Mr. Tran Thanh Vu

Mr. Tran Thanh Vu is currently a doctoral researcher at the School of Education, Durham University, UK - under the scholarship of the Economic and Social Research Council of the UK Government. He was the only Education doctoral student at Durham University to win this studentship in 2022. Prior to his doctoral studies, Tran Thanh Vu worked as a high school English teacher and university lecturer in Ho Chi Minh City. He founded and directs TERECONET, a learning and supportive community for early-career researchers in language education in Vietnam. Besides, he serves as a member of the Steering Committee of the Teacher Educator Interest Section of the TESOL International Association. As a researcher, he has published several papers and book chapters as well as presented at a number of international conferences. He also reviews proposals for various international journals and conferences in education, language education, philosophy, and educational psychology.

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Articles and Book Chapters

Le-Khanh, H., Do, K., & Tran-Thanh, V. (in press). Exploring EFL Writing Teachers' Agency in Response to AI Emergence from an Ecological Perspective. In P. H. Bui & E. Namaziandost (Eds.), Innovations in Technologies for Language Teaching and Learning. Springer.

Nguyen, H. M. T., & Tran-Thanh, V. (in press). The Role of Supportive Environments in Shaping EFL Teachers' Adoption of AI-Powered Chatbots: The Case of ChatGPT. In P. H. Bui & E. Namaziandost (Eds.), Innovations in Technologies for Language Teaching and Learning. Springer.

Tran-Thanh, V., Le, H. T., & Nguyen, H. T. (in press). Narrative Inquiry as a Form of Professional Development. In K. M. Reynolds & K.-D. Kuttig (Eds.), K-12 Classroom Research in Language Teaching and Learning: Narratives for Understanding and Engaging in Teacher Research. Routledge.

Tran-Thanh, V., Nguyen, H. T., & Le, H. T. (2023). Professional Identity Under Reconstruction: Stories of Vietnamese ESOL Teachers’ Integration of Technology. In D. Tafazoli & M. Picard (Eds.), Handbook of CALL Teacher Education and Professional Development: Voices from Under-Represented Contexts (pp. 331-347). Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0514-0_20

Tran-Thanh, V. (2024). Exploring Vietnamese primary school EFL teachers’ identities from a micropolitical perspective. System, 121, 103215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2023.103215

Tran-Thanh, V. (2021). “Why I don’t teach as I was trained”: Vietnamese Early Career ESOL Teachers’ Experience of Reality Shock. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 46(12), 35-51. https://doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2021v46n12.3

Dao, P., Nguyen, X. N. C. M., Duong, P.-T., & Tran-Thanh, V. (2021). Learners’ Engagement in L2 Computer-Mediated Interaction: Chat Mode, Interlocutor Familiarity, and Text Quality. The Modern Language Journal. https://doi.org/10.1111/modl.12737

Tran-Thanh, V. (2020). Queer Identity Inclusion in the EFL Classroom: Vietnamese Teachers’ Perspectives. TESOL Journal, 11(3), e00512. https://doi.org/10.1002/tesj.512

Non-Peer Reviewed and Newspaper Articles

Tran-Thanh, V. (2023). Ngoại ngữ không bắt buộc trong thi tốt nghiệp THPT: Làm sao để dạy, học thực chất? [High School Exams Abandon Mandatory Foreign Language Requirement: Navigating the Path to Holistic Education]. Thanh Nien News. https://thanhnien.vn/ngoai-ngu-khong-bat-buoc-trong-thi-tot-nghiep-thpt-lam-sao-de-day-hoc-thuc-chat-18523120211132776.htm

Tran-Thanh, V. (2023). Teachers’ (Mis)Beliefs and How They Hinder Professional Development in Vietnam. Teacher Educator Interest Section Newsletter, February 2023. http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/tesolteis/issues/2023-02-21/2.html

Tran-Thanh, V., Ha, N., & Tran, T. (2023). Sách giáo khoa chương trình mới chưa quan tâm đúng mức đến các vấn đề xã hội? Thanh Nien News. https://thanhnien.vn/sach-giao-khoa-chuong-trinh-moi-chua-quan-tam-dung-muc-den-cac-van-de-xa-hoi-185230912155758358.htm

Conference Papers

Tran-Thanh, V. (2024). A Peaceful Approach Towards Inclusivity: Lessons from the Buddha 2024 TESOL Convention and Expo, Florida, USA.

Tran-Thanh, V. (2023). Queerness at Twilight: Preservice Teachers’ Stories of Conflicts and Peace TESOL 2023 Convention & English Language Expo, Portland, USA.

Tran-Thanh, V., Le, H. T., & Nguyen, H. T. (2023). Teacher Identity Amidst Technology Emergence: Underrepresented Voices from Vietnam TESOL 2023 Convention & English Language Expo, Portland, USA.

Tran-Thanh, V. (2019). LGBTQ+ Identities in English Education: Insight from Vietnamese Classrooms TESOL 2019 International Convention & English Language Expo, Atlanta, GV, USA.

Tran-Thanh, V. (2018, December). Exploring Vietnamese EFL Students’ Attitudes Towards Project-Based Learning Assessment. Eighth CLS International Conference, Singapore.

Tran-Thanh, V. (2018, October). Awareness and Avoidance of Cultural Stereotypes in English Language Teaching Resources ACTA 2018 International TESOL Conference, Adelaide, Australia.

Tran-Thanh, V. (2018, March). Integrating Students’ Culture into the English Classroom: Why and How? 1st International ASEAN-English Language Teaching Conference, Melaka, Malaysia.

Tran-Thanh, V. (2017, October). Preparing Students for Writing: the Combined Approach 2017 KOTESOL International Conference, Seoul, South Korea.

Tran-Thanh, V. (2017, August). Authentic Materials in Teaching English: A Reconsideration of Existing Definitions. 8th Annual International Conference on Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Tran-Thanh, V. (2014, July). Using the Interactive Reading Model to Develop High School Students' Reading Comprehension Ability Conference. Investigating Effective Methods of Teaching Listening and Reading Skills in English, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Invited/Featured Presentations

Tran-Thanh, V., Dao, N. A. D., Duong, T. H. D., & Le, T. H. (2021). Postgraduate Education in TESOL: Experience and Directions TESOL HCMC Association Webinar, Online.

Moore, A. R., Paiz, J. M., Tran-Thanh, V., & Ravitch, L. (2021). Revisiting the curriculum that dare not speak its name: LGBTQ+ Inclusive Curriculum in TESOL TESOL International Webinar, Online.

Tran-Thanh, V. (2021). Navigating the Construction of Identity within the Micropolitical Context of School: Voices from Vietnamese Primary School EFL Teachers. Discussions on the New English Curriculum for Primary Schools, Saigon University, Ho Chi Minh City.

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