken language
8-11/2004 Cities on the Move, ID_Entity public art project, Taipei Bureau of Cultural Affairs, coordinator of student participants
2003-2006 College of Foreign Languages representative to Teaching Design and Evaluation Committee
11/01/03—7/31/04 Acting Department Chair
1993-1999
1984-1988,		 Chair, Department of English, Fu Jen University
1991-1992 Coordinator, English Department conversation and writing courses
1984-1990, 1992-1993 Person-in-charge, Writing Lab, English Department
1984-1985 Committee for the Expansion of the Word Processing Center, College of Foreign Languages
1988-1990
2000-2001		 English Department faculty representative
1991-1992,
1996-1997,
1999-2000
Fall 2003
2005-2006
2006-2007		 Class advisor for Freshmen
1992-1994,
1999-2000
2000-2001
2001-2002
2004-2005		 Class advisor for Juniors
1994-1996
2001-2002		 Class advisor for Seniors
1993-1999 Advisor to English Department Student Association
February 11-13, 1992 English Department delegate (one of several) to the First R.O.C. National Review Meeting on University English Education
1993-1994, 1996-1997 University Faculty Evaluation Committee, College of Foreign Languages faculty representative
Spring 1996 University Academic Affairs Meeting, subcommittee to complete revision of the "Academic Principles"
1997-1999 University Common Required Courses Committee, College of Foreign Languages faculty representative
1998-1999
2000-2001
2001-2002
2003-2004		 Directing professor to middle school trainee English teachers
Fall 1998 Report to the Dean of Studies on an English proficiency graduation exam for Fu Jen Catholic University
1997 Fu Jen Catholic University representative to University Exposition
Fall 1998 SVD Section, Fu Jen Catholic University, member subcommittee on improving teaching and research
1999-2000
2001-2002
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007		 English Department faculty representative to College Faculty Evaluation Committee
1999-2002
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007		 English Department Curriculum Committee
3/99-12/99 70th Anniversary Publication Editorial Board, in charge of English translation
2/2000; 4/2001 Reviewer, Shih Hsin University, Committee of General Studies
12/2000 Reviewer, Shih Hsin University, Language Lab
10-11/2001 Baseball World Cup, coordinator of foreign language volunteers, Hsinchuang Stadium
8-11/2004 Cities on the Move, ID_Entity public art project, Taipei Bureau of Cultural Affairs, coordinator of student participants
2004, 2005 Reviewer, National Science Council research project proposals
  • Consultant:
2001-- Victoria Cultural and Educational Organization, English textbook series
Feb. – April, 2007 Examiner, plagiarism in copyright violation case, Taipei District Court
1999—2002 LTTC, General English Proficiency Test (GEPT)
Aug. 18, 1999 SDAIE (Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English) Training, King City High School Staff Development, King City, Calif., USA (utilizing Specially Designed Academic Instruction in Mandarin)
Fall 1998 Jen Sheng High School, English Teachers Lecture Series, Taoyuan
1997-1998 Victoria American School, Luchou
1996-1997 Kai-Ping Vocational School, Taipei
1995-1996 National Overseas Chinese Experimental High School, Panchiao
1993 MOE Asian Institute of Technology Scholarship; examiner, English composition, translation
1993 Taiwan Provincial Government Public Servant Scholarship for Study Abroad; examiner, English composition, translation

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