PERSONAL DETAILS

Name: Le Thi Kieu Van

Nationality: Vietnamese

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Doctor degree

Institution: University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City National University VIETNAM

Qualification: Doctor of Phylosophy

Thesis: Understanding cultures and cognition of Vietnamese people through their key words (in comparison with English and Russian languages)

Supervisor: Prof. Nguyen Van Hiep – Vice Dean in the Linguistics Department at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ha Noi National University VIETNAM

Thesis submission: 2011

Master degree

Institution: University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City National University VIETNAM

Qualification: Master of Art

Thesis: About the special sentence in Vietnamese and the single-part one in Russian (in comparison with Vietnamese and Russian languages)

Supervisors: Asst. Prof. Trinh Sam - Dean of the Vietnamese Language and Literature Department at the HCM City University of Education, VIETNAM

Thesis submission: 2005

Bachelor degrees

Bachelor degree 1 (B.A.)

Institution: Hochiminh City University of Education

City/ Country: Hochiminh city, Vietnam

Qualification: Bachelor of Art in English

Completed: 1995

Bachelor degree 2 (B.A.) (Hons.)

Institution: Ho Chi Minh City University of Education

City/ Country: Hochiminh city, Vietnam

Qualification: Bachelor of Art in Russian Linguistics (Hons.)

Completed: 1987

Thesis: The Non-finite reflexive pronoun sentences in Russian language

Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Manh Cuong – present Vice principal of Huflit University

Other certificates

1. Certificate of postgraduate course (1996) organized by HCM City University of Pedagogy

2. TESOL Methodology, Language Acquisition and Sociolinguistics (1997) organized by California State University, Sacramento, USA

3. English Teaching Methodology (06/2005) organized by Consortium for Global Education (CGE)

4. English Language Assessment for University Teachers (08/2006) organized by Center for Educational Testing and Quality Assessment, Vietnam national University HCMC

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

From 1987 until 1995: Lecturer of Russian, The Russian language section, HCMC University of Pedagogy

From 1996 to the present: Senior Lecturer of ESP, Foreign Languages Section, HCMC University of Pedagogy

Research areas

TESOL, applied linguistics, cognitive linguistics

Teaching courses

2007-present: English for Chemistry

2003-present: English for Mathematics

2001- 2006: English for Physics, A Level of English in the Evening Languages Center (Special course) in Branch 1, HCMC University of Pedagogy

1996-2010: General English

1987-1995: Russian (RGP and RSP)

Positions

2008-2009: Head of English Unit, Foreign Language section, HCMC University of Pedagogy

2006-2008: Secretary of Scientific Committee of Foreign Language Section, HCMC University of Pedagogy

2005-2008: Vice Head of English Unit, Foreign Language section, HCMC University of Pedagogy

Research experience

Conference papers

Presenting papers in

1. 20^th MELTA International Conference 2011, “Teaching Reading Comprehension under the light of cognitive perspective in Asian context”, 30 May-1 June 2011, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia

2. 7^th CamTESOL 2011 Conference, “ESP Writing under the Impact of Objective Factors in an Asian Context”, 26/27-2-2011 National Institute of Education, Cambodia

3. Changing Ways of Life of Ethnicities in the Mekong Region, “Teaching L1 and L2 for ethnicity learners in psycho- cognitive linguistic perspective”, 11-12 Nov 2010, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand

4. International Conference on Language, Education and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), “The Impact of Gender on Language Learning among EFL Students at Tertiary level”, 9 - 11 Nov2010 in Bangkok, Thailand

5. 8^th Asian TEFL International Conference, “Factors effecting ESP teaching and learning at tertiary level in Asian context”, 6/8-8-2010, La Thanh guesthouse, Ha Noi, Viet Nam

6. 6^th CamTESOL2010 Conference, “Implication for teaching ESP to Math students”, 27/28-2-2010 National Institute of Education, Cambodia

7. International Conference on English language teaching (ICELT), “Teaching writing for ESP students”, 10/ 11-11-2009 Hotel Equatorial, Malaka, Malaysia

8. 4^th International Conference on Austroasiatic Linguistics (ICAAL4), “The Vietnamese concept “MAT” (FACE) in socio-cultural perspective”, 29/ 30-10-2009 Mahidol University, Thailand

9. 1^st International Conference on ELT, “Some ways of writing skills in ESP classes”, 20/ 21-8-2009, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

Publications

Textbooks

1. “English for Mathematics”. Compiled and published at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, 2003

2. “English for Chemistry”. Compiled and published at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, 2007

Published articles

1. “Anna Wierzbicka and the approach to exploring cultural, cognitive features through key words”. Language & Life Journal, January-February 2011

2. “The Impact of Gender on Language Learning among students at Tertiary level”, full presentation posted at the the Conference website:

http://www.seameo.org/LanguageMDGConference2010/doc/presentations/day2/LeThiKieuVan-ppt.pdf

http://www.seameo.org/LanguageMDGConference2010/doc/presentations/day2/LeThiKieuVan-sn.pdf

Research project

Teaching Reading Comprehension to ESP courses from the exploring the relationship between culture and cognition. Code: CS.2009.19. Research project, 2011, 120pp. 30,000,000 VND.