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I-Ru Su

  • Title: Professor and Chair
  • Office Hour: Tue 15:30-17:00 or by appointment
  • Phone: (03)5162024
  • E-mail: irusu [at] mx.nthu.edu.tw
  • Office: HSS Building A528
  • Education: Ph.D. in Linguistics, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA
  • Courses Offered: Second Language Acquisition (graduate), Psycholinguistics of Bilingualism (graduate), Introduction to Linguistics, Introduction to Psycholinguistics, Freshman English Listening and Speaking
  • Research Expertise: Second Language Acquisition, Language Transfer, Psycholinguistics

Journal Articles

  • Su, I-Ru. (2017). Bi-directional transfer of narrative skills: Analysis of the “frog story” of Chinese EFL learners. Asian EFL Journal, 97: 28-59 [Scopus]
  • Su, I-Ru. & Chou, Yi-Chun. (2016). L1-L2 transfer in the narrative styles of Chinese EFL learners’ written personal narratives. Taiwan Journal of TESOL, 13(2): 1-34.
  • Su, I-Ru & Huang, Chao-Ning (2013). The influence of gender on task-based conversational interactions in a foreign language. English Teaching and Learning 37(4): 1-54. [THCI Core]
  • Su, I-Ru. (2012). Bi-directional transfer in Chinese EFL learners' apologizing behavior. Concentric: Studies in Linguistics, 38(2): 237-267. [THCI Core]
  • Su, I-Ru. (2010). Transfer of pragmatic competences: A bi-directional perspective. The Modern Language Journal, 94(1): 87-102. [SSCI]
  • Su, I-Ru. (2004). Bi-directional transfer in EFL users' requesting behavior. English Teaching and Learning 29(2): 79-98. [THCI Core]
  • Su, I-Ru. (2004). The effects of discourse processing with regard to syntactic and semantic cues: A Competition Model study. Applied Psycholinguistics 25 (4): 587-601. [SSCI]
  • Su, I-Ru. (2001). Context effects on sentence processing: A study based on the Competition Model. Applied Psycholinguistics 22 (2): 167-189. [SSCI]
  • Su, I-Ru. (2001). Transfer of sentence processing strategies: A comparison of L2 learners of Chinese and English. Applied Psycholinguistics 22(1): 83-112. [SSCI]

Book Chapters

  • Su, I-Ru. (2016). Pragmatic transfer in foreign language learners: A multi-competence perspective. In Vivian Cook and Li Wei (Eds.) Cambridge Handbook of Linguistic Multi-competence (p. 298-320). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Su, I-Ru. (2003). Processing sentences in context: A comparison of Chinese and English. In Liou et al. (eds.) Lingua Tsing Hua: A 20th Anniversary Commemorative Anthology (p.157-168). Taipei : Crane.

Conference Papers

  • Su, I-ru (2023). Multi-competence perspective of second language acquisition. Plenary speech given at the 24th International Conference and Workshop on TEFL & Applied Linguistics. Ming Chuan University. March 17-18.
  • Su, I-ru. (2022). Transfer in Chinese EFL learners’ narrative skills: A multi-competence perspective. Paper presented at the 31st ETA-ROC International Symposium on English Teaching & Learning, English for Specific Purposes International Conference. National Taipei University of Business, Taipei. November 4-6
  • Su, I-Ru and Gao, Shih-Shih (2022). English narrative development of young Chinese EFL learners. Paper presented at Pragmatics & Language Learning Conference. September 12-14. University of Hawai’i at Mānoa.
  • Su, I-Ru. (2019). Bi-directional transfer in descriptions of motion events by Chinese EFL learners. Paper presented at the 17th Asia TEFL International Conference. June 27-30. Bangkok, Thailand.
  • Su, I-Ru (2018). Bi-directional transfer in Chinese EFL learners’ narrative skills. Paper presented at the 27th International Symposium on English Language Teaching and Book Fair. Nov. 11-12. Taipei.
  • Su, I-Ru (2015). Pragmatic transfer in foreign language learners: A multi-competence perspective. Invited talk presented at the 7th Annual Conference on Applied Linguistics in Graduate Education. Chung Yuan Christian University. May 30.
  • Su, I-Ru. (2014). L1-L2 transfer in the narrative styles of Chinese EFL learners' written personal narratives. Paper presented at 33rd Second Language Research Forum. University of South Carolina, USA. Oct. 23-25. [NSC 100-2410-H-007-043]
  • Su, I-Ru & Huang, Chao-Ning (2012). The influence of gender on task-based interactions in a foreign language. Paper presented at the 10th Asia TEFL International Conference. Delhi, India. Oct. 4-6. (國科會國內學者出席國際學術會議補助)
  • Su, I-Ru. (2011). Bi-directional transfer in the narratives of Chinese EFL learners. Paper presented at the 8th International Symposium on Bilingualism, University of Oslo, Norway. June 15-18. [NSC 99-2410-H-007-057]
  • Su, I-Ru. (2009). Cross-linguistic influence in Chinese EFL learners' apologizing behavior: A bi-directional perspective. Paper presented at the 28th Second Language Research Forum, Michigan State University, USA. Oct. 29-Nov. 1. (國科會國內學者出席國際學術會議補助).
  • Yang, Tsu-Yin & Su, I-Ru. (2009). Effects of Chinese transliteration systems on English literacy learning. Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on English Teaching and Learning in the ROC. (p. 871-884).
  • Zapparoli, Rolf & Su, I-Ru. (2007). Rethinking Taiwan 's grade one English curriculum. Selected Papers from the Sixteenth International Symposium on English Teaching (p.603-614).
  • Su, I-Ru. (2007). Transfer of pragmatic competences: A bi-directional perspective. Paper presented at the 17th International Conference on Pragmatics and Language Learning. University of Hawaii at Manoa, March 26-28. (國科會國內學者出席國際學術會議補助).
  • Su, I-Ru. (2004). Pragmatic transfer: A bi-directional perspective. Paper presented at the 23 rd Second Language Research Forum. Penn State University, USA. Oct. 14-16. (國科會國內學者出席國際學術會議補助).
  • Su, I-Ru. (2004). L1 and L2 interaction in requesting behaviors. Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on English Teaching & Learning in ROC. (p.545-557)
  • Su, I-Ru. (2000). Language transfer: A cross-linguistic study. Selected Papers from the Ninth International Symposium on English Teaching. Taipei: English Teachers’ Association of the Republic of China. (p.521-532).
  • Su, I-Ru. (1999). Transfer of sentence processing strategies. Paper presented at the First International Symposium on Bilingualism. University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, April 14-17. (國科會國內學者出席國際學術會議補助).
  • Su, I-Ru. (1998). A comparison of interpretation strategies in Chinese EFL learners and English CFL learners. Paper presented at the 18th Second Language Research Forum. University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii, October.
  • Su, I-Ru. (1998). Context in the comprehension of simple sentence: Data from L1 and L2 speakers of Chinese and English. Paper presented at the First Asia-Pacific Conference on Speech, Language and Hearing. Hong Kong University, Hong Kong, October.

Research Projects

  • 2017/08 - 2018/07
    Cross-linguistic influence in expressing motion events: A multi-competence perspective
    Principle Investigator, Research Project, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
  • 2013/08 - 2014/07
    An analysis of the linguistic features of English as a lingua franca: Towards the successful non-native speaker's model of English
    Principle Investigator, Research Project, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
  • 2011/08 - 2012/07
    L1-L2 transfer in the writing strategies in personal experience narratives
    Principle Investigator, Research Project, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
  • 2010/08 - 2011/07
    Bi-directional transfer in the narratives of Chinese EFL learners
    Principle Investigator, Research Project, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
  • 2005/08 - 2006/07
    L2 influence on L1 in foreign language learning
    Principle Investigator, Research Project, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
  • 2004/08 - 2005/07
    Language transfer: A bi-directional perspective
    Principle Investigator, Research Project, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
  • 2003/08 - 2004/07
    Pragmatic transfer: A cross-linguistic perspective
    Principle Investigator, Research Project, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
  • 2001/08 - 2002/07
    Studies on pragmatic transfer: A bi-directional perspective
    Principle Investigator, Research Project, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
  • 2000/08 - 2001/07
    Effects of discourse context in sentence processing: A comparison of Chinese and English
    Principle Investigator, Research Project, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Professional Experience

  • 2022/02 - Present
    Chairperson, Department of Foreign Languages and Literature
    National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
  • 2017/08 - Present
    Professor, Department of Foreign Languages and Literature
    National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
  • 2013/02 - 2016/01
    Chairperson, Department of Foreign Languages and Literature
    National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
  • 2009/08 - 2013/07
    Director, Language Center
    National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
  • 2006/02 - 2006/06
    Visiting Scholar, Department of Linguistics, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA
  • 2005/08 - 2017/07
    Associate Professor, Department of Foreign Languages and Literature
    National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
  • 2001/08 - 2005/07
    Assistant Professor, Department of Foreign Languages and Literature
    National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
  • 1998/08 - 2001/07
    Assistant Professor, Department of English
    National Dong Hua University, Taiwan
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