Chiu-ching Tseng

Adjunct Faculty

Japanese Studies: Phonetics, Phonology, Second Language Acquisition, Object-Oriented Language Teaching/Learning (O2TL)

Chiu-ching Tseng, a.k.a. Ken, graduated from CUNY-Queens college with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. Ken received his first Master in Science in Foreign Language Education - NCATE accredited TESOL track and his second Master of Arts in General Linguistics from Florida International University. In 2021, He completed his Ph.D. training in Theoretical Linguistics at George Mason University.

Ken’s teaching career starts in 2010 in Tokyo. He has taught English, Japanese and Chinese. He has also taught General Linguistics, Modern English Grammar, Phonetics/Phonology, Morphonology/Syntax, Applied Linguistics, CALL, NLP, History of English, Applied Linguistics, and TESL Practicum courses.
Ken is interested in Phonetics, Phonology, Second Language Acquisition (SLA), RePlacement Grammar (RPG) approach. He has researched in these fields in production and perception cross-linguistically.
His teaching approach is fundamentally Task-Based (TBLT) and utilizing multiple teaching methods to target specific learning objectives because he visualizes that learning should be microscopical. Ken believes in Skill Acquisition Theory and an Object-Orientated-Learning Teaching approach (or O2LT, in prep). Thus, his idea of teaching style is to be as micro, adaptable, and theoretically-based as possible.
He devotes himself to helping students to develop skills for approaching language learning both holistically and analytically and to acquire sufficient skills to continue their journey of language learning independently.

Current Research

Object-Oriented language Teaching/Learning (O2TL): acquisition of Japanese unrounded high-back vowel by L1-English/L2-Japanese speakers
Object-Oriented language Teaching/Learning(O2LT): acquisition of Japanese default low-high intonation by L1-English/L2-Japanese speakers

Selected Publications

Perceptual comparison of word boundary segmental cues: Aspiration vs. Glottal stop Taiwan
Journal of Linguistics volume 43.[SSCI] Vol. 21.1, 00-00, 2023 DOI: 10.6519/TJL.202301 21(1).0001
A Comparison of Lexical Tone Effects on VOT in L1 and Three Groups of L2 Speaker of Mandarin
Chinese. In Proc. ISAPh 2022, 4th International Symposium on Applied Phonetics (pp. 46-51).
The effect of lexical tones on Voice Onset Time in L2 Mandarin production by English speakers,
DOI: 10.21437/ISAPh.2018-22
An investigation of Voice Onset Time and the factors that affect it in L1 and L2 Mandarin (Ph.D.
dissertation, ProQuest Database)

Courses Taught

English & Linguistics

Introduction to Linguistics
Phonetics I and II
Phonology I and II
Syntax I and II
Morphology I and II
The History of English
Applied Linguistics and TESOL theories
Computer-Assisted Language Learning/Teaching
Natural Language Processing and Python Programming
TESOL Practicum
Seminar: Master’s Thesis (Use Picture books to motivate Taiwanese pre-kindergarten children for learning English)
Applied English Phonology
Oral Presentation skills
Foundational English
Academic English level 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
Asian Studies – Northeast Asian Countries & Cultures (Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan)
Introduction to Japanese Pop Culture
Introduction to a Brief History of Japanese Civilization

Japanese

Japanese Language level 1, 2, 3, and 4 (Taught in Japanese at ECU and FIU)
Asynchronous Fully-online courses of Japanese level 1,2, 3 (FIU)
Study Aboard Program – Japanese Society, Education system, & Calligraph (Taught in English) at Asian Pacific University, Oita Beppu

Chinese Mandarin

Chinese Mandarin beginner, Intermediate, and advanced levels
Chinese cultural immersion

Education

George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA 2016-2021
PhD in Theoretical Linguistics (honors nominated) received May 2021
Teaching Assistantship Awarded (four years) (2016 - 2020)
Served as the secretary of Linguistics club (2016-2019)
Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA 2014-2016
Master of Arts in Linguistics; GPA:3.630 received Dec 2015
Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA 2012-2014
Master of Science in Foreign Language Education; GPA:3.780 received Aug 2014
degree awarded with NCATE accredited TESOL track
Queens College - City University of New York, NY, USA 2002-2012
Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science received Sept 2012
LaGuardia Community College - CUNY, NY, USA 1998-2000
Associate in Science in Computer Science received Dec 2000
Shin Min High School - Taichung, Taiwan 1987-1990
High School diploma (Electrical engineering) received Jul 1990
Experience of Studying Oversea
YMCA Tokyo Japanese Language School - Tokyo, Japan 2010-2011
JLPT N1 and N2 certificates, received Jan 2011
TOHO Japanese Language School - Tokyo, Japan 1991-1993

Recent Presentations

TALGS 2024 – the 23rd Annual TALGS Conference on TESOL & Applied Phonetics, East Carolina
University, USA (Feb 10 2024)
ISAPh 2022 – 4th International Symposium on Applied Phonetics, University of Lund, Sweden
(September 14-16 2022)
The 14th English Linguistic Society of Japan (ELSJ) International Spring Forum to be held on
(May 8-9, 2021)
HICELLS2020 – the Hawaii International Conference on English Language Studies, University of
Hawaii at Hilo, USA (March 13-14. 2020)
New Sounds 2019 – the 9th International Symposium on the Acquisition of Second Language
Speech, Waseda University, Japan (August 30- September 1, 2019)
ETRA 2019 – the 36th International Conference on English Teaching and Learning, Tunghai University,
Taiwan (May 17-18, 2019)
ISAPh 2018 – 2nd International Symposium on Applied Phonetics, University of Aizu, Japan
(September 2018)
The 31st Paris Meeting of East Asian Languages – INALCO, France (June 28-29, 2018)
AICED – the 20th Annual International Conference of English Department, University of Bucharest,
Romania (June 7-9, 2018)
UNC 2018 – University of North Carolina Spring Linguistics Colloquium, USA (April 7, 2018)