English - Chinese freelance Conference Interpreter and translator in Taipei (Taiwan) & Assistant Professor in Interpreting.

Educational Background Ph.D. Interpreter Education, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK Apr 2010- Mar 2014 funded by 2010 Studying Abroad Scholarship from Ministry of Education, the Government of Taiwan Supervisors: Prof. Mike Baynham (School of Education), Dr. Gracie Peng (Centre for Translation Studies) Examiners: Dr. Rebecca O’Rouke (Leeds), Dr. Richard Badger (Leeds), Dr. Rebecca Tipton (Manchester) Thesis: Becoming an Interpreter— Exploring the Development of Interpreters from Trainees to Practitioners M.A. (Merit) Conference Interpreting & Translation Studies, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK Sep 2008-Sep 2009 Bi-directional: Mandarin Chinese A, English B Diploma Teacher Training Program in Chinese as a Second/ Foreign Language, National Jun 2008-Sep 2008 Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan B.A. English, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan Sep 2003-Jun 2008 Area of Concentration: Interpreting & Translation, Teaching English as a Second Language