Dr. Le Van Canh
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Assoc. Prof. Lê Văn Canh has over 40 years of experience teaching English, training English teachers, and conducting research. Before retiring, he worked at the University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, where he taught graduate-level courses. Currently, he is a visiting lecturer at several universities in Hanoi, teaching Second Language Acquisition Theory, Language Teaching Methods, and Research Methods to Master's and Ph.D. students.
Assoc. Prof. Canh has published extensively in Scopus- and ISI-indexed journals and is often invited as a keynote speaker at international conferences organized by professional associations worldwide.
Le Van Canh. (2020). Remapping the teacher knowledge base of language teacher education: A Vietnamese persepctive. Language Teaching Research, 24(1), 71-81.
Le Van Canh, Hoa Thi Mai Nguyen, Nguyen Thi Thuy Minh, & Roger Barnard (Eds.). (2020). Building teacher capacity in English language teaching in Vietnam: Research, policy and practice. London, England: Routledge.
Cirocki, A., & Le Van Canh (2018). Anxiety, metacognitive strategies and multiple intelligences in the EFL reading classroom: Voices from Hanoi. Asian Journal English Language Teaching, 27, 1-46.
Le Van Canh & Renandya, W. A. (2017). Teachers’ English proficiency and classroom language use: A conversation analysis study. RELC Journal 48(1), 67-82.
Le Van Canh & Renandya, W.A. (2016). Teaching listening in mixed ability classes. European Journal of Applied Linguistics and TEFL, 5(2), 73-82.
Le Van Canh. (2015). Uncovering teachers’ beliefs about intercultural language teaching: An example from Vietnam. The European Journal of Applied Linguistics and TEFL 4(1) 83-103.
Le Van Canh. (2014). EFL students’ attitudes towards classroom activities: A survey in Vietnam. The European Journal of Applied Linguistics and TEFL 3(1), 131-149.
Le Van Canh. (2014). Great expectations: The TESOL practicum as a professional learning experience. TESOL Journal, 5(2), 199-224.
Le Van Canh. (2013). Native-English-speaking teachers’ construction of professional identity in an EFL context: A case of Vietnam. The Journal of Asia TEFL, 10(1), 1-23.
Le Van Canh & Nguyen Thi Thuy Minh (2012). Teacher learning within the school context: An ecological perspective. Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics,2(1), 53-68.
Le Van Canh. (2022). Language teacher education in Vietnam: Looking back and looking forward. In M. S, Khine, & Y. Liu (Eds), Handbook of Research on Teacher Education: Innovations and Practices in Asia (pp.333-350). New York: Springer.
Le Van Canh. (2020). English language teaching in Vietnam: Aspirations, realities, and challenges. In L.V.Canh et al. (Eds.), Building teacher capacity in English language teaching in Vietnam (pp.7-22). London: Routledge.
Le Van Canh. (2020). Exploring teacher learning in mandatory in-service training courses: Challenges ahead. In L.V.Canh et al. (Eds.), Building teacher capacity in English language teaching in Vietnam (pp.62-79). London: Routledge .
Le Van Canh & Barnard, R. (2020). Building teacher capacity for ELT in Vietnam: Ways forward. In L.V.Canh et al. (Eds.), Building teacher capacity in English language teaching in Vietnam (pp.184-196). London: Routledge
Le Van Canh. (2019). Unpacking the complexity of learning to teach English to young learners: A narrative Inquiry. In S. Zein & S. Garton (Eds.), Early language learning and teacher education: International research and practice (pp. 41-58). Clevedon, England: Multilingual Matters.
Le Van Canh. (2018). Action research for the professional development of English language teachers in Vietnam. In K. Hashimoto & V.T. Nguyen (Eds.), Professional development of English language teachers in Asia: Lessons from Japan and Vietnam (pp. 109-129). London: Routledge.
Le Van Canh. (2017). A critical analysis of moral values in Vietnam-produced EFL textbooks for upper secondary schools. In H.P. Widodo et al. (Eds), Situating moral and cultural values in ELT materials: The Southeast Asian Context (pp. 111-130). New York: Springer.
Le Van Canh (2017). English language education in Vietnamese universities: National benchmarking in practice. In E. S. Park & B. Spolsky (Eds.), English education at the tertiary level in Asia: From theory to practice (pp. 283-202). New York: Routledge.
Le Van Canh (2017). Reflecting on action: Lesson transcripts. In R. Barnard & J. Ryan (Eds.), Reflective practice: Voices from the field (pp. 128-139). New York: Routledge.
Le Van Canh (2015). English language education innovation for the Vietnamse secondary school: The project 2020. In B. Spolsky & K. Kim (Eds.),Secondary school English education in Asia (pp. 182-198). New York: Routledge.
Books
Le Van Canh, Hoa Thi Mai Nguyen, Nguyen Thi Thuy Minh, & Roger Barnard (eds.) (2020). Building teacher capacity in Vietnamese English language teaching: Research, policy and practice. London: Routledge
Nguyen Thi Thuy Minh & Le Van Canh. (2019). Teaching pragmatics in English as a foreign language classrooms. Indonesia: TEFLIN Publication Division.
Le Van Canh (co-editor with H. P. Widodo, M. R. G. Perfecto & A. Buripakdi). (2017). Situating moral and cultural values in ELT materials: The Southeast Asian Context. New York: Springer.
Teacher education for diversity and inclusivity. Invited plenary speaker at the International Conference on Diversity and Inclusivity in ELT. Bangkok, 9-10, 2022.
Moving beyond communicative competence: Integrating human values in ELT. Lecture at JACET 48th Summer Seminar on Changing Times, Changing Instruction, Changing Materials: How should we respond? Japan: August 25th, 2021
ELT in the uncertain time: Integrating human values in ELT. Keynote presentation at JACET International Conference on Language Education to Endure Changing Times: Facing the Reality of Society 5.0. Japan: August 26th, 2021
Bilingual education in Vietnam: Teacher preparation as the gap between policy and practice. Plenary presentation at FORUM OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION: BILINGUAL EDUCATION AROUND THE WORLD. Taiwan, November 6, 2020
Reflecting on the ELT complex and dynamic landscape: Language, learners, learning and pedagogy. Plenary presentation at the 6th Open TESOL International Conference. Ho Chi Minh City, May 25-26, 2018
ESP and ELF: Where’s the meeting point? Plenary talk at the ESP National Conference. Hanoi, Vietnam: Banking Academy, 22 January, 2018.
Teacher General English Proficiency or Classroom English Proficiency: Where Should Priority Go? Invited Plenary Presentation at 52nd RELC International Conference on Dimensions of Language Education: Policies, Perspectives, Practice. Singapore 13-15 March, 2017.
Teaching and learning vocabulary: Going beyond the textbook. Plenary talk at 3rd Vietesol International Conference. Thai Nguyen, Vietnam: Thai Nguyen University, 8-9 December, 2017.
The multilingual turn and its implication for English language education in Southeast Asia. Invited plenary talk at the 8th Asia Education Leader Forum, Worddidac 2017, Bangkok, Thailand, 11-13 October, 2017.
Teacher general English proficiency or classroom English proficiency: Where should priority go? Invited plenary talk at 52nd RELC International Conference: Dimensions of Language Education: Policy, perspectives, practice. Regional Language Center, Singapore, 13-15 March, 2017.
Áp dụng Khung tham chiếu châu Âu: Học, dạy, đánh giá vào điều kiện Việt Nam:Những vấn đề cần cân nhắc [The application of the European Common Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, teaching and assessment to Vietnamese contexts: Theoretical and practical considerations]. National Conference on the European Common Framework of References for Languages. Hanoi University, April 26, 2012.