Senior Lecturer
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education
About
I have taught English and Applied Linguistics courses at tertiary level in Malaysia, Singapore and the neighboring South East Asian countries. In 2009, I joined SEAMEO-RELC as a Language Specialist and was involved in teacher training and supervision around the ASEAN region and Asia. At present, I am attached to Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education, Universiti Brunei Darussalam as Senior Lecturer.
Teaching Area
Teaching in the multilingual classroom, Teacher Education and Professional Development
Current Research
My research interests and on-going projects include reflective practices in teaching and learning, concepts of identity and self-efficacy, out of school literacy practices and service learning.
Publications
- Tan, J. (2003) “What do they do after school? Literacy events outside of the formal learning environment”. Volume 10 of the International Journal of Learning.
- Tan, J. (2010) “Regulating life in residential care:- the unassuming authority of the timetable.” In Literacy Volume 44 Issue 1 (April 2010). Blackwell:UK
- Tan, J. (2013) Dialoguing written reflections to promote self-efficacy in student teachers. In Reflective Practice, November 2013. Routledge:UK
- Braine, George. (2010). Nonnative Speaker English Teachers: Research, Pedagogy, and Professional Growth (Routledge: ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series, 2010).UK: Sage for RELC Journal April 2011.
- Book Review: Journal of Language, Identity and Education. Nagatomo, D.H. Exploring Japanese University English Teachers’ Professional Identity. (2012). UK: Multilingual Matters for Journal of Language and Identity, 12 (3), 2013.