Fu-An Lin
EDUCATION
Ph.D.
Foreign Language Education, University of Texas at Austin
2010
M.A.
Foreign Language Education (ESL/EFL), University of Texas at Austin
2003
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL),
Howard Payne University, Brownwood, Texas
1999
Foreign Languages and Literature, National Taiwan University, Taipei
1997
Certificate
B.A.
EMPLOYMENT
2011- Present Research Associate/Project Coordinator Population Research Center (PRC), University
of Texas at Austin.
2007- 2011 Research Associate National Center for Educational Achievement (NCEA), ACT Inc.
Fall 2007 &
Spring 2004
Academic ESL Instructor ESOL Department, Austin Community College
Spring 2004
Chinese & Freshman Writing Tutor Academic Planning & Support Services, St.
Edward’s University
Spring 2001
English Instructor Soho Art School, Taoyuan, Taiwan
2000-2001
Assistant to Chair/ESL Instructor Modern Language Department, Howard Payne
University (Internship)
1997-1998
Program Supervisor Genesis Language Institution, Taoyuan, Taiwan
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
NCEA/ACT Projects Core Practices in Math and Science (2007-08); School district audits (2008,
2009, 2010); Core Practices in Data-Informed Actions (2011)
Doctoral Dissertation Those Who Entered through the Back Door: Characterizing Adult ESL
Teachers and Their Knowledge (A multi-site in-depth qualitative study)
Master’s Thesis Fostering Teacher Trainees’ Growth: A University-Based Community ESL Program
(A qualitative case study of an ESL program with 32 participants)
Sociolinguistics Project Writing and Gender: The Case of Non-native English Writers (A year-long
investigation of text types, writing styles, and reader perceptions)
Literacy Tester 3-Tier Reading Project, Vaughn Gross Center for Reading & Language Arts,
University of Texas
Computer-Assisted Language Learning based on the Binary Principle of linguistic structures,
Howard Payne University
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COMMUNITY & PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
June 2010April 2011
2006- Present
2004-2010
2004-2008
2006-2007
2004-2006
Summer 2005
Spring 2004
Sumer 2005
2003-2004
2003-2004
Fall 2001
Onsite ESL Training Consultant, Interfaith Action of Central Texas (formerly
Austin Area Interreligious Ministries)
Social Services Interpreter, SAHELI for Asian Families
Doctoral Student Reviewer, American Educational Research Journal
Board Member / Newsletter Co-editor, Secretary, & State Conference
Committee Member, TexTESOL Region III
Chinese Instructor
Modern Language Department, Howard Payne University
Austin Taiwanese Presbyterian Church
Adult Education ESL Instructor
El Buen Samaritano, Austin, Texas
Community Education Program, Austin Independent School District
Grant Proposal Reviewer, Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Conference Co-Chair, 5th Texas Foreign Language Education Conference
Volunteer ESL Classroom Aide
Community ESL Program, Casa Marianella, Austin
Community ESL Program, Webb Middle School, Austin
PUBLICATIONS
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Knowing and Teaching: An Interactive Conceptualization of Teacher Knowledge (In preparation)
Lin, F. (2010). Those who entered through the back door: Characterizing adult ESL teachers and their
knowledge. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Texas, Austin, TX.
Author of research case studies, 2008 (samples listed below available at www.nc4ea.org):
o Bonham Middle School, Temple Independent School District, TX
o International Elementary School, Long Beach Unified School District, CA
o King Middle School, Santa Rosa County School District, FL
o Los Amigos High School, Garden Grove Unified School District, CA
o Shelby Middle School, Shelby Public Schools, MI
Co-author of cross-case research report, 2008 (available at www.nc4ea.org):
o Core practices in math and science: An investigation of consistently higher performing school
systems in five states
Lin, F. (2008). Book review: “Becoming a Language Teacher: A Practical Guide to Second Language
Learning and Teaching.” Essential Teacher, September 2007. Alexandria, VA: TESOL Inc.
Lin, F. (2007). Meeting the needs of those involved: A university-based community ESL program. In
A. Wurr & J. Hellebrandt (Eds.) Learning the language of global citizenship: Service-learning in
applied linguistics (pp.348-377). Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing.
Lin, F. (2004). Course evaluations-To read or not read: Is that the question? NNEST Newsletter: The
Newsletter of the Nonnative English Speakers in TESOL Caucus , 6 (2).
Lin, F. (2003). Fostering teacher trainees’ growth: A university-based community ESL program.
Unpublished master’s thesis, University of Texas, Austin, TX.
PRESENTATIONS
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Evaluating Sally Ride Science Academy. Summer Program Evaluation and Research Series (SPERS),
Houston Independent School District. August 2011.
Those who entered through the back door: Teacher knowledge and teaching in community-based ESL
programs. Annual AERA Meeting, New York. March 2008.
NNEST, CALL, and Ownership of English. 41st Annual TESOL Convention, Seattle, Washington.
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March, 2007. Co-presenters: Dr. John Madden & Ms. JoAnn Miller.
Marketing Affiliates and Recruiting Members: A Collaboration of Texas Affiliates. Affiliate Leaders’
Workshop, at 40th Annual TESOL Convention, Tampa, Florida. March, 2006. Co-presenters: Dr.
Macarena Aguilar, Ms. Anne-Marie Schlender, & Dr. Donald Weasenforth.
Design for Success: Teacher Learners’ Growth in Teaching Practicum. TexTESOL State Conference,
Richardson, Texas. November, 2005.
Context of Writing and Writer’s Gender: The Case of Advanced English Learners. The 2nd Annual
ICIC Conference on Written Discourse and Intercultural Rhetoric, Indiana University-Purdue
University Indianapolis, July 2005.
Fostering TESOL Trainees' Development via a Community ESL Program. The 22nd International
Conference on English Teaching and Learning in the Republic of China, Taiwan, June 2005.
Writing and Gender: The Case of Nonnative English Writers. 2005 TESOL/Applied Linguistics
Graduate Students Conference, University of East Carolina, Greenville, NC, February 2005.
Fostering Teacher Trainees’ Growth: A University-Based Community ESL Program. The Sun
Conference on Teaching and Learning, University of Texas at El Paso, March 2004.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
American Educational Research Association
HONORS AND AWARDS
2006-2007
Summer 2007 &
2005-2006
2005
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2004, 2005,
2006, & 2007
2000
1999
University Continuing Fellowship, University of Texas
Work-Study Scholarship, ESL Services, University of Texas
David Bruton, Jr. Graduate Fellowship, University of Texas
Henderson Foundation Student Scholarship, University of Texas
Professional Development Award, University of Texas
America’s Outstanding College Student, The National Dean’s List
Outstanding Student in French, Howard Payne University
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