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Curiosity, Connection, and Kuai Kuai: Reflections from Taiwan
A few days after returning from my time in Taiwan where I participated in the Fulbright International Education Administrators (IEA) Seminar, I walked down the hall to visit our Application and
An Imagined Memory: Finding My Cultural and Professional Tie to Taiwan
Taiwan has remained in the backdrop of my reading landscape since I was ten years old. I grew up in China reading essays, poetry, plays, choreography and novels by Yu Kwang-chung, Lin Chin-hsuan, Chu T’ien-wen,
Engineering Education in a Semiconductor World
Every smartphone, laptop, and artificial intelligence system depends on tiny semiconductor chips – many of which are manufactured in Taiwan. Yet during my two weeks in Taiwan as part of the
From Rural Illinois to Taiwan: A Fulbright IEA Reflection from a First-Generation Student’s Lens
I wanted to input my perspective of my Fulbright IEA experience as a first-generation student alum. A first-generation student refers to a student where neither of their parents have a bachelor’s degree.
Reflections on Applied Learning, Partnership, and Possibility in Taiwan
When I learned that I had been selected to participate in the Fulbright International Education Administrators (IEA) Program in Taiwan, I felt both excitement and a deep sense of responsibility. As a leader at a U.S. community college,.
“Stay Rooted, but Aim High”: Reflections from Taiwan
During my time in Taiwan as part of the Fulbright International Education Administrators Program, I encountered a phrase etched into the windows on the 101st floor of Taipei 101: “Stay rooted but aim high.”
Circling Back: Reconnecting with Taiwan Through the Fulbright IEA Experience
Nearly 35 years ago, a young man fresh out of college enrolled in a summer Mandarin course and bought a one-way ticket to Taipei, hoping to land a job teaching English.
文本到思辨：高階華語教學設計與反思
誠摯感激學術交流基金會提供華語教學獎助項目。作為前Fulbright FLTA，很榮幸有機會以更專業的華語教學身份延續並提升華語教學的量能。繼去年加入2024–2025 CLEA教學團隊後，對於今年能再成為2025-2026 MEA的教學團隊的一員，
引導高階學習者以「中文思維」建構政經論述之教學反思
首先，誠摯感謝 Fulbright 提供此寶貴平台，讓我得以跳脫既有的教學框架，對高階華語教學進行深度的實踐與反思。本學期我教授一門以政經新聞為核心的高階華語課程。過往我也曾教過時事課程，但此次面臨了全新的挑戰：
高階華語結合文化專業的教學設計與思考
以往在校園華語教學的課堂上，各程度班級常見的課程目標不外乎學習基礎生活用語、通過華語文能力測驗等，而這一次MEA的一對一課程目標除了提升華語能力，並且要結合學生來臺就讀碩士班的專業知識，融入在華語課堂所學之中，對我而言，著實是一項挑戰。
