Associate Professor Hoa Nguyen
PhD (The University of Queensland),
MTesol(The University of Queensland),
Med (RMIT)
Graduate Certificate In Research Commercialization (The University of Queensland)
Dr Hoa Thi Mai Nguyen (PhD, University of Queensland, Australia) is an Associate Professor in the School of Education, specialising in teacher education/development, mentoring, TESOL education and sociocultural theory. She has co-led听听Teacher Education and Development Research Group听听in听the School of Education, 麻豆社madou.Prior to this position, she worked at the University of Sydney from 2012-2015. Her research excellence has been recognised by a number of awards such as Dean鈥檚 Award for Higher Research Degree Excellence (UQ), Research Recognition Award for Early Career Researchers (ATEA); Endeavor Fellowship Award (Australian government). Her publications include 50+ peer reviewed journal articles and book chapters, 3 co-authored books and 3 co-edited books, along with publications for professional audiences. Being active in research allows her to incorporate her research interests into teaching to create an intellectually engaging, and challenging learning environment. She enjoys working with ECR researchers, preservice and in-service teachers in the role as mentors and has a strong passion to develop teachers鈥 professional learning.
She was the Post Graduate Higher Degree Research Director at the School of Education from 2020-2022.听 She is currently the Director of Doctor of Education听Degree Program. She has supervised over 15 PhD students. Her supervision/mentoring excellence has been recognised by a number of awards such as Outstanding Research Supervisor Award (麻豆社madou Postgraduate Council), Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Higher Research Degree Supervision, and ADA Staff Award for Excellence in Research Mentorship.
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She is an Associate Editor of , and an Editorial Board Member for Current Issues in Language Planning. She is an editor for the Cambridge Elements She has also held visiting and honorary positions at University of Sydney, Kings' College London, University of Leeds, and University of Oxford
- Publications
- Media
- Grants
- Awards
- Research Activities
- Engagement
- Teaching and Supervision
听Funded projects
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The impact of training listening skills on EFL learners in Taiwan听 听2008
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Preservice teachers鈥 professional learning during the professional experience听 2012
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Beginning teachers鈥 professional learning needs and practice听 2016
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Cross countries study of beginning teachers鈥 professional learning experiences : Australia and Canada 2015
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A comparative study between the UK and Australia of preservice teachers鈥 learning during their practicum 听2018
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Supervising Teachers Application of the Graduate Teaching Standards to the Assessment of Professional Experience in Education 听2017
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Teachers' resilience in the context of Vietnam.听2018
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听Developing mentors' standards 2020
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School-university partnership in teacher education听 2020-2021
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听Developing preservice teacher leadership听 2020-2021
- 听Teacher professional development for Content听and language integrated learning听听Teachers in Vietnam (2020-2022)
- The use of exploratory practice to support听 听continuing听 professional development for teachers (2023-2024)
- 听Digital Transformation in听 Higher Education (2024, UNESCO)
2023 Dean鈥檚 Award for Excellence in Higher Research Degree Supervision
2022 ADA Staff Award for Excellence in Research Mentorship
2021 Outstanding HDR Supervision Award, 麻豆社madou Postgraduate Council
2020听Vice-Chancellor's听 Award for Excellence in Higher Research Degree Supervision听
2019 Visiting Scholar, University of Oxford, UK
2019 Visiting Scholar,听 University of Leeds, UK
2018 Visiting Scholar, Kings' College 听London , UK听
2018听Endeavour Award , Aust. Govt.
2018 Shortlisted for 2018 Dean鈥檚 Award for Best Monograph by an Early Career Researcher.
2017 ACE Sutherland St George Region World Teachers Day Award from the Australian College of Educators for significant contributions to the professional learning of teachers and preservice teachers
2017: Vice-Chancellor鈥檚 Childcare Support Fund for Women Researchers
2017: Shortlisted for the Dean鈥檚 Award for Early Career Researcher Achievement
2016听 Early Career Researcher Grant (School of Education, 麻豆社madou)
2013 : Research Recognition Award for听 Early Career Researcher by Australian Teacher Education Association
2011: The N V Varghese Prize for Comparative Education
2010: Award for Research Higher Degree Excellence 2010 (Outstanding PhD thesis), The University of Queensland.
2010: Commercialisation Training Scheme (CTS) support and grant, Graduate School, The University of Queensland
2009: Postgraduate Research Conference Publication Award 2009, School of Education, The University of Queensland
2008: English Speaking Union Fund (Grant), Victoria, Australia
2006: Vietnam National University (VNU) Young Lecturer Excellence issued by Director of VNU
2006: Postgraduate Research Scholarship at The University of Queensland (PhD degree)
2007: Travel Grant- The 1st Korea English Teachers Associations Joint Conference &听 ETAK International Conference
2004: International RMIT scholarship (MA degree)
2002: Queensland University Scholarship (MA degree)
2001: Toyota Foundation Scholarship 听Award
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Current projects
- Cross countries study of beginning teachers鈥 professional learning experiences : Australia and Canada
- Developing mentors' standards
- Teacher's professional readiness听
- Service-learning in teacher education听
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A/Prof Hoa Nguyen听 is in the editorial team of听 Asian EFL journal, and听
A/Prof Hoa Nguyen works as an Associate Editor for听
听A/Prof Hoa Nguyen is one of the editors for听 Cambridge Elements :
My Research Supervision
- Le听 Duc Manh (completed): English primary teachers exercise their agency in response to a new language policy: A case study of Vietnam. Manh Le received Russell N. Campbell Award 2015 for his research in language planning and policy
- Lisa Gilanyi (completed)听: Transnational sojourners and language investment: a multi case study of spouses of international students.(completed).听 Lisa Gilanyi received Michael Clyne Prize 2020 for the best postgraduate research thesis
- Panya Akkaraputtapong (completed): 听The effects of teacher psychological types on the preferences of supervisory options and behaviours.
- Tram Phan (completed)听听teachers鈥 responses to curriculum changes in language education in Vietnam
- Tatik Tatik: Mentoring beginning teachers in the context of Indonesia.听 Tatik听 also received听 a research grant (2020) funded by NSW Institute for Educational Research
- 听Rodrigo F. Arellano : Language Teacher Education in Chile. 听Rodrigo received HDR Publication Incentive Award 2020.
- Current Candidates听
- 听Kelli Cato: 听Principals understanding and use of professional teacher standards to identify teacher quality
- Jade Rushby (Scientia PhD candidate):听听 Designing a responsive needs-based staffing system for NSW Schools
- Andrew Kingsford-Smith (Scientia PhD candidate): Teacher motivation
- I鈥檝e Landed but I Won鈥檛 Teach Anymore - Career Choices of Overseas-trained Immigrant Teachers with Permanent Residency. Tanya听received U21 Graduate Collaborative Research Awards听2021,听2022 ADA HDR Research Output Award, 2022 ADA Student Experience Award
- Dianne Quarmby: Career development and leadership opportunities for second career teachers
- 听听Fernandita Gusweni Jayanti听 听Investigating Teacher Cognition in Motivating Reading Instruction: A Multiple Case Study on Indonesian Teachers
- WENDI WIJARWADI:听听听 Challenges and Opportunity of Teacher Professional Collaboration in Indonesia: An Insight from Organizational Learning Framework
- Vahid Bahrami听 听 A/ELD teachers' identity development听
- Nina Inayati : Self-regulated learning strategies in teaching English in higher education in Indonesia听
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Catherine (Kate) Colgan: Mid career teachers' development听
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Faisal Mustafa: Technology acceptance and intention to implement e-learning for teaching by EFL teachers in rural schools
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Lyndal Tait:听 Teacher's sense making听
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Jenny Boyall: Principal resilience
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Melissa Johnston:听 Teacher leaders' underperformance听
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Rachel George: teacher's collective听听efficacy听
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My Teaching
EDST 5127听听听听听听听听听听Coaching and Mentoring in Educational Leadership
EDST 5117听听听听听听听听听听听Professional听Inquiry听
EDST5325听听听听听听听听听听听听听Advanced TESOL Professional Practice
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