John Noonan
jhnoonan@hku.hk
John Noonan's interests lie in the areas of English-language learning for the purposes of journalism, communications, and various forms of mass media. In particular, he is interested in experiential learning for Chinese students, and outdoor journalism with an environmental focus.
Prior to attending journalism school, Noonan obtained a TESOL certificate, and has taught various forms of ESL for over 20 years, from Istanbul, Turkey, to New York City. Most recently, he developed Duke Kunshan University's first journalism courses. Prior to that, he was the director and main instructor for Shantou University's (STU) Global Media Honors Program, a select all-English major at STU, where he worked for 14 years. At that program, he was also the co-creator of a unique public service course, which combined media outreach and environmental protection efforts to proactively safeguard threatened tropical forest ecosystems in the Chaoshan region of China.