Trainer/Coach Profile

Dr. Mai Ngo

Dr. Mai is an experienced TESOL practitioner and a teacher educator. She graduated with a Master of TESOL from the University of Sydney and a PhD in Education from the University of New South Wales. She has taught in top universities in Vietnam and Australia and is currently based in South Australia.

Qualifications

Year Awarded Name of Qualification/ Institution
2014 Doctor of Philosophy (Education)
University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia
2006 Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Latrobe University, Australia
2002 EU Certificate in Conference Simultaneous Interpreting,
European Commission, Brussels
2000 Master of Education (TESOL – Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
University of Sydney, Australia
1994 Bachelor of Arts in English (Interpreting & Translation)
Hanoi University, Km 9 Nguyen Trai Road, Hanoi, Vietnam

Work Experience

  • Founder of Smart Learn Solutions, Australia
  • Senior Lecturer in TESOL & Applied Linguistics at Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia

    Training second language Teachers for local and international schools and universities

    Teaching Fundamental Concepts of Second Language Teaching and Learning in TESOL, Principles of Teaching and Learning in TESOL, Research in TESOL, Curriculum Development and Teaching Practice in TESOL

    Supervising postgraduate students in TESOL & Applied Linguistics

  • Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at University of New South Wales
    Working on different research projects on comparative higher education, university governance for academic excellence
  • Research Assistant at Deakin University, Burwood Campus, Australia
    Working on different research projects on internationalisation of higher education, university governance and English language education for employability
  • Lecturer at Hanoi University, Vietnam
    Teaching TESOL methodology, and research methods at postgraduate level; having successfully supervised Master-of-TESOL students; teaching interpreting and translation skills at undergraduate level
  • Interpreters/translators:

    Providing services for both Vietamese and international clients such as World Bank Hanoi Office, EU Delegation in Hanoi, Ministry of Foreign Affairs ....

    Internationally, I was a trainer for SCIC of the European Union, and I am currently a freelance interpreter for SCIC, working for high-level meetings held in Brussels between the leaders of EU and Vietnam.

    In Australia, I am currently an interpreter trainer cum assessor for NAATI (National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters)

Areas of Expertise, Abilities and Skills

TESOL

  • English language teacher education
  • TESOL pedagogies
  • TESOL research
  • TESOL curriculum
  • Teaching English online
  • Digital learning & education
  • Teaching Grammar, Vocabulary and Pronunciation
  • Teaching listening, speaking, reading, writing, and integrated skills
  • Teaching test-preparation skills for IELTS, TOEFL and PTE

RESEARCH

  • Teaching qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research
  • Teaching how to use SPSS program for quantitative data analysis
  • Teaching how to use NVIVO program for qualitative data analysis
  • Teaching how to use ENDNOTE for referencing and managing sources
  • Coaching postgraduate students and early career researchers
  • Teaching how to write a research proposal and literature review
  • Teaching postgraduate students how to write a thesis
  • Teaching how to write for journal publication
  • Having a passion for engaging in scholarly and research activities; interest in joint-research work with others

INTERPRETING & TRANSLATION

  • Teaching (consecutive and simultaneous) interpreting (English – Vietnamese, Vietnamese – English)
  • Teaching translation skills (English – Vietnamese, Vietnamese – English)

COUNTRIES VISITED

The USA, Canada, the UK, Brussels, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, France, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, Poland, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Japan, Singapore, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong

Awards

  • Beth South Well Research Award for Outstanding Thesis (2014)
  • College's Teaching Excellence Award, Flinders University (2021)
  • Vice Chancellors' Teaching Excellence Award , Flinders University(2022)

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