Vũ Hoa Ngân
Phó Trưởng BM, T.S, GV
vhngan@hcmiu.edu.vn
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Applied Linguistics and Technology (Minor in Statistics), Iowa State University, 2016
M.A., Applied Linguistics (Computer-Assisted Language Learning specialization), the University of Melbourne, 2008
B.A., TESOL, University of Education Ho Chi Minh City, 2004
RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS
Language Testing
Computer-Based Language Instruction and Testing
Task-Based Language Learning
English for Specific Purposes (ESP)
Corpus Linguistics
Data Mining
Predictive Modeling
RECENT COURSES TAUGHT
Graduate-level courses
2017 – ongoing, Ho Chi Minh City Open University, Postgraduate Department, Vietnam
Academic Writing
2017– 2018, Tomas Bata University, the Czech Republic, and Ton Duc Thang University, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Vietnam
Research Writing
Professional training courses
09/2018, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, Foreign Languages Center, Vietnam
Item Writer Training Program for the Vietnamese Standardized Test of English Proficiency (VSTEP): Computer-based testing
07/2018 – 08/2018, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, Foreign Languages Center, Vietnam
Rater Training Programs for the Vietnamese Standardized Test of English Proficiency (VSTEP) Speaking and Writing Tests
Undergraduate-level courses
2018– ongoing, International University – Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, English Department, Vietnam
Academic English: Writing 1
Academic English: Listening 1
Intensive English: Reading & Writing 1
2017– 2018, Ton Duc Thang University, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Vietnam
Writing 1 (Writing paragraphs)
Writing 4 (Writing research papers)
Testing and Assessment in Foreign Language Teaching
Research Methodology
2016-2017, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, English Department, Vietnam
Intel Teach Essentials Course
Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Translation
PUBLICATIONS
Project
Vu, H. N. (2010- 2011). Applying Item Response Theory to establishing an item bank of General English for Non-English majors. CS-2010-19-97. Ho Chi Minh City University of Education.
Conference Presentations (selected)
Vu, H. N. (2017). Predictive associations between text features and L2 writing quality: Application of Random Forests. In The 16th Symposium on Second Language Writing Assessing Second Language Writing (SSLW), 30 June – 2 July 2017, Bangkok, Thailand.
Vu, H. N. (2017). A corpus-based analysis of L2 student essays in an English Writing Placement Test. In the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Conference, 18-21 March 2017, Portland, OR, the U.S.
Vu, H. N. (2016). Predictive modeling of placement results in an English Writing Placement Test: A data mining approach. In the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Conference, 9-12 April 2016, Orlando, FL, the U.S.
Vu, H. N. (2014). Evaluative That-clauses in Book Reviews: A Case of Controlling Verbs. In the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Conference, 22-25 March 2014, Portland, OR, the U.S.
Vu, H. N. (2013). Stance Adverbs in Book Review Genre. In the Technology for Second Language Learning Conference (TSLL), 18-19 October, 2013, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, the U.S.
Vu, H. N. (2013). Validity threats to pronunciation sub-construct in Speaking Assessment from an Intelligibility Principle Perspective. In the Midwest Association of Language Testers (MwALT) Conference, 21 September 2013, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, the U.S.