English Short CV

Jia-Chyi Yan is a Professor at the Department of Applied English, National Taichung
University of Science and Technology (NUTC). With extensive experience in academia, she has served as the Dean of International Affairs, Associate Dean of Language College, Director of the Department of Applied English, and Director of Language Center at NUTC. Dr. Yan earned her doctoral degree (Ph.D.) from Indiana University Blooming, specializing in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on Curriculum Studies and a minor in Applied Linguistics and TESOL.

Her research interests span a wide range of topics including curriculum design, English as a foreign language education, intercultural inquiry, qualitative research, and service learning. Dr. Yan's scholarly contributions are centered on exploring intercultural experiences, fostering intercultural competence, examining volunteer service learning, facilitating identity exploration, and investigating phenomenological education practices.