Reasearch

2006-2008, University of Florida

Doctoral Research Project: Phonetic realization and perception of prominence among four tones in Mandarin Chinese

2005-2008, Research Assistant of Linguistics Lab, University of Florida

Supervisor: Dr. Ratree Wayland

Responsibilities: Conducted literature search on tonal processing and acquisition, recruited and scheduled subjects, collected data in behavioral training and perception studies on tones, and assisted with ERP (electrophysiology) studies in collaboration with Dr. Edith Kaan.

2007, African and Asian Languages and Literatures, University of Florida

SLA Research Project in collaboration with Dr. Takako Egi: Classroom study on noticing, uptake and recasts

2005-2006, Linguistics, University of Florida

Course Project in Field Methods (LIN6165): Prosody of focus among information structures in Pulaar.

Course Project in Issues in Syntax (LIN6520): Tough construction and movement in Mandarin Chinese.

Course Project in Sentence and Discourse Processing (LIN6932): Categorical tonal perception in Mandarin Chinese using eye-tracking method.

Course Project in Issues in Phonology (LIN6341): OT (Optimal Theory) analysis of vowel harmony in Dagaare.

2003, Visiting Student of Speech Group, Microsoft Research Asia

Supervisor: Dr. Min Chu

Mater Thesis Project: The allocation of sentential accent among three reading styles

Other responsibilities: Analyzed data and constructed a model regarding syntactic and prosodic constraints in forming prosodic phrases in Mandarin Chinese

2001, Chinese University of Hong Kong

"China Today----A Study of Hong Kong and Shanghai"Summer Program Project: Mother-tongue teaching in Hong Kong