Abstract

In this talk, I will discuss do’s and don’ts for graduate students based on my teaching experience in the US, Canada, and Taiwan. This talk will cover topics ranging from appropriate manner for correspondence, choosing a lab, advisor or research topic and survival skills in graduate school in general. At the end of the talk, students will also be given a chance to discuss “Ten Commandments for Professors”. It is my sincere hope that this talk will boost the mutual understanding between advisers and advisees, creating an even more effective research environment.

Bio

Dr. Yuwen Lai is an assistant professor of Linguistics at the National Chiao Tung University. She is specialized on Phonetics and Psycholinguistics. Aside from her academic duty, she is also the head of a humanitarian architecture project which brings NCTU students to build classrooms in

rural Cambodia. In addition, she is the associate director of the Global Citizenship Education Center at NCTU, where her main responsibility is being the liaison with UNESCO and NGOs in SouthEast Asia.

All faculties and students are welcome to join.