Simon van Rysewyk

Shih Hsin University Language Center, Shih Hsin University, Lane 17, Mu-Cha Road, Section 1, Taipei City, Taipei County 116, Taiwan ROC
(02) 2236 8225 ext. 3032  simon@cc.shu.edu.tw

Education
BPhEd Exercise Prescription, University of Otago, 2000
MA Philosophy, Massey University, 1995; Thesis: Wittgenstein and Grammar
BA Philosophy, Massey University, 1993

 

Employment
Lecturer, Shih Hsin University Language Center, Taiwan, 2005-Teacher, National Taiwan Normal University English Language Center, 2005
Teacher, Department of Health, Taiwan, 2005
Teacher, Chinese Culture University, Department of English, Taiwan, 2005
Teacher, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, 2004
Manager, Hess Educational Organization, Taiwan, 2004
Head Teacher, Hess Educational Organization, Taiwan, 2001-2003
Teaching Fellow, School of Physical Education, University of Otago, New Zealand, 2000

Scholarships
Visiting Scholar, Center For Humanities Research, National Taiwan University, June-September, 2008

Publications
1.  The Translucent Face - submitted to the Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences, February 29, 2008. Status: under review.
2.  Learn By Things, Not by Words - submitted to Taiwan Journal of TESOL, February 25, 2008. Status: under review.
3.  Wittgenstein, Face Biometrics and Recognition - to be submitted to EurAmerica, March 2008. Status: under review.
4.  The Intransitive and Transitive Use of ‘This face makes a quite particular impression’. Status: forthcoming.
5.  Divination at Longshan Temple - forthcoming with Kai-Yuan Cheng

Conference Papers
1.  Facial Expressions, Descriptions and Avowals - submitted to the 12th European Conference on Facial Expression, July 28-31, 2008. Status: under review.
2.  Two Models of Recognition - submitted to the ICNC’08-FSKD’08, August 25-27, 2008. Status: under review.
3.  First-Person Utterances of Facial Expressions are Typically Avowals - submitted to the ASSC 12 Conference, June 19-22, 2008. Status: accepted.
4.  Does Music Point to Anything Beyond Itself? - International Wittgenstein Conference in Taiwan, November 2008, National Taiwan University. Status: forthcoming.
5.  The Subtle Face: Understanding Without Interpretation (with Kai-Yuan Cheng). Interpretation Conference, December 1-2, 2007, National Taipei University, Taiwan.
6.  Picture This: English Idioms as Rebus Puzzles. The Sixteenth International Symposium and Book Fair on English Teaching, November 10, 2007, Taiwan.

Invited Lectures
1.  Understanding Facial Recognition. September, 2008. Institute of Philosophy of Mind and Cognition, Chinese Culture University, Taiwan.
2.  Wittgenstein and Facial Recognition. January 7, 2008. Department of Philosophy, National Taiwan University, Taiwan.
3.  Thinking Skills in English. April 22, 2005. Department of English, Chinese Culture University, Taiwan.

Other Activities
International Wittgenstein Conference in Taiwan co-organizer. November 2008. National Taiwan University, Taiwan (with Jeu-Jeng Yuann, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, National Taiwan University).

Non-Academic Writing and Editing Positions
1. Editor, Office of International Affairs, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, 2007-
2. Editor, Hospitals in Taiwan, Taiwan Hospital Association, 2005.
3. Writer, English Protocol for Diplomatic Visitors, Department of Health, Taiwan, 2005.
4. Writer, Global Forum for Health Leaders, Department of Health, Taiwan, 2005.
5. Writer, Government Writing Project, National Development Initiatives Institute, Taiwan, 2005.

Memberships
Association For the Scientific Study of Consciousness
English Teacher’s Association, ROC
International High IQ Society
International Society For Facial Expression