Lan is a lecturer with a Ph.D. His research interests include second language teaching and acquisition, and second language teacher education and professional development. He offers courses including Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, Second Language Acquisition, Educational Research Methods and Dissertation Writing, Professional Development of International Chinese Language Teachers, Comparison of Chinese and Foreign Cultures, etc.
Educational Background: Postdoctoral fellow in Chinese Language Pedagogy, Ohio State University, US; Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics and Teacher Education, Queen's University, UK. Working Experience: Teacher, East China Normal University; Curriculum Specialist, Ministry of Education, UAE; Curriculum Specialist; Ministry of Elementary Education, South Africa.
