Endorsements

Ching-Yi Tien received her PhD degree in Applied Linguistics and TESOL from the University of Leicester, UK. Over the past eighteen years, she has worked with different student age groups, ranging from 3 years old up to 60 and plus. She was actively engaged in teacher training programs, large-scale projects and presented at the international conferences. She is currently teaching in the Department of Applied English at I-Shou University, Taiwan. She has written several EFL textbooks, such as Office Talk: Workplace English Vocabulary, English for Health and Medical Care, KET for School Preparation, and MICE English: Meetings, Incentive Travel, Conventions, and Exhibitions.

Paul C. Talley received his PhD degree in Applied Linguistics and TESOL from National Kaohsiung Normal University in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. For the past sixteen years, he has taught applied English and Business English coursework. He has taught junior high school and high school and many advanced executive-level courses for both private and public entities. He is currently on the faculty of the Department of Applied English at I-Shou University, Taiwan. He is also a co-author of Reticence in the EFL Classroom: A Study in a Taiwanese EFL Context.

Yukiri Kusaka received her master of science degree in Financial Management from the University of Bath, UK. Over the past sixteen years, she has worked in the Department of Tourism and the Department of Applied Japanese. She has received two Excellent Awards in teaching and numerous counseling awards. She is actively engaged in teacher internship programs, graduation plays, overseas exchange programs, and traditional Japanese kimono and yukata lessons. She is currently teaching in the Department of Applied Japanese at I-Shou University, Taiwan.

Mohamed Reddad received his bachelor’s degree in English Literature and Linguistics from the University of Fez, and a TEFL certificate from the College of Educational Sciences at the University of Mohammed V in Rabat, Morocco. He received his master’s degree in TESOL from Adelphi University, New York. Mohamed Reddad has worked as an EFL teacher and curriculum developer in Morocco, the United States and Taiwan. He has also worked as a language instructor and cross-culture coordinator for the United States Peace Corps in Morocco. Mohamed Reddad is presently teaching in the Department of Applied English at I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Grace Po-ting Fang received her PhD degree in English and American Studies from the University of East Anglia, UK. Over the past sixteen years, she has engaged in various types of teaching, including Interpretation, Translation, Multimedia Language Teaching and Spanish, in the Department of Applied English at I-Shou University, Taiwan. Some of her publications are listed as follows: Español Práctico para Principiantes, Office Talk: Workplace English Vocabulary, MICE English, CALL & New Learning Environments in Asia, and Let's Learn Chinese.