Faculty Vita

Faridah Pawan, Ph.D.

Academic Degrees

Certification/Licenses

Professional Experience

Faculty Teaching

Selected Publications

Pawan, F. & Jacobson, A. (2002). Growing with the flow: Sustaining professionalism by become online teacher educators for language teachers. In T. Murphey (Ed.). Sustaining Professionalism Series. Alexandria, VA: TESOL. (in press).

Johnston, B., Pawan, F., & Mahan-Taylor, R. (2002). The professional development of working ESL/EFL teachers: Tensions in Identity and Knowledge. Proceedings of the Conference on Teacher Education, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis: Lawrence Erlbaum (in press).

Pawan, F. & Pugh, S. L. (2002). Reading for life. In G. Crosling & G. Webb (Eds.), Supporting Students Learning, (pp. 111-118). London: Kogan Page Publishers.

Pawan, F. & Reed, D. (2002). Texas Airport Cookies: Pragmatic Variation from an Urban Legend (2001). In K. Bardovi-Harlig & R. Mahan-Taylor (Eds.), Teaching Pragmatics. Washington D.C.: U.S. Department of State, Office of English Language Programs. (in press)

Pugh, S.L., Pawan, F. & Antommarchi, C. (1999). Academic literacy and the new language learner. Handbook of College Reading and Study Strategy Research (pp. 25-42). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum Publishers.

Pawan, F. (Producer). (1999) Storytelling: A cultural bridge [Videotape]. Instructional Support Systems: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.

Pawan, F. (1995). Malaysian and American Professorial Expectations of the Literate Reader. Second EFL Skills Conference, Center for Adult and Continuing Education, The American University of Cairo, December, 4th, 1995.

Pawan, F. (1993). Social and cognitive consequences of literacy in South East Asia. International Conference on Literacy in ASEAN Societies, Malaysian Reading Association, Kuala Lumpur, July 3-4, 1992.

Pawan, F. (March 1993). Cabaran intelektual di seberang laut (Intellectual and literacy challenges abroad). SISWA 15 (3), 3-6.

Pugh, S. & Pawan, F. (1991). Reading, writing and academic literacy. College Reading and Study Strategy Programs. Newark, Delaware: IRA, 1-26.

Pawan, F. (1989) Literacy as a State of Mind: Implications for Students who are Non-Native Speakers of English. Reading Research and Instruction 28 (2), 61-64.

Assistant Editor: Langrehr, J (1988). Teaching Students to Think J. McTighe and F. Pawan (eds). Bloomington, IN: National Educational Service.

Funded Projects

Interdisciplinary Collaborative Program, U.S. Department of Education?s Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs. Amount: $1 million (September 2002-September 2006)

Technology Assessment Grant, IU offices of the Vice President for Information Technology and of Distributed Education Amount: $5,393 (December 2001- June 2003).

Language Needs Assessment, CAPE Migrant Program for Pulaski County, Indiana Amount: $22,000 (January-December, 2003)

ESL/EFL Online Certificate Program via Distance, USAID Linkage Program with South East European University, Macedonia and American University of Kyrgyzstan Amount: Online tuition for 16 students taking 5 courses at $680 per course ($54,400). (September 2002-September 2004)

Instructional Media Development Grant, Instructional Support Systems, Indiana University. (September 1996-September 1997)

ESL Executive Training, Ministry of Education, Malaysia. Amount: Faculty Salary for one year (January 1991- January 1992)

Current Professional and Academic Association Memberships

International Reading Association (IRA)

Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Indiana Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (INTESOL)

Malaysian Reading Association (MRA)

Bloomington Storytellers Guild

Conference Presentations

Johnston, B., Pawan, F. & Mahan, R. The professional development of working ESL/EFL teachers. Invited address to the INTESOL 23rd Annual conference, November 10, 2001. Indianapolis, Indiana

Pawan, F. and Jacobson, A. Teaching online: The development of a new pedagogy. Presented at the INTESOL 23rd Annual conference, November 10th, Indianapolis, Indiana, November 10, 2001.

Pawan, F. Storytelling in language learning. Invited address to the Foreign Language Share Fair, Indiana University, Bloomington, October 26, 2001.

Pawan, F. Second and foreign language teaching and learning issues in Indiana schools. Invited address to the ESL Taskforce Symposium, Indiana Department of Education, October 3, 2001. Indianapolis Indiana.

Johnston, B., Pawan, F. & Mahan, R. Teacher identities in language teaching. Presented at the Second International Conference on Language Teacher Education: Building our strengths, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 18, 2001.

Pawan, F. Teachers? ways of knowing and teaching in the new millennium. Presented at the Research and Practice in Language Teacher Education: Voices from the Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 21, 1999.

Pawan, F. CALLA, Reading Inventory, Transmediation and ITI. Invited address to Applied Linguistics/CELT In-Service Training Forum, Indiana University, Bloomington, July 10, 1998.

Muench, C. & Pawan, F. (1997). Native Speakers? Judgments on the politeness of Non-Native Speakers? Telephone Messages. Presented at the TESOL Conference, Orlando, Florida, March 12, 1997

Pawan, F. Using stories and storytelling in a multi-skilled context. Presented at the Indiana Foreign Language Teachers Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana, October 26, 1996.

Pawan, F. The Expectations of Graduate Students? Success in an American Tertiary Institutions: A Cultural Study. Invited address to the COLFUTORO Workshop, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, June 21, 1996

Pawan, F. Malaysian and American Professors Expectations of Successful Graduate Students: A Comparative Study. Presented at the NAFSA International Educators Conference (Phoenix, Arizona, June 5, 1996.

Pawan, F. Waterface: Preservation of honor in interpersonal relationships in a Malaysian professional setting. Presented at the TESOL National Conference, Chicago, Illinois, March 30, 1996.

Pawan, F. Malaysian and American professorial expectations of the literate reader. Presented at the American University of Cairo Second International Reading Conference, Cairo, Egypt, December 3, 1995.

Pawan, F. Using stories and storytelling in an ESL classroom. Presented at the INTESOL Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana, November 10, 1995.

Pawan, F. Practical approaches to teaching culture in an ESL classroom. Presented at the Indiana Foreign Language Teachers Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana, October 28, 1995.

Hughes-Wilhelm, K. & Pawan, F. Maintaining the delicate balance between professional and personal relationships while teaching in South East Asian university environments. Presented at the MidWest TESOL/NAFSA Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, November 5, 1994.

Pawan, F. Social and cognitive consequences of literacy in South East Asian communities. Presented at the Malaysian Reading Association Conference on "Literacy in ASEAN societies" (Kuala Lumpur, July 3-4, 1992.

Pawan, F. Paper topic: The social and political messages of Tajima Shinji's "The Legend of the Amazing Planet." Keynote speaker at the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka seminar, Kuala Lumpur, July 27, 1991.

Pawan, F. Accommodating L2 writing expectations and resulting abilities in L1 situations. Presented at the Malaysian English Language Teacher Association Conference on "Teaching and learning English in challenging situations", Kuala Lumpur, May 14-17, 1991.

Research Areas

Collaborative learning in online discussions, professional identities of ESL/EFL teachers, language needs assessment, professional development for ESL/EFL teachers via distance education.

Service/Outreach Projects

2002 Co-Supervisor, Language Education/Distance Education Program

2002 Co-Editor, LEAD-ON (Language Education at a Distance -Online News) Newsletter

2002 Distance Education Faculty Advisor

2001-present Committee Member, TELL (Technology Enhanced Language Learning, Language Education/Instructional Systems Technologies).

2001-preesent Member, ESL Taskforce for the State of Indiana.

2000-present Editorial Board Member for the Reading Teacher.

1998-2000 Intensive English Program Accreditation Coordinator and Steering Committee Member, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

1996-1998 Director for the Storytelling Instructional Media Development Grant Project, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

1996 Associate Director, COLFUTURO/Center for English Language Training Project, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

1996-2000 Practicum teaching supervisor, Center for English Language Training, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

1995-1999 ESL Reading Coordinator, Center for English Language Training, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

1990-1993 Head Coordinator for the English for Law Program at the Language Center, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1990-1993).

1992 Acting Chairperson for the English Department, Language Center, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

1992 Coordinator for the Professionalism Workshops for Ministry of Education Executives, Institut Aminuddin Baki, Genting Highlands, Malaysia (1992).

1984-1985 Teacher trainer and assistant coordinator for the Native American Student-Teaching Project, Indiana University,

Honors/Awards

TESOL/Heinle and Heinle Excellence in Teaching Award for the year 2001

Universiti Malaya Award for Young Faculty Abroad pursuing a Ph.D. (1987-1993)

Malaysian Ministry of Education Award for the Masters Degree (1983-1985)

Civil Service Award (JPA) for Baccalaureate Degree (1980-1983)