Keynotes & Featured Talks

Presidential Keynote

Professor Dr. Andrew P. Lian

Professor of Foreign Language Studies, Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand; Ho Chi Minh City Open University, Vietnam; Professor Emeritus, University of Canberra, Australia; President of AsiaCALL, the Asia Association of Computer-Assisted Language-Learning, a research and professional association focusing on the uses of technology to enhance second/foreign language learning in Asian contexts.
Biodata: (Orcid) (Scopushttps://andrewlian.com/new/index.php/resume/

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Keynote 1

Dr Regina Kaplan-Rakowski, University of North Texas, USA

Dr Regina Kaplan-Rakowski is an Assistant Professor of Learning Technologies at the University of North Texas. She is also Vice President of the Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO). Her research interests include immersive learning technologies (e.g., virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality), emotional responses to learning technologies, and computer-assisted language learning. She serves on the Editorial Board of Educational Technology & Society (ET&S) and the Journal of Technology and Teacher Education (JTATE).

 

Keynote 2

Associate Professor Dr. Pham Vu Phi Ho, Van Lang University

Assoc. Prof. Pham Vu Phi Ho, Ph.D., Assoc. Dean of the Faculty of Foreign Languages, Van Lang University, Vietnam. He used to be a Vice-President of Ba Ria – Vung Tau University, and Vice-President and Dean of the Faculty of Foreign Languages of Van Hien University, Vietnam. Pham has published 64 research articles in both local and International Journals (ISI/Scopus-indexed), and 9 books and 3 course books used for undergrad students at HCMC Open University, VN, and one-course book was used for both the undergraduate and graduate level at Lourdes College, Higher Education Department, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines. One coursebook was used to train Postgrad students (MA & PhD) in English Language Studies at Van Lang University and Tra Vinh University. He has international experience in teaching English at Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand; especially, he worked as a Professor for Gyeongju University, South Korea, in 2014. He is the Vice President for Administrative Affairs of AsiaCALL and the managing editor of its Online Journal. He is now the Editor-in-chief of the International Journal of TESOL & Education. He is also an editor for the Asian Journal of Applied Linguistics (Scopus), and a peer reviewer for some international Journals indexed in ISI/Scopus such as Computer Assisted Language Learning, Open Sage, International Journal of Instruction... His main interests include Academic Writing, peer responses, translation, Teaching methodologies, and Technology-enhanced learning.

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Keynote 3

Dr. Ania Lian, Charles Darwin University, Australia

Senior Lecturer in Education, College of Education, Charles Darwin University, Australia, Vice-President of AsiaCALL Research and Innovation. Dr. Ania Lian is the Editor-in-chief of the AsiaCALL Online Journal.
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https://www.cdu.edu.au/research-and-innovation/higher-degree-research/find-supervisor/education-arts/dr-ania-lian

Keynote 4

Associate Professor Dr. Le Van Canh, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City (IUH), Vietnam

Associate Professor Le Van Canh is currently working as a visiting professor at the Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City (IUH), Vietnam. Before moving to IUH, he had worked as an English language teacher, a teacher educator, and a teacher education researcher at ULIS-Vietnam National University, Hanoi for more than 40 years. His research interest is teacher education and teacher professional development. His research is published in international journals and edited volumes published by leading international publishers. He is the leading editor of Building Teacher Capacity in English Language Teaching in Vietnam (Routledge 2020), and a co-editor of Situating Moral and Cultural Values in ELT Materials: The Southeast Asian Context (Springer 2018). He is a frequent invited keynote speaker at several international professional conferences within and outside Vietnam. He also serves as a reviewer for numerous international journals.