Dr. Oanh Duong
Details
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College: School of Communication & Design
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Department: School of Communication & Design
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Campus: Saigon South Campus Vietnam
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oanh.duongthihoang@rmit.edu.vn
About
Dr. Oanh D is an experienced and dedicated lecturer who possesses significant professional instincts and strives to constantly innovate with her pedagogical methods. In her teaching, Dr. Oanh D applies both academic and vocational content, which ensures the highest levels of utility and applicability in the workplace. She combines teaching and research in order to train the students to be flexible and adaptable (in knowledge, skills, and attitude) in a constantly changing world. Within the classroom, she aims to create a sense of community where each and every student has the opportunity to flourish and develop.
Grants
- SEAMEO Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEMEO) travel and conference grants (international) (since 2024).
- RMIT Vietnam research grant (2021).Asia TEFL International Conferences Grants (2015-2019).
- RMIT Vietnam travel grants for International Conferences (2017, 2018, 2019).
- Australian Government Endeavour scholarships for Post-Doctoral Research (2014, 2010)
- USA Fulbright scholarship for Post-Doctoral Fellowship (2006-2007)
- American Studies Association annual conferences grants for (2006, 2007)
- USAid, KIAsia and Mae Fa Luang University, Thailand, research grant, on "Blending English in Asian Cultures: Implication for EFL class", GMS (Greater Mekong Sub region) (2005).
- RELC, SEMEO research grant on classroom practices, Singapore (2004).
- New Zealand Government Scholarship for Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics (2000-2004).
- Australian Government Scholarship for MA in TESOL (1994) and for Post Graduate Diploma in TESOL (1989).
- Vietnam National grants for national level research on assessment, higher education management and leadership, and educational reforms (1999, 2004, 2006, 2007)
- Ford Foundation Grants for to the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing (August-September 1995) and the follow up conference in New York (2000) attended by leaders of the women’s movements in Vietnam and other countries).
Awards & recognition
Asia TELF “Outstanding Service” award (2019
VNU-HCMC medal for great and constant contribution to the cause of education (2014).
Vietnam Minister of Education and Training of Viet Nam (MOET) medal for great and constant contribution to the cause of education of the country (2006).
Hue University award for Excellence in Academic Work and Community Service, (1999-2010).
MOET award for Excellence in Academic Work and Community Service, (2008-2009).
VNU-HCM award for Excellence in Academic Work and Community Service, (2010-2012).
Hue University various awards on academic activities and managerial tasks (1985-2009).
Administrative experience
- Associate Director, (leader) Department of External Relations, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City
Responsibilities include initiatives in promoting external relations of VNU-HCM; designing, directing, supervising, developing, and evaluating tasks such as training courses for language/communication enhancement and professional development (in international relations), international projects, conferences, visitors, and events (from March 2011 to 2014)
- Director, Office for International Cooperation, Hue University (2007-2010)
- Director, Centre for Interpretation and Translation of Hue University (2007-2010)
- Dean of the International Studies Department, Hue University (2005-2006)
- Director of Office for International Relations, Research Management and Post-Graduate Education, Hue University (2003-2004);
- Dean of the English Department of Hue University (1999-2000).
Other teaching/researching engagements
- The Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russia. Visiting Professor (2016)
- University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. Visiting Scholar (2014)
- National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan. Visiting professor (2011)
- Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea. Visiting Professor (2011)
- California State University – Long Beach, Long Beach, California, United States of America. Visiting Professor (2007)
- Yale University, Connecticut, United States of America. Visiting Scholar/Professor (2006-2007, 2009)
- Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand. Visiting Scholar (2005)
- Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Language Centre (SEAMEO RELC), Singapore. Visiting Scholar (2004)
- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Visiting Scholar (1999)
- Indiana University – Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana, United States of America. Visiting Professor (1998)
- Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
- Visiting Professor, Course Designer (1998).
Academic positions
- Senior Lecturer
- RMIT Vietnam
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- 2017 – Present
- Co-acting Programme Lead
- Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- 2017 – Jul 2019
- Lecturer
- Hue University
- College of Foreign Languages
- Huế, Vietnam
- 2016 – 2017
- Associate Professor in Education
- Lifetime tittle granted by the State Council of Vietnam
- Viet Nam
- 2012 – Present
- Lecturer/Senior lecturer
- Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- 2010 – 2012
Teaching interests
Teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels; courses include Interpretation and Translation, Introduction to Linguistics, Pragmatics, Discourse Analysis, Cross-cultural Studies, Effective Communication Skills, Academic and Professional Literacy, Curriculum Design and Innovation, Testing and Assessment, Research Methodology, Appropriate Methodology, Applied Critical Thinking, EFL/ESL (English as a Foreign/Second Language), Language Integrated Skills, Academic Writing, Public Speaking, Interview Skills.
Course Design:
- Designing and developing courses for two new majors (Language and Interpretation and Translation) for Bachelor of Languages, RMIT, Vietnam (2017 – current).
- Designed course and textbook on Applied Critical Thinking for first-year undergraduate and graduate students of all fields, Thu Dau Mot University, Binh Duong, Vietnam (from 2014, second edition 2019). Undergoing expansion to other institutions.
Established and developed a new Professional English Training Programme (PET) for the International School of Business, University of Economics, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (2013-2014).
- Established and developed the course “Business Academic Skills in English” at both BA and MA levels for the International School of Business, University of Economics, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (2013-2014).
- Designed and developed MA in TESOL courses “Advanced Methodology”, “Teaching Practice”, “Second Language Acquisition”, and “Discourse Analysis and EFL Teaching” for the Open University- Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho University (since 2008)
- Established and developed central Vietnam’s first MA in TESOL programme (approved by the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam) at Hue University (1995).
- Established and developed a new four-year BA major in International Studies at Hue University (2005).
- Establishing and developing new majors, short-term and long-term training courses.
Industry experience:
- Other Professional Activities (Consulting, Interpreting, Translating) Worked by Invitation (on an as-needed basis) with several International and Provincial Organizations:
- Country representative to Asia TEFL (professional organisation for TESOL with more than 17,000 members from 40 countries in Asia and 39 countries elsewhere) (since 2015)
- Asian EFL Journal, Reviewing Editor, http://www.asian-efl-journal.com (since 2006)
- Fulbright (USA, since 2007), CEEVN (USA, Centre for Education Exchange with Vietnam) and Ford Foundation (USA, since 2000), NZAID (New Zealand, since 2008) as lecturer, curriculum designer, and examiner to select candidates for overseas training programs at BA, MA and Ph.D. and post-doctoral levels
- Professional interpreter for important international conferences and events (since 1989).
Research interests
Peer reviewed publications
Books
Oanh, D. & Dat N. (2018, 2015). Tư duy biện luận ứng dụng (“Applied Critical Thinking”). Vietnam National University Publication.
Oanh, D. (2011) Tertiary education in America and Vietnam: Educational structure and learner autonomy. (“Giáo dục Đại học tại Mỹ và Việt Nam: Cấu trúc giáo dục và khả năng tự học của sinh viên”). Vietnam National University Publication.
Oanh, D. (2011) Đánh giá kỹ năng nói Tiếng Anh cấp đại học- Các lưu ý trong phỏng vấn - ứng đơn quốc tế (“Assessment for Oral Communication in Tertiary Education”). Vietnam National University Publication.
Articles
Oanh, D; My Ly; Hang Nguyen; Thao Ngo. (2020). Integrating Project-based Learning (PBL) in EFL learning: An effective way to enhance the students’ motivation.
International Journal of Advanced Scientific Research and Management (ISSN 2455-6378). http://ijasrm.com/volume-5-issue-11
Oanh, D. & Ian W. (2014). Native- and non-native English language teachers: Student perceptions in Vietnam and Japan. SAGE Open, USA. 4(2).
Oanh, D. & Ian W. (2012). Native- and non-native speaking English teachers in Vietnam: Weighing up the benefits TESL-EJ: Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language, USA.
Oanh, D. (2012). Relevant Governance Factors Influencing Learner Outcomes at Tertiary Level in TaiwanThe New English Teacher. Assumption University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Oanh, D. (2011). Native’ or ‘Non-Native’? A Look at Vietnamese Student Preference for Teachers of English.The New English Teacher. Assumption University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Oanh, D. (2009). Comparative Studies: The case of classroom practices. Hue University Academic Journal.
Oanh, D. (2007). Meeting Students’ Needs in the Two EAP Programmes in Vietnam and New Zealand: a Comparative Study. RELC Regional English Language Center.
Oanh, D. & Hien N. (2007). Memorization and EFL Students’ Strategies at University Level in Vietnam
TESL-EJ Special Issue: Doing Language Education Research in International Contexts, USA, Volume 10, Number 2, TESL-EJ, Link: http://www-writing.berkeley.edu/tesl-ej/
Oanh, D. (2006). Community Values and Classroom Dynamics. Teachers’ Edition (ELI- US sponsored organisation in Vietnam, Lao and Kampuchea.
Oanh, D. (2006). Testing and Assessment in Oral Forms of EFL (English as a Foreign Language). students at Hue University. Hue University of Science Academic Journal.
Oanh, D. (2005). Meeting Students’ Needs in a BA English Program in Vietnam. Teachers’ Edition.
Oanh, D. (2004). Pursuing Meaningful Student Feedback about Courses. Teachers’ Edition.
Oanh, D. (2003). Feedback on Courses. Guidelines, SEAMEO Regional Language Centre.
Oanh, D. (2003). Integrative Classroom Technique for Teaching and Learning Vocabulary for Learners of EFL (English as a Foreign Language). Teachers’ Edition
Oanh, D. (2003). A Second Look at the Question of Teacher Development in Vietnam. Teachers’ Edition.
Oanh, D. (2000). Teaching with video. Hue University of Science Academic Journal.
Oanh, D. (1999). Images of Vietnamese Women in Ho Xuan Huong's Poems.
National Centre for Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi Printing House, Vietnam.
Book Chapters
Oanh, D. & Dat N. & Hanh N. (2025, forthcoming). "Students' Perception of Authentic Learning and Authentic Assessment in the Interpretation Training Programme"
Oanh, D. (2025, forthcoming) “Effective Interpretation Training: Integrating Industry Expertise and Connecting Students with Authentic Professional Experience”
Oanh, D. & Dat N. & Anh D. (2024). “Student Perception of Effective Training for Professional Interpreters and Multitasking at Universities in Vietnam: A Case Study". Vietnam’s Creativity Agenda: Reforming and Transforming Higher Education Practice, Springer Publishing Company. https://link.springer.com/book/9789819777020#about-authors
Oanh, D. (2020). Overcoming the Language Barrier: Taking advantage of bilingualism to explorecritical translation and interpretation for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) enhancement. Language, Education, and Policy for the Changing Society: Contemporary Research and Practices. Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia Press.
Oanh, D. & Dat N. (2018) Learning EFL in the Vietnamese Classroom in the 21st Century: Applied Critical Thinking and EFL Pedagogy in Vietnam. The AsiaTEFL Book series, "Learning EFL in the 21st Century Asian Classroom”, Routledge Critical Studies in Asian Education
Oanh, D. (2012). Global vs. glocal English: Attitudes and conceptions among educators, administrators and teachers in eight Asian countries. English as an International Language in Asia: Implications for Language Education. Kirkpatrick, Andy, Sussex, Roland (Eds.), Springer Publishing Company, New York.
Oanh, D. & Mark A. (2009) Developing Globally Competent Citizens: The Contrasting Cases of the United States and Vietnam. Intercultural Competence and Global Citizenship: The Harmonization of Theory & Practice, The SAGE Handbook of Intercultural Competence. EDITOR: Darla K. Deardorff, USA.
Oanh, D. (2009). Memorisation and CLT in Vietnamese Foreign Language Study. TESOL Classroom Practice Series, TESOL, Virginia, USA.
Oanh, D. (2006). Learner Autonomy in an Asian Context: Independent Learning and Independent Work at a University in Vietnam Language Teacher Research Asia, LTR Series TESOL, USA.