Dr Jillian Brown - Researcher Profile

Biography

Doctor Jill Brown is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Education at Monash University. She teaches in a number of pre-service and post-graduate education programs and supervises student research at doctoral, masters and honours level. She is currently involved in shared research with colleagues in Sweden, Hong Kong and New Zealand including a study of the issues involved in international collaboration. Jill is also part of an on-going international study of children’s understandings of Indigenous identity.

Research & Supervision Interests

Her research interests include: varying aspects of English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) teacher work including beginning teacher identity construction and ESOL teacher work in a range of different contexts and the impact of language study abroad programs on learner identity.

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - EDUCATION

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2003

MASTER OF EDUCATION (TESOL)

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 1997

GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF EDUCATION

Institution: La Trobe University

Year awarded: 1975

BACHELOR OF ARTS (HUMANITIES)

Institution: La Trobe University

Year awarded: 1973

Publications

Books

Alerby, E., Brown, J.R. (eds), 2008, Voices from the Margins. School Experiences of Indigenous, Refugee and Migrant Children, Sense Publishers, Rotterdam.

Book Chapters

Brown, J.R., 2008, He is thirsty for knowledge: Afghan and Sudanese refugee children in Australia, in Voices from the Margins: School Experiences of Indigenous, Refugee and Migrant Children, eds Eva Alerby and Jill Brown, Sense Publishers, The Netherlands, pp. 109-128.

Brown, J.R., 2008, Talking to the locals: Community research and Hong Kong students in an English language immersion program (Australia), in Language Teacher Research in Australia and New Zealand, eds Anne Burns and Jill Burton, TESOL, USA, pp. 9-23.

Journal Articles

Parding, K., Hertting, K., Alerby, E., Brown, J.R., 2012, Bridges and barriers: Learning experiences from an international research project, The International Journal of Learning [P], vol 18, Common Ground Publishing, Australia, pp. 285-294.

Benson, P., Barkhuizen, G., Bodycott, P., Brown, J., 2012, Study abroad and the development of second language identities, Applied Linguistics Review [E], vol 3, issue 1, De Gruyter Mouton, Germany, pp. 173-193.

Cadman, K., Brown, J., 2011, TESOL and TESD in remote Aboriginal Australia: The "true" story?, TESOL Quarterly [E], vol 45, issue 3, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc., USA, pp. 440-462.

Brown, J.R., Miller, J.M., 2006, Dilemmas of identity in teacher education: reflections on one pre-service ESL teacher cohort, T E S O L in Context: Journal of A C T A, vol 1, Australian Council of T E S O L Associations (A C T A), Sunnybank QLD Australia, pp. 118-128.

Brown, J.R., Miller, J.M., Mitchell, J.M., 2006, Interrupted schooling and the acquisition of literacy: experiences of Sudanese refugees in Victorian secondary schools, Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, vol 29, issue 2, Australian Literacy Educators' Association Ltd, Norwood SA Australia, pp. 150-162.

Miller, J.M., Mitchell, J.M., Brown, J.R., 2005, African refugees with interrupted schooling in the high school mainstream: dilemmas for teachers, Prospect: An Australian Journal of TESOL, vol 20, issue 2, National Centre for English Language Teaching and Research, Australia, pp. 19-33.

Brown, J.R., 2005, 'I love teaching ESL' - constructions of ESL teacher work and identity, TESOL in Context, vol 15, issue 1, Australian Council of TESOL Associations, Australia, pp. 13-18.

Brown, J.R., 2004, Warrior or mother - metaphors for ESL teacher work, Didaktisk Tidskrift. Nordic Journal of Teaching and Learning, vol 14, issue 1, Didaktisk Tidskrift, Goteburg Sweden, pp. 25-33.

Conference Proceedings

Brown, J.R., 2005, Seduction and betrayal revisited: ethical dilemmas of insider research, Doing the Public Good: Positioning Education Research. Australian Association for Educational Research 2004 Conference Papers, 29/11/04 to 02/12/04, AARE, http:www.aare.edu.au/confpap.htm, pp. 1-17.

Brown, J., McGannon, J., 1999, Me as Lanaguage Teacher: Initial Acts of Identification, AARE 1999 Conference Papers on the WEB, Melbourne 29th Nov - 2nd Dec 99, http://www.swin.edu.au/aare, pp. 1-15.

Doecke, B., Brown, J., Mitchell, J., 1998, Narrative research in school and industry, Research in Education: Does it Count?, Adelaide, Nov-Dec 1998, AARE, www.swin.edu.au/aare 98pap/bro98257.htm, pp. 1-26.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Academic English and international students.

Supervisors:

Brown, J (Main), Tan, H (Associate).

Program of Study:

(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Applying Communicative Language Teaching in Iraq: Teachers' training success.

Supervisors:

Bao, D (Main), Brown, J (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Developing students' critical thinking through content-based EFL reading-writing instruction.

Supervisors:

Turner, M (Main), Brown, J (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Developing the vocabulary of young learners of English through local children's literature.

Supervisors:

Brown, J (Main).

Program of Study:

(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

English language instrcuction online: co-creating flexible learning environments.

Supervisors:

Brown, J (Joint), Johnson, N (Joint-co).

Program of Study:

(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Escaping: Personal and Theoretical Understandings.

Supervisors:

Anderson, A (Joint-co), Brown, J (Joint).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Impact of English on middle-class Tamil women living and working in Chennai, India, and Melbourne Australia.

Supervisors:

Parr, G (Main), Brown, J (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Parenting the bilingual child: A case study.

Supervisors:

Chowdhury, R (Main), Brown, J (Associate).

Program of Study:

(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Teaching and learning in remote indigenous communities.

Supervisors:

Brown, J (Main).

Program of Study:

(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The Cambodian Diaspora- Identities in transition.

Supervisors:

Brown, J (Main), Chandler, D (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The Linguistic Benefits of Teaching English through Content in the Emirate Secondary Context.

Supervisors:

Brown, J (Main).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Ways of being African female students in Australian universities : gender, race and education.

Supervisors:

Joseph, C (Main), Brown, J (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Agena, W.

Program of Study:

Teaching Spoken English in Japanese Junior High Schools; Identifying Problems and Solutions. 2002.

Supervisors:

Brown, J (Main).

Student:

Ammade, S.

Program of Study:

English Language Teaching in Australia and Indonesia: Reflection on Practice. 2003.

Supervisors:

Brown, J (Main).

Student:

Aryanti, D.

Program of Study:

Teacher Professional Development in the Australian ESL Context. 2003.

Supervisors:

Brown, J (Main).

Student:

Azis, A.

Program of Study:

Teacher's Perceptions of Target Language Culture in Teaching English in Indonesia. 2003.

Supervisors:

Brown, J (Main).

Student:

Basir, N.

Program of Study:

Barriers to Successful EFL Learning in Eastern Indonesian Junior High Schools. 2003.

Supervisors:

Brown, J (Main).

Student:

Beale, J.

Program of Study:

What do English language teachers want from professional development?. 2003.

Supervisors:

Brown, J (Main).

Student:

Do, T.

Program of Study:

Approaches to English as a Foreign Language Teaching in Vietnamese Secondary Schools. 2003.

Supervisors:

Brown, J (Main).

Student:

Fitriani, A.

Program of Study:

Young Indonesian Readers' Strategies in Reading Indonesian and English Narrative and Factual Texts. 2002.

Supervisors:

Brown, J (Main).

Student:

Good, S.

Program of Study:

Effective methods of teaching workplace communication skills to job seekers of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. (Masters) 2004.

Supervisors:

Brown, J (Main).

Student:

Hasibuan, K.

Program of Study:

Approaches to English Languge Teaching in Indonesian Islamic Senior High Schools. 2002.

Supervisors:

Brown ((Double Id)), J (Main).

Student:

Huang, Y.

Program of Study:

. 2003.

Supervisors:

Brown, J (Main).

Student:

Jackson, G.

Program of Study:

'More than one way to learn': home educated students' transitions between home and school. (PHD) 2009.

Supervisors:

Brown, J (Main), Fleer, M (Associate).

Student:

Kamil, D.

Program of Study:

Indonesian EFL Teachers' Perceptions of Their Role. 2002.

Supervisors:

Brown, J (Main).

Student:

Kesidis, E.

Program of Study:

A Different Type of Teaching: Teaching Full Fee Paying Overseas Students in New Arrivals' Settings. (Masters) 2004.

Supervisors:

Brown, J (Main).

Student:

Kim, T.

Program of Study:

. 2003.

Supervisors:

Brown, J (Main).

Student:

Laughlin, J.

Program of Study:

The Transition Experience: From English Language School to Secondary School. (Masters) 2004.

Supervisors:

Brown ((Double Id)), J (Main).

Student:

Lee, C.

Program of Study:

Business English for Users of EFL in Taiwan. 2003.

Supervisors:

Brown, J (Main).

Student:

Munir, .

Program of Study:

Teaching Spoken English to Adolescent EFL Learners. 2003.

Supervisors:

Brown, J (Main).

Student:

Pajic, O.

Program of Study:

The Purpose of Study Tours: Teachers' and Students' Perceptions. 2004.

Supervisors:

Brown, J (Main).

Student:

Podorova, A.

Program of Study:

Creating common ground: use of English as an international language. (PHD) 2005.

Supervisors:

Brown, J (Main), Farrell, L (Associate).

Student:

Rahman, N.

Program of Study:

Language and Cultural Challenges Faced by the Bengali Immigrants Living in Melbourne. 2003.

Supervisors:

Brown, J (Main).

Student:

Riadi, S.

Program of Study:

Communicative English Teaching in Indonesian Islamic Schools: Teachers' Voices through Technical, Socio-Cultural and Religious Perspectives. 2002.

Supervisors:

Brown, J (Main).

Student:

Rohani, S.

Program of Study:

Oral communication strategies: task-based learning and Indonesian EFL learners. (PHD) 2012.

Supervisors:

Brown, J (Main), Gearon, M (Associate).

Student:

Senisin, S.

Program of Study:

Do you see what I see? Teacher perceptions of change. (PHD) 2011.

Supervisors:

Brown, J (Main).

Student:

Senisin, S.

Program of Study:

The refugee ESL student experience of the VCE. (Masters) 2003.

Supervisors:

Brown, J (Main).

Student:

Shan, Y.

Program of Study:

English Teaching in China: Some Implications from Junior English Textbooks Evaluation. 2003.

Supervisors:

Brown, J (Main).

Student:

Stanley, P.

Program of Study:

Performing foreigners: transnational English teachers' training needs, role, and identities at a Chinese university. (PHD) 2010.

Supervisors:

Brown, J (Main).

Student:

Steel, R.

Program of Study:

University of Melbourne Extension Program UMEP Mathematics. (PHD) 2010.

Supervisors:

Brown, J (Main), Forgasz, H (Associate).

Student:

Yazdanpanah, K.

Program of Study:

Teacher knowledge, identity, and practice: mixed methods study of ESL teaching. (PHD) 2011.

Supervisors:

Brown, J (Main), Windle, J (Associate).