In 1967 Wei Huei-lin, an anthropology professor at Academia Sinica, asked Teng to take him to interview aborigines. Teng picked up a lot of valuable fieldwork techniques by watching Professor Wei interview the old folks.
民國五十六年，中研院人類學教授衛惠林請鄧相揚帶他到部落訪問，他隨著衛惠林挨家挨戶找老人家訪談，因而學到不少田野調查技巧，之後，鄧相揚只要一有空就往部落跑，找老人家閒聊。