STAFF PROFILE - PHO PHUONG DUNG (PHUONG DZUNG PHO)

Department of English Linguistics

Position: Chair of the Department of English Linguistics – Senior Lecturer

Email: phophuongdung@hcmussh.edu.vn 

Teaching Focus:

English Linguistics

Second Language Acquisition

Discourse Analysis in Language Teaching

Interdisciplinary Aspects:

Research interests:

Discourse analysis

Corpus linguistics

Second language acquisition

English for academic and research purposes

English language teaching

Research projects:

Publications:

Cao, T. P. D., Pho, P. D. & Dangnguyen, A. C. (2022). The treatment of collocations in English textbooks for Vietnamese students. TEFLIN Journal, 33(2), 220-239.

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

Cao, T. P. D., Phó, P. D., Đặng, N. A. C. (2022). Nghiên cứu các tổ hợp từ trong bộ sách giáo khoa Tiếng Anh cho học sinh phổ thông ở Việt Nam. Tạp chí Phát triển Khoa học và Công nghệ - VNUHCM Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities (Sci. Tech. Dev. J. - Soc. Sci. Hum.), 6(2): 1573-1586.

Tran, T. M. P. & Pho, P. D. (2022). Kiem tra danh gia trong qua trinh day tieng Anh truc tuyen o cac truong dai hoc Viet Nam (Online assessment in English language teaching in Vietnamese universities). Tạp chí Phát triển Khoa học và Công nghệ - VNUHCM Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities (Science & Technology Development Journal – Social Sciences & Humanities), 6(3): 1-9.

Tran, T. M. P. & Pho, P. D. (2020). A case study of how visually impaired learners acquire language. Ethical Lingua, 7(1), 1-10.

Tran, C. B. N., Pho, P. D. & Nguyen, T. N. N. (2018). Mot so cong cu ky thuat so trong giang day tieng Anh thich ung voi Cach mang cong nghiep 4.0 (Some digital tools for English language teaching in the Industrial Revolution 4.0). Proceedings of the Conference on New Trends in Teaching Foreign Languages in the Era of Industial Revolution 4.0. Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Pho, P. D., & Tran, T. (2017). Giai phap tang cuong cong bo khoa hoc trong linh vuc khoa hoc xa hoi nhan van (Solutions to scholarly publishing in social sciences and humanities). Science and Technology Development Journal, 20, 91-103.

Pho, P. D., & Tran, T. (2016). Obstacles to scholarly publishing in the social sciences and humanities: A case study of Vietnamese scholars. Publications, 4, 19. doi:10.3390/publications4030019

Nguyen, T. B., & Pho, P. (2016). Code-switching in teaching reading comprehension to university students. Proceedings of the First International Conference on Language Development (ICLD 2016) (pp. 175-189). Ho Chi Minh City: Thorpe Bowker.

Pho, P. D. (2014). Towards a framework for move analysis of research article abstracts. Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 61, 341-353.

Phan, T. T., & Pho, P. (2014). Students’ attitudes towards the integration of teaching critical thinking skills in reading comprehension. In A. S. Dewi, Margana, B. Bram, A. Purnama, D. Triningsih, & Tumijo (Eds.), Proceedings of the 11th JETA International Conference and Workshop “Developing English Teacher Competence in the Current Curriculum” (pp. 63-74). Yogyakarta, Indonesia: Jogja English Teachers Association.

Phan, T. T., & Pho, P. (2014). Using the revised Bloom’s taxonomy to improve students’ reading comprehension performance. Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on English Language Teaching (ICELT 2014) (pp. 503-516). Hanoi: Knowledge Publishing House.

Pho, P. D. (2013). Authorial stance in research articles: Examples from applied linguistics and educational technology. London and New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Pho, P. D. (2012). Authorial stance in research article abstracts and introductions from two disciplines. In N. Baumgarten, I. Bois, & J. House (Eds.), Subjectivity in language and in discourse (pp. 97-114). Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

Pho, P. D. (2012). Authorial stance in research articles: A corpus-based study. In C. Gitsaki, & R. Baldauf Jr. (Eds.), Future directions in applied linguistics: Local and global perspectives (pp. 273-291). Newcastle upon Tyne, New England: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Pho, P. D., Musgrave, S., & Bradshaw, J. (2011). Establishing a niche in applied linguistics and educational technology research articles. In F. Salager-Meyer, & B. Lewin (Eds.), Crossed words: Criticism in scholarly writing (pp. 283-305). Bern: Peter Lang.

Pho, P. D. (2011). Developing critical writing skills in higher education institutions. The Second International Language Conference (ILC) Proceedings. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Centre for Languages and Pre-University Academic Development (CELPAD), International Islamic University.

Pho, P. D. (2010). Linguistic realizations of rhetorical structure: A corpus-based study of research article abstracts and introductions in applied linguistics and educational technology. In S. T. Gries, S. Wulff, & M. Davies (Eds.), Corpus-linguistic applications: Current studies, new directions (pp. 135-152). Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi.

Pho, P. D. (2009). An evaluation of three different approaches to the analysis of research article abstracts. Monash University Linguistics Papers, 6(2), 11-26.

Pho, P. D. (2009). Towards the design of the Australian National Corpus. In M. Haugh, K. Burridge, J. Mulder, & P. Peters (Eds.), Selected proceedings of the 2008 HCSNet Workshop on Designing the Australian National Corpus: Mustering languages (pp. 25-29). Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Proceedings Project.

Pho, P. D. (2008). How can learning about the structure of research articles help international students? 19th ISANA International Education Association Conference Proceedings. The Gap, Queensland: ISANA International Education Association Inc.

Pho, P. D. (2008). Research article abstracts in applied linguistics and educational technology: A study of linguistic realizations of rhetorical structure and authorial stance. Discourse Studies, 10(2), 231-250.

Pho, P. D. & Tran, T. L. T. (2005). English for Sociology (Vol. 3). Ho Chi Minh City: Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City.

Pho, P. D. & Nguyen, H. D. (2003). English Grammar (Vol. 2). Ho Chi Minh City: Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City.

Pho, P. D. (2002). English for Sociology (Vol. 2). Ho Chi Minh City: Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City.

Pho, P. D. (2002). The influence of the teacher’s presence on the negotiation of meaning in a natural classroom. Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH, VNUHCM), 21, 60-67.

Memberships:

• Member of TESOL Vietnam
• Member of Asia TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language)
• Member of the International Pragmatics Association (2008-2009)

International experience in:

• Academic Activities

Reviewer for international journals (2011-now)

Presenter and participant at international conferences (Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, UK, USA)

Professional development courses, Singapore (2018) and Germany (2019)

Visiting scholar at Ghent University, Belgium (Sep-Oct 2015)

Visiting scholar at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) and Macquarie University, Australia (Feb-May 2015)

PhD study at Monash University, Australia (2006-2010)

Postgraduate student member of the Academic Board, Monash University (2008)

Sessional teaching staff at Monash Language Center, Australia (2008-2009)

Editorial assistant for the editors of the Australian Journal of Linguistics (2007-2010)

Sessional lecturer in the Linguistics Program, School of Languages,Cultures and Linguistics (2008-2010)

English Language Teaching Specialist, Vietnam-Australia Training Program, AusAID, Hanoi, Vietnam (2001, 2002, 2003)

MA study at La Trobe University, Australia (1999-2000)

• Personal Background/ Experience

Conference presentations:

Tran, C. B. N., Pho, P. D. & Nguyen, T. N. N. (2018). Mot so cong cu ky thuat so trong giang day tieng Anh thich ung voi Cach mang cong nghiep 4.0 (Some digital tools for English language teaching in the Industrial Revolution 4.0). Paper presented at the Conference on New Trends in Teaching Foreign Languages in the Era of Industial Revolution 4.0. Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Nguyen, T. B., & Pho, P. D. (2016). Code-switching in teaching reading comprehension to university students. Paper presented at the first International Conference on Language Development (ICLD 2016). Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Phan, T. T., & Pho, P. D. (2014). Students’ attitudes towards the integration of teaching critical thinking skills in reading comprehension. Paper presented at the 11th JETA International Conference and Workshop “Developing English Teacher Competence in the Current Curriculum”. Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Phan, T. T., & Pho, P. D. (2014). Using the revised Bloom’s taxonomy to improve students’ reading comprehension performance. Paper presented at the 2014 International Conference on English Language Teaching (ICELT 2014). Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Pho, P. D. (2012). Towards a framework for move analysis of research article abstracts. Paper presented at the International Conference on English Language Teaching in ASEAN Universities (ICELT2012). 30 November – 1 December 2012. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Pho, P. D. (2011). Developing critical writing skills in higher education institutions. Paper presented at the 2nd International Language Conference (ILC), 22-24 April 2011, International Islamic University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Pho, P. D. (2010). Authorial stance in research articles. Paper presented at the 2010 Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (ALAA) Congress (4-7 July 2010), University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

Pho, P. D. (2009). Authorial stance in research articles from two disciplines. Paper presented at the 11th International Pragmatics Conference (12-17 July), Melbourne, Australia.

Pho, P. D. (2009). The construction of a subcorpus of journal articles for the Australian National Corpus. Paper presented at the HCSNet Workshop on Building the Australian National Corpus (3 December), Sydney, Australia.

Pho, P. D. (2009). Building a corpus of journal articles for the Australian National Corpus: Issues to be considered. Paper presented at the Speed Papers session of the HCSNet SummerFest’09 (30 November – 4 December), Sydney, Australia.

Pho, P. D. (2009). Extraction of that-complement clauses in research article introductions of two disciplines. Paper presented at the Fourth HCSNet Next-Generation Search Technology Workshop (NGS09) (16-17 April), Blackheath, New South Wales.

Pho, P. D. (2008). How can learning about the structure of research articles help international students? Paper presented at the 19th ISANA International Education Association Conference (2-5 December), Auckland, New Zealand.

Pho, P. D. (2008). Towards the design of the Australian National Corpus. Paper presented at the HCSNet Workshop on Designing the Australian National Corpus (HCSNet Summerfest’08) (1-5 December), Sydney, Australia.

Pho, P. D. (2008). Linguistic realizations of rhetorical structure: A corpus-based study of research articles in applied linguistics and educational technology. Paper presented at the AACL Conference (American Association for Corpus Linguistics) (13-15 March), Provo, Utah, USA.

Pho, P. D. (2007). Authorial stance as revealed by the analysis of that-constructions in research articles from two disciplines. Paper presented at the ALAA Conference (Applied Linguistics Association of Australia) (1-3 July), Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.

Other:

MA theses supervised:

Nguyen Thi Phuong Dung (2021). The use of concept checking questions in grammar teaching: A case study of English teachers‘ beliefs and practices

Nguyen Xuan Hong (2021). The effects of written coded corrective feedback on pre-intermedate EFL students‘ paragraph writing

Trinh Kim Ngan (2019). Using corpus-based activities in English grammar lessons: Effects on learners’ achievements and perceptions of autonomy

Vo Huynh Thanh (2019). Intercultural barriers faced by expatriate teachers of English at foreign language centers in Ho Chi Minh City

Vo Thi Mai Vy (2019). The effects of teaching intonation on English-majored students’ listening comprehension at University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City

Nguyen Minh Giang (2018). The effects of storytelling on the comprehension and oral production of English opaque idioms among EFL learners at IKUN

Nguyen Khoa Nam (2018). Teachers’ code-switching in pre-intermediate EFL classrooms: A case study at University of Science, Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City

Nguyen Thanh Binh (2017). An experimental study on teachers’ use of code-switching in teaching reading comprehension to EFL students

Ma Thi Minh Hieu (2016). An investigation into the common errors in the use of English phrasal verbs by English majored students at Ho Chi Minh City Open University

Nguyen Pham Phuong Khanh (2016). An investigation into the influence of task types on elementary learners’ speaking motivation

Phan Thi Tra Khuc (2014). The impact of explicit teaching of critical thinking on reading comprehension

Nguyen Hanh Minh (2014). The effect of vocabulary consolidation strategies on L2 vocabulary comprehension and retention

Nguyen Thi Thanh Xuan (2014). The effects of visual aids on English language vocabulary teaching and learning at Ngo Thoi Nhiem Secondary School