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徐慧蓮 Tammy Huei-Lien Hsu 

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Contact 

089975@mail.fju.edu.tw 

Associate Professor, English language and literature 

Key Professional Appointments:

  • Associate Professor, English language and literature, Fu-Jen Catholic University 

  • Visiting Scholar, Chungnam National University, S. Korea 

 

Education: PhD in Educational Psychology

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA 

 

​​Research Interests: Language assessment, World Englishes, Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) in Asia, & University Social Responsibility 

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Awards 

  • 2021 Teaching Excellence Award, Fu-Jen Catholic University, Taiwan, 2022

  • Jacqueline Ross TOEFL Dissertation Award, Finalist, USA, 2014

  • Robert Lado Memorial Award for the Best Graduate Student Paper (at LTRC), Runner-up, USA, 2012

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Publications

Hsu, Tammy Huei-Lien (2024): Unveiling the dynamic connection between a socially responsible activity and English learning motivation at a Taiwanese university, Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, https://doi.org/10.1080/17501229.2024.2354489  [SSCI]

 

Hsu, Tammy Huei-Lien (2022). Recruiting English teachers from the Outer Circle: perspectives of Taiwanese students. Asian Englishes, 25(3),

https://doi.org/10.1080/13488678.2023.2197683

 

Hsu, Tammy Huei-Lien, Chueh, Ke-Hsin, Li, Ya-Ling & Lin, Yu-Wen( 2021). Online English self-access program for in-service nurses in Taiwan: challenges and possibilities. In LT Yu (Ed), English Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age (pp. 87-125).  Dong-Hua Publisher.

 

Hsu, Tammy Huei-Lien (2020). Perceptions and understandings of Taiwan stakeholders about the Common European Framework of Reference. Asian ELF Journal, 27(2.1), 112-136.  

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Hsu, Tammy Huei-Lien (2019). Rater attitude towards emerging varieties of English: a new rater effect? Language Testing in Asia. 9:5. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40468-019-0080-0

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Hsu, Tammy Huei-Lien (2016). Removing bias towards World Englishes: The development of a Rater Attitude Instrument using Indian English as a stimulus. Language Testing, 33(3), 367-389. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265532215590694 [SSCI]

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徐慧蓮 (2015). CEFR 應如何有效運用在台灣的大學英文教育。語言之道：學習，評量，文化，5, 台大語言訓練測驗中心36-37。

 

廖柏森、徐慧蓮 (2005). 大專口譯課是否能提升學生口語能力之探討，翻譯學研究集刊，第9輯，頁313-332，台灣翻譯學學會。

Selected Grant Research Projects

MOE Teaching Practice Research Grant（教育部教學實踐USR研究計劃, PSR1137163). Fostering University Students' Global Awareness: Investigating the Challenges of Migrant Workers in Taiwan and Their Perspectives on New Taipei City Communities. 2024-2025, Taiwan. 

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MOE Teaching Practice Research Grant （教育部教學實踐USR研究劃， PSR1110193, 多年期). Serving the Local Community through Language Learning Partners and English Coffee Chats: Fu Jen University Campus and Fu Jen University Hospital. 2022-2024, Taiwan. 

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MOE Teaching Practice Research project（教育部教學實踐USR研究計劃， PSR11100479) . Serving the Community through Board Games and Foreign Languages: Sanchong Parent-Child Center, 2021-2023, Taiwan. 

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MOE Teaching Practice Research project（教育部教學實踐USR研究計劃, PSR1090364）, Serving Society with Foreign Languages: Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital’s Pediatrics Department. 2020-2021 Taiwan. 

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FJU-Affiliated Hospital-Funded Grant, Increasing In-Service Nurses' Awareness of English as a Lingua Franca. (PL-20200800X),  2020-2021, Taiwan. 

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​FJU-Affiliated Hospital-Funded Grant, (PL-201908022-M), An Online English Learning Model for In-Service Nurses in Taiwan. ,2019, Taiwan. 

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MOST-Funded Grant, (科技部研究計劃 MOST 107-2410-H-030-041-),  Localizing the CEFR for Foreign Language Learning: Curriculum Planning and Learning Indicators for Taiwanese Students. 2018-2019•, Taiwan. 

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MOST-Funded Grant, (科技部研究計劃 MOST 105-2410-H-030-054-),  Taiwan-Based European Language Portfolio: a Validation Study, 2016-2017, Taiwan.

 

International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Jointly Funded Research, Round 16, UK, 2015 •

 

TOEFL English Language Researcher/Practitioner Grant Program, USA, 2014•

 

MOST-Funded Grant, (科技部研究計劃 ). Applying the CEFR in English Teaching and Learning in Higher Education in Taiwan: Challenges and Possibilities. MOST 103-2410-H-030 -076), Taiwan, 2014-2015

 

MOST-Funded Grant, (科技部研究計劃 102-2410-H-030 -001),, A Mixed-Methods Approach for a College Exit English Test Design. 2013-2014., Taiwan. 

Invited Talks

  • Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) in Taiwan: Navigating New Horizons in English Education. National Tsing Hua University (清華大學) Taiwan, 2024. 

  • Language Assessment: Principles and Practice. National Taipei University of Technology （臺北科技大學）, Taiwan, 2024. 

  • Multiple Methods for Foreign Language Assessment. National Tsing Hua University (清華大學) Taiwan, 2023.

  • World Englishes at a Glance. Yuan-Zhi University （元智大學）. Taiwan, 2023. 

  • Applying the CEFR in Higher Education in Taiwan. National Academy for Educational Research (國家教育研究院）, 2022.  

  • Make Language Assessment a Fun Activity. Education Bureau of Taoyuan City (桃園市政府教育局）. 2022

  • Language Assessment in Bilingual Education. Education Bureau of Taoyuan City(桃園市政府教育局）.  2019

  • CEFR in Taiwan: Challenges and Possibilities. Conference, ETA-ROC. ​（中華民國英語文教師協會研討會）, Taiwan, 2016

  • Questionnaire design in linguistic research, National Taipei University of Technology （臺北科技大學）, Taiwan, 2015  

  • Introduction to language testing to high school English teachers, Fu-Jen Catholic University （輔仁大學）,  Taipei, Taiwan 2014 

A bit more about me. I enjoy spending my free time doing the following activities with family and friends: 

Biking​​​

Traveling ​​

Gym Workout ​

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