STAFF PROFILE – CAO THI PHUONG DUNG

 Department of English Linguistics

 Position: Associate Dean – Chair of DEL/ Lecturer         

 Email: ctpdung@hcmussh.edu.vn    

Academic qualifications

PhD, (English Linguistics, University of Leeds, UK)

MA (TESOL, USSH)

BA (English Linguistics & Literature, USSH)

 Further qualifications

- Applying technology in the English language classroom, University of Sydney, Australia

- University Leadership and Management Training, Unilead, Germany

- Introduction to Educational Technology, De la salle University, Phillipines

- English Enrichment Program for ASEAN Teacher Trainers, Brunei-US

- Insights into American Culture through Literature, USSH

- Interpreting, CEFALT

- Action Research for Language Teacher, RELC, Singapore

 Teaching focus

          English Linguistics

 Research interest

Corpus Linguistics

English Linguistics

Language Teaching

 Research Project

- A Survey on vocabulary knowledge of English major students at  a university 

- Perceptions of lecturers and students at the faculty of English Linguistics & Literature, USSH-VNUHCM on the effectiveness and difficulties of using Google Meet in teaching and learning English online

- Evaluating vocabulary treatment in the English textbooks for Vietnamese students from Primary to High school

 Publications

Cao, D., (in press). Online Collocation Dictionary in L2 Writing: How Learners Use and Perceived its Effectiveness. Journal of Language Teaching and Research. 

DTP Cao, PD Pho, ACN Đặng (2022). An investigation into collocational profile in English textbooks for Vietnamese students.  

VNUHCM Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 6 (2). (press)

Cao, D., Pho, P.D., & Dangnguyen, A. C. (2021). Profiling collocation use in English Textbooks for Vietnamese Students. Journal of English Education, 6 (2), 82-91. 

Cao, D., & Badger, R. (2021). Cross-linguistic influence on the use of L2 collocations: the case of Vietnamese learners. Applied linguistics Review. https://doi.org/10.1515/applirev-2020-0035

Cao, D. & Deignan, A. (2019). Using an Online Collocation Dictionary to Support Learners’ L2 Writing. In Wright, C., Harvey, L., Simpson, J. (Ed.). Voices and Practices in Applied Linguistics: Diversifying a Discipline. (pp. 233-250). York. White Rose University Press.

Cao, T. P. D. Collocation dictionary to support L2 writing: a solution or a problem. Proceedings of the 50th International Conference of British Association of Applied Linguistic:  Diversity in Applied Linguistics: Opportunities, challenges, questions. University of Leeds, UK on 2-4th September 2017