President of AsiaCALL
Professor Dr. Andrew Lian, Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand; Ho Chi Minh City Open University, Vietnam; Professor Emeritus University of Canberra, Australia. Andrew Lian is a Professor of Foreign Language Studies at the School of Foreign Languages, Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand; he specializes in the methodology of teaching foreign/second languages and has had a special interest in the uses of modern technology to enhance learning since the late 1970s. He is one of the pioneers of Technology-Enhanced language learning in Australia. Previous to this appointment, he was Professor and Chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Western Illinois University in the United States. Prior to that, he had been Professor of Humanities and Director of the Center for the Study of Languages at Rice University, Houston, TX, the USA, and Professor and Head of the School of Languages and International Education at the University of Canberra in Australia. He has held further Professorial appointments and has been Head of Department in two other universities in Australia (James Cook University and Bond University). His current research interests are in the area of self-adjusting and self-organizing (language/culture-)learning environments based on rhizomatic approaches to (language/culture-)learning and the generation of personal learning environments within a 21st-century perspective. As a consequence, he is also interested in the development and use of multimedia databases in (language/culture)-teaching and learning. More details can be found at http://andrewlian.com/new and http://andrewlian.com. He can be reached at President at asiacall.info
Vice-President for Administrative Affairs & Publication
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 at Van Hien University, Vietnam. Pham has published more than 70 research articles in both local and International Journals, such as Computer-Assisted language Learning, SAGE Open, System, andJournal of Psycholinguist Research (17 Scopus/14 ISI), and 10 books and course-books, 3-course books were used for both the undergraduate and graduate levels at Van Lang University, HCMC Open University, Vietnam, and Lourdes College, Higher Education Department, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines. He has international experience in teaching English at Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand, and Gyeongju University, South Korea. 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. Heis the editor-in-chief forseveral proccedings published by Atlantis Press, part of Springer. He is an editorial staff for the Asian Journal of Applied Linguistics (Scopus-Q2), anda peer reviewer for some international Journals indexed in ISI/Scopus such as Computer Assisted Language Learning, Open Sage... He is an editor of an Edited Bookpublished by Springer, and now an editor for another Edited Book of the IGI Global, entitled“Implementing AI Tools for Language Teaching and Learning”, and an Edited Book entitled “EmpoweringEducators: Integrating AI Tools for Personalized Language Instruction”, which will be published bySpringer Nature (Scopus), (ISI), (Google Scholar). His CV may be found at https://www.phamho.com/c-v; his Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7459-8509; Scopus Author ID: 56165559700; Google Scholar profile
Vice-President for International Relation
Professor Dr. Jeremy White is a professor in the College of Information Science and Engineering at Ritsumeikan University, Japan. He has taught English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in Japan for the past 20 years. He earned his PhD from Kyoto University; his dissertation research was related to Minecraft and task-based learning to encourage English language communication. Dr. Jeremy White is now co-editor of the Computer-Assisted Language Learning Electronic Journal (Scopus-Q1).
Vice-President for Research & Innovation
Dr. Ania Lian, Senior Lecturer (eq. Associate Professor) in Education (Teaching and Learning), Charles Darwin University, Australia. Since 1993, Ania has held positions at various universities in Australia, with her work focusing on the uses of technology in second language learning and in education in general, including software development. She has also worked at the National Policy Office of the Council on the Ageing in Canberra and has a history of working on a voluntary basis with the wider community on sustainability projects within the framework of the Queanbeyan Business Council, NSW. Ania has been a keynote speaker at a number of academic conferences both in Australia and in Asia, where she engages in building collaborative networks between CDU and other universities, with the aim of expanding the international focus of all involved. The leading objective of her teaching and research is to explore the concept of inclusive learning environments, with a specific focus on learner-centredness. Her recent interest in graduate attributes developed from these concerns which form the framework of her approach. Her professional portfolio can be found by clicking HERE. As Vice-President, AsiaCALL (Research and Innovation) Ania has created the AsiaCALL Professional Learning Community (https://sites.google.com/site/asiacallplc/) and, on Facebook, the AsiaCALL Phd and Research Chat Page http://www.facebook.com/AsiaCallPhdAndResearchChat. All members of AsiaCALL are invited to join. She can be reached at VPResearch at asiacall.org
Secretariat
Dr. Luu Thi Mai Vy, Ho Chi Minh City Economics and Finance
Luu Thi Mai Vy is currently a lecturer at Ho Chi Minh City Economics and Finance. She completed her Ph.D. in English Language Studies at Suranaree University of Technology in Thailand. She has published multiple articles in local and international journals. Her research interests include but are not limited to listening skills, CALL, pronunciation, and neuroscience in language learning and teaching.
Email: vyltm@uef.edu.vn
Mobile: 093 966 5353
Ms. Le Duc Hanh – School of Languages and Tourism, Hanoi University of Industry
Ms. Le Duc Hanh has worked as an English lecturer at the School of Languages and Tourism, Hanoi University of Industry, Vietnam, for over ten years. She has taken responsibility for designing and teaching English for Occupational Purposes and English for Academic Purposes blended programs in the blended learning project at her university. Her areas of professional interest include ICT in education, blended learning, and English as a medium of instruction. She can be reached at leduchanh_knn@haui.edu.vn.
Ms. Pham Huong Ngoc Uyen, Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance
Pham Huong Ngoc Uyen is currently a lecturer at the Faculty of English, Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance. She teaches English Linguistics and General English courses in international undergraduate joint programs. She also participates in various global co-teaching classes as a guest lecturer. Ms. Pham Huong Ngoc Uyen holds a Master's in Applied Linguistics from Curtin University, Australia. She has taught the English Language for over ten years since earning her Bachelor's degree in English Language Teaching from the Ho Chi Minh City University of Pedagogy. Her main interests are applying innovative methods in ELT, promoting students’ motivation, and learner autonomy. Currently, as a Ph.D. candidate at Ho Chi Minh City of Social Sciences and Humanities, her research fields of interest have expanded to varied aspects of linguistics and how languages can change and impact all directions of life.
Email: uyenphn@uef.edu.vn
Mobile: 0902 344 699
Ngo Nguyen Thien Duyen, University of Economics and Finances
Ngo Nguyen Thien Duyen completed her MA in Applied Linguistics and TESOL at Macquarie University, Australia. She has published articles in local and international journals. She is currently a lecturer at the University of Economics and Finance. Her research interests include translating and interpreting learning and practices, teacher professional development, intercultural communication, and internationalization of higher education.
Email: thienduyen1909@gmail.com