Yilin Sun

Preferred Name:
Yilin Sun
Dept:
Continuing Education
Title:
Continuing Education Faculty
Email:
Yilin.Sun@seattlecolleges.edu
Campus:
Seattle Central College
Office:
Faculty Development, Seattle Colleges
Mailstop:
4CAH311
Phone:
206/934-4103

Personal Statement

Dr. Yilin Sun is a tenured professor who directs Faculty Development at Seattle Colleges (USA). She received her Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics and Curriculum & Instruction from OISE/University of Toronto, Canada. She loves working with students, faculty and staff from a diverse cultural and linguistics background and has been with Seattle Colleges for more than 25 years. Her teaching experiences include teaching English to speakers of other languages, TESOL teacher training, and assessment and curriculum development. In 2021, she received the English Language program 30@30 Achievement Award from the U.S. Department of StateThe award recognizes Yilin Sun as one of a select group of thirty Specialists who have made a lasting impact on the Specialist Program and on the TESOL field since 1991, building English teaching capacity abroad and bolstering mutual understanding through English language education. Also check https://westseattleblog.com/2021/02/congratulations-south-seattle-colleges-dr-yilin-sun-honored-for-english-teaching-achievements/

She is a former president of TESOL International Association (2014-15, www.tesol.org) as the first bilingual Chinse- English speaking female Asian TESOL professional serving as president of TESOL in TESOL's 50 years history. She also served as a Fulbright Senior Scholar of the U.S. Dept. of States in 2011-2012 (https://www.cies.org/program/fulbright-us-scholar-program). Dr. Sun is an author and co-author of books, book chapters, and research papers in refereed professional journals and has frequently given plenary and featured speeches at national and international conferences.