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Jackie Chang serves as Assistant Professor in the English Department at National Pingtung University of Education, Taiwan, bringing prior extensive experience from Taiwan's English language teaching industry. She holds a PhD in Applied Linguistics from the University of Sydney, completed under the supervision of Ingrid Piller.
Her educational background includes:
- PhD in Applied Linguistics, University of Sydney
Chang's research critically examines sociolinguistic dynamics in Taiwan's English education landscape, focusing on language policy, second language acquisition, and educational inequality. She investigates how commercialization and societal pressures shape English learning trajectories, with particular attention to early-start education models and the normalization of American English. Her work consistently highlights power structures embedded in language marketing and teaching methodologies.
Analysis of her 2013 publications reveals recurring themes: the commodification of English teaching through celebrity instructors, systemic inequities in language access, and cultural implications of positioning English as a 'royal road to the world.' These works demonstrate her interdisciplinary approach connecting applied linguistics with critical social analysis.
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