2006 – 2012
2004, 2007 – 2012
2001 – 2005
1999 - 2001
1992 – 1998
1987 – 1998
Part-Time Tutor/Lecturer
National University of Singapore
Associate Faculty
SIM University
Vice-Principal
Madrasah Al-Irsyad Al-Islamiah
Professional Development Officer
Teachers’ Network, Training & Development Division
Ministry of Education
Head of Department (English Language & Literature),
Woodlands Secondary School
Education Officer
Woodlands Secondary School
Awards, Recognition and Honors
SIM 5 Years Long Service Award for Lecturers, SIM University, 2012
Ten Years Long Service Award, Ministry of Education, 1999
Ten Years Long Service Award, Woodlands Secondary School, 1994
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Scholarships
International Association for the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language
(IATEFL) Ray Tongue Scholarship for First Time Speakers for the 35th
International Annual IATEFL Conference, Brighton, UK, 17-21 April 2001
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Research Interests
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English for Academic Purposes
Writing Across Curriculum
Books and Monographs (Authored or Co-authored)
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Johar, N. (2002). A Genre-Based Approach to Writing in A Handbook for
English and Literature Teachers in Secondary Schools, Singapore: Times
Media Pte Ltd
Johar, N. (2000). Value added in Singaporean schools, published in
University of Leicester Professional Development Newsletter.
Johar, N. & Mangayer, K. (2000). Which way to reflection? In Association for
Supervision and Curriculum Development, Singapore, Review, volume 9,
no.3.
Conference Presentations
1.
EL TIGers, 23rd Thailand TESOL International Conference,
Bangkok, 23-25 Jan, 2003
2.
Teacher Inquiry Group: A professional tool for EL Teachers,
International Conference on English Language Development and
Equity for the 21st Century, Kuala Lumpur, 24-26 Sep 2002
3.
The Road to Reflection, 35th International Annual IATEFL
Conference, Brighton, UK, 17-21 April 2001 (recipient of Ray
Tongue Scholarship)
4.
Getting Busy and Tired Teachers to Reflect, ELTeCS-East Asia
INSETT Forum, International Language Teachers Institute (IPBA),
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 20-21 March 2001
5.
I Can Do IT!, International Conference for Language Teachers,
Brunei Darussalam, 8-9 March 2001
6.
Professional Development for Teachers of Young Learners through
Learning Circles, Conference of ELT Curriculum for Young
Learners in East Asia 2000, National Taiwan Normal University,
Taipei, Taiwan, 30 Aug – 1 Sep 2000
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Teachers in Learning: A Collaborative Experience, 1 st Symposium
on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Centre for
Teaching and Learning, National University of Singapore, 6-7 Jul
2000
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May the Circle be Unbroken, 35th SEAMEO RELC Seminar,
Singapore, 17-19 Apr 2000
9.
A Genre-Based Approach to Teaching Narrative Writing, Teachers’
Network, Singapore, 4 July 1998
10.
Two Currents, One Stream, Ministry of Education Symposium on
Teaching Writing, Singapore, 5-6 Mar 1998
Other Unpublished Articles
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Reading Strategies Used by Good and Poor Readers in Narrative Texts: An
Exploratory Study
Courses Taught - Undergraduate
Singapore Management University
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CORE005: Academic Writing, 2007/2008
CORE006: Academic Writing, 2008 – 2009
WRIT001: Academic Writing, 2010 – 2013
WRIT001: Programme in Writing and Reasoning, 2014 till present
IS101: Writing Effective Proposals, 2013 - 2014
SIM University (2007 – 2012)
The Art of English: Everyday Creativity (Third Level Course)
The Art of English: Literary Creativity (Third Level Course)
Learning English (Second Level Course)
Semantics & Pragmatics (Third Level Course)
Second Language Learning (Third Level Course)
World Englishes (Third Level Course)
The English Language: past, present and future (Second Level Course),
2004
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Centre for English Language Communication, National University of Singapore
SM3 Intensive English Course, 2006 - 2012
EAP (Undergraduate Course), 2006, 2009 - 2011
SM2 English Bridging Course, 2006
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Language and Communication Centre, Nanyang Technological University
SM2 English Bridging Course – Academic English & Communicating in
English, 2008 - 2010
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Courses Taught - Masters
Master in Applied Finance
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Oral Communication & Presentation Skills, 2008/ 2009, Term 2
Speaking up in the Workplace, 2009/2010, Term 1
Master in Business Administration
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Presentation Skills, Jan 2012
Presentation Skills, July 2012
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Case Presentation and Delivery, Aug 2013
Written Case Analysis, Aug 2014
Master in Wealth Management
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Case Analysis & Presentation, Jul 2013
Case Analysis & Presentation, Jul 2014
Postgraduate Professional Programme
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Powerful Visual Presentations that Propel People, 2013
Executive Teaching
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Professional Written Communication, Apr 2013
Presentation Skills, Kazakhstan Scholars, Nov 2013