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Prof. Robert “Coach” Johanson

Director of International Bachelor Program in Strategic Communication

 

Duties

  • Foster YZU comprehensive internationalization efforts
  • Establish departmental goals and design international program curricula
  • Enhance international program teaching effectiveness
  • Stimulate domestic and foreign instructor / student recruitment 
  • Advise students and offer program-related career guidance 
  • Bolster university-industry collaboration for internships and study abroad opportunities

Education

  • Ph.D., Foreign Language Education / Applied Linguistics, University of Texas (Austin), U.S.A.

  • M.A., East Asian Studies, Harvard University, U.S.A.

  • B.A., German Literature & Linguistics / European History (Double-Major), Northwestern University, U.S.A.

Professional Experience

  • Director: English Bachelor of Strategic Communication, Yuan Ze University
  • Associate Professor (Expert-Level): Department of English Bachelor of Strategic Communication, Yuan Ze University
  • Associate Professor (Expert-Level): Department of Applied Foreign Languages & School of Management, National Taiwan University of Science & Technology
  • Vice-Dean, Director & Co-Founder: Office of International Affairs, National Taiwan University of Science & Technology 
  • Assistant Professor: Department of English, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan
  • Founder/Director: Language Center, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan
  • Instructor: Center for Teaching Effectiveness, The University of Texas (Austin), U.S.A. 
  • Instructor, ESL Services - International Office, The University of Texas (Austin) International Office, U.S.A.

Research Area

  • Sociolinguistics & Sociocultural Learning Theories
  • Second Language Learning & Teaching
  • Public Speaking & Presentation
  • Intercultural Communication
  • Business English & Communication
  • English Etymology & Vocabulary Enhancement

  • Wang, S.P., Tseng, W. T., & Johanson, R. (2021). To we or not to we: Corpus-based research on first-person pronoun use in abstracts and conclusions, Sage Open, 1-18. (SSCI)

  • Tainyi Luor, Hsi-Peng Lu, Robert E. Johanson, Huei-ju Yu, (January 2012), Minding the gap between first and continued usage of corporate e-learning English-language program, International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction (EI), 8, 1, 55-75. (SSCI)

  • Johanson, R. (2011). Implementing realia into the Taiwanese university writing classroom, (Book chapter), Academic Writing in the Social Sciences. (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Academic Press.)

  • Shih, C. M., Liou, F. J. & Johanson, R. (2010). Tectonic Integration of Louis I. Kahn′s Exeter Library Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 9, 31-37. (JAABE Best Paper Award, SSCI).

  • Shih, C. M., Chao, H.Y. & Johanson, R. (2008) Exploring the special orientation systems in the Chinese calligraphy of a Taiwanese artist who is adventitiously blind, Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, June 2008, 102, 6, 362-364. (SSCI)

  • Peng, H., & Johanson, R. (2006). Career maturity and state anxiety of Taiwanese college student athletes given cognitive career-oriented group counseling. Psychological Reports, 99, 805-812.

  • Johanson, R. (December, 2005). Friends of the feather blog together: Forging a sense of community in the Taiwanese university writing classroom through the implementation of web-Logs. The 2005 International Conference on Second Language Learners [2005年南台科技大學語文教育國際學術研討會] Conference Proceedings (The Southern Taiwan University of Science & Technology; Tainan, Taiwan).

  • Johanson, R. (November, 2005). It’s more about membership than grammar correction and error analysis: Stimulating the publication of Taiwanese graduate students’ research findings in internationally-refereed English-language journals via the creation of a “three-in-one” academic writing center. The 2005 Conference in ELT at Technical Colleges and Universities Conference Proceedings (National Taiwan University of Science & Technology; Taipei, Taiwan), 90-104.  

  • Johanson, R. (February, 2005). Introducing blogging into the ESL-EFL classroom. [http://www.ladder100.com]  http://www.youandme.com.cn/teachcenter/age/agevision.jsp?select=200502].

  • Tang, J. H., Johanson, R., & Hu, T. J. (2005). Spamming or hamming?: An empirical investigation of the moral intensity of e-mail spamming behavior. In M. Hamza (Ed.), Proceedings of the Ninth IASTED International Conference on Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications (IMSA 2005) (pp. 259-263). Honolulu, USA: IASTED/ACTA Press.

  • Johanson, R. (January, 2005). Using movie and television scripts to learn and teach ESL/EFL. [http://www.ladder100.com] [http://www.youandme.com.cn/teachcenter/age/agevision.jsp?select=200501].

  • Johanson, R., & Schallert, D. (2003). Writing under the influence: A collective case study of five Taiwanese students’ writing experiences at a U.S. school of education. The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Studies in English Language and Literature, 12, 59-73.

  • Johanson, R. (2003). Extrapolating practice from theory: A user-friendly guide to conducting grounded theory in the social sciences. The National Dong Hwa University Journal of Humanistic Studies, 5, 1-37.

  • Johanson, R. (2003). The Taiwan experience … through Malaysian eyes. Educational Quarterly, 29, 28-29.

  • Johanson, R. (2001). The self-reported perspectives regarding academic writing among Taiwanese graduate students specializing in TEFL. Texas Papers in Foreign Language Education, 6, 19-36.

  • Johanson, R. (1999). Rethinking the red ink: Audio-feedback in the ESL writing classroom. Texas Papers in Foreign Language Education, 4, 1, 31-38.

  • Johanson, R. (1999). Book review of Penny Ur’s (1996). A course in language teaching: Practice and theory (Cambridge University Press), Texas Papers in Foreign Language Education, 4, 1, 55-56.

  • "Grounded Theoretical Investigation of an Online Course for Quarantined Students." (National Taiwan University of Science & Technology ALLT Conference; Taipei, Taiwan; 9/6/21).

  • "Why is EMI Important?" (NTUST EMI Workshop, National Taiwan University of Science & Technology; Taipei, Taiwan; 9/1/20). 

  • "Internationalizing Your Teaching with the Blackboard Learning Management System, Three Useful Websites & Frequently-Used English Phrases for the University Classroom" (National Taiwan University of Science & Technology; Taipei, Taiwan; 5/19/09). http://phpweb.nutn.edu.tw/mobileGimse/zh/2018/07/27/%e5%b0%88%e9%a1%8c%e6%bc%94%e8%ac%9b%ef%bc%9arobert-e-johanson-ntust-department-of-applied-foreign-languages2009-05-19/

  • "Blackboard, Websites & English Phrases." The 2009 International Conference on Applied Linguistics & Language Teachers. (National Taiwan University of Science & Technology; Taipei, Taiwan; 4/18/09).

  • "Friends of the feather blog together: Forging a sense of community in the Taiwanese university writing classroom through the implementation of Web-Logs." The 2005 International Conference on Second Language Learners (The Southern Taiwan University of Science & Technology; Tainan, Taiwan) 

  • "It's More about Membership than Grammar Correction and Error Analysis: Stimulating the Publication of Taiwanese Graduate Students' Research Findings in Internationally-Refereed English-Language Journals Via the Creation of a "Three-in-One" Academic Writing Center." The 2005 Conference in ELT at Technical Colleges and Universities Conference Proceedings (National Taiwan University of Science & Technology; Taipei, Taiwan; 11/04/05).

  • "Using Language-Learning Strategies to Improve Your Overall English Proficiency" ("如何運用語言學習策略改善英文?” The Rotary Clubs of Hualien (Event sponsored by The Rotary Club of Hualien, The Ji-An Rotary Club, The Hsin-Cheng Rotary Club) (Hualien, 10/29/05)

  • "Minimizing Learner Anxiety and Maximizing Communicative Competence through the Implementation of Indirect Language Strategies in the Taiwanese ESL/EFL Classroom ("透過間接性語言策略減低學習焦慮與增進溝通能力—在台灣的外語教室中"). "Tzi-Chi Buddhist University (Ji-An, 6/24/05)

  • "How to Captivate, Conquer, and Divide a North American Audience," Hualien County Toastmasters Club (Hualien, 5/30/05)

  • "An Extremely Strong Language-Learning Cocktail: The Application of Language Learning Strategies with the Use of Web-logs in the ESL/EFL Classroom," Kuang-fu Institute of Business & Commerce, (Kuang-fu, 5/23/05)

  • "Mastering the Written Component of the TOEFL Composition Component," Tzi-Chi High School (Ji-An, 4/19/05)

  • "Using Multimedia and the Internet to Improve Your English Abilities," The Taidong County Government Legal Services Division (Taidong City, 2/02/04)

  • "Improving the Learning and Teaching of English through Web-Logs and Electronic Multimedia," The Kinmen Institute of Technology (Kinmen, 12/14/04)

  • "Using Multimedia Resources to Learn How to Re-learn English," Hualien County Government, Department of Hygiene (Hualien City, 12/09/04)

  • "Untangling the Internet through BLOGS (Web-Logs)," Hualien Technical High School (Hualien City, 12/01/04)

  • "Improving Taiwan’s English Abilities … One Class at a Time," Shoufeng Elementary School (Shoufeng, 10/17/04)

  • "Blogging into the New Millennium: Implementing Web Logs into the Taiwanese University English Classroom" Tzi-Chi Buddhist University (Ji-An, 6/30/04)

  • "More Suggestions on How to Prepare for Enrollment in a National University English Department," Tzi-Chi High School (Ji-An, 3/24/04)

  • "The Dynamic ESL/EFL Instructor: Assisting Hualien County Meet the Needs of the English 2008 Challenge," Huah-ren Junior High School (Hualien, 12/11/03)

  • "Becoming A Dynamic ESL/EFL Instructor: Some Suggestions from the Literature," Dao-Hsiang Junior High School (Ji-An, 11/16/03)

  • "Let's Work on Better English Teaching: How to Listen to Students & Address their Needs Accordingly," Dao-Hsiang Junior High School (Ji-An, 11/23/03)

  • "The Importance of Implementing Realia into the L2 Writing Classroom: The Results of a Case Study Carried Out at National Dong Hwa University," Hualien Teacher's College (Hualien City, 12/11/03)

  • "Some Suggestions on How to Prepare for Your Studies in a National University English Department,"Tsi-Chih Junior High School (Ji-An, 6/15/03)

  • "Implementing Cutting-Edge Technology into the NDHU Language Classroom: A Tour of the National Dong Hwa University Language Center Multimedia Facility," National Dong Hwa University (Shou-Feng, 3/21/03)

  • "Meeting the Ministry of Education's English-language Targets for the Next Millennium: Active Strategies for Implementing Communicative Competence into the Taiwanese EFL Classroom," Dao-Hsiang Junior High School (Ji-An, 12/16/02)

  • "Learning English Survival Skills," National Cheng Kung Business and Maritime Vocational High School (Cheng-Kung, 12/12-14/02)

  • "Implementing Simultaneous Interpretation into Ji-An Rotary Meetings," Ji-An Rotary Club (Hualien City, 12/11/02)

  • "Methods in Encouraging Active Participation in English Language Classes among Taiwanese High School Students," Kuang-fu Institute of Business & Commerce (Kuang-fu, 12/11/02)

  • "Communicative Competence & EFL Language-Teaching in Taiwan," Huah-ren Junior High School, (Hualien, 11/29/02)

  • "Familiarizing Yourself with Everyday English," National Cheng Kung Business and Maritime Vocational High School (Cheng-Kung, 10/13/02)

  • "The Acquisition of Discipline-Specific Rhetoric & Your Academic Future: Some Suggestions on Situating Yourself (As a Non-native Writer of English) in North American Academia," National Shih-Ta University, Department of English (Taipei, 11/04/02)

  • "A Socio-historical Approach to the Learning of English as a Second/Foreign Language on Taiwan," National Taiwan University of Science & Technology (Taipei, 11/1/02)

  • "Strategies for Improving English Pronunciation through Participation in an English Cafe." Presenter at the English Language Cafe National Taiwan University of Science & Technology (Taipei, 11/2/02 & 11/16/02)

  • "The Self-Reported Perspectives Regarding Academic Writing among Taiwanese Graduate Students Specializing in TEFL." The University of Texas Foreign Language Education Conference (TEXFLEC) II, Austin, TX, 3/23/01)

  • "The Taiwanese Buxiban and Recent Changes in the Taiwanese Education System," - Invited guest speaker to The University of Texas at Austin Foreign Language Education Colloquium (Austin, TX, 11/ 21/98)

  • "Some Suggestions on How to Study Foreign Languages"– Guest speaker at the Hsin Yuan Shan Community Academic Assembly (Taipei, 2/28/98)

  • "The Rise of the Taiwanese Buxiban: Supplementary Education Teaching to the Test" – The Southwest Conference on East Asian Studies, Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX, 11/15/97)

  • "Teaching EFL in Southeast Asia," - The University of Texas at Austin Foreign Language Education Student Association Career Development Speaker Series (Austin, TX, 11/26/96)

  • "Distant Cultures-Local Classrooms: Understanding Your Asian Students" – 1996 TexTESOL Teacher-Training Conference (Austin, TX, 6/06/96)