Course

Introduction to Linguistics

CHEN-HSIU KUO

Guest Speaker

• 陳郁雯是一個從外文系出來的語言治療師，現任語言治療與聽力學系助理教授。教育背景歷經外文系、語言學研究所、語言病理學博士＆碩士，後來成為臨床語言治療師。讀博士時還不知道自己以後會決定當語言治療師，也不知道原來語言治療師的工作不只「語言」。

  Yu-Wen Chen is a speech-language pathologist who began her journey in a Department of Foreign Languages. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.

  Her academic training spans several fields—from Foreign Languages & Literature to Linguistics, and later to both a master’s and a Ph.D. in Speech-Language Pathology—before she eventually became a clinical speech-language therapist.

  Interestingly, when she was pursuing her doctoral degree, she did not yet know that she would eventually choose to become a speech-language therapist. She also did not realize at the time that the work of a speech-language therapist involves much more than just “language.”

Topic

Overview

When you come to a river, you have two choices. You can take the bridge that’s already been built and walk straight across. Or you can step onto the stones nearby, jumping from one to the next. Both paths will get you to the other side—but the stones may lead you to very different landing places.

If you start from a background in English or linguistics, the paths ahead of you can be surprisingly diverse. In this talk, I’d like to share the winding journey I’ve taken—the detours, the unexpected turns, and the many temporary “landing points” along the way.

I’ll also talk about what it currently takes, within today’s system, to become a speech-language therapist. And perhaps through my story, you’ll be able to imagine what it might feel like to arrive in a hospital setting carrying a linguistics background—discovering how language knowledge can find its place in the world of healthcare.

活動使用語言：中文及英文

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