Trainer/Coach Profile

Dr. Phuong Tran

Dr. Phuong is a skilled teacher trainer, assessment specialist and education leader with 22 years of working experience at top universities in Vietnam and Australia. She has a Master of Education (TESOL) from Monash University and a PhD in Education (Educational Assessment) from Melbourne University. Phuong is currently based in Melbourne, Australia.

Qualifications

Year Awarded Name of Qualification/ Institution
2014 Doctor of Philosophy (Education)
University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2002 Master of Education (TESOL – Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
Monash University, Australia
1998 Bachelor of Arts (Teaching English as a Foreign Language)
Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam

Work Experience

  • 2020: Founder of Smart Learn Solutions, Australia
  • 2016-Present: Formerly Leading Specialist Teacher, Assessment and currently Assessment Design Lead at Monash College, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

    Head of the Assessment Team, managing projects on assessment design, assessment development, assessment validation, and assessment external benchmarking

    Using assessment data to improve teaching and learning and to inform my advice to the Curriculum team, the Management team, and various Teaching teams in identifying areas for improvement and innovation.

  • 2018-Present: Tutor at The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    Undertaking academic teaching and marking for three Master of Teaching subjects:
    - Quality Assessment Design,
    - Using data to improve learning, and
    - Becoming a Clinical Practitioner.
  • 1998-2016: Lecturer at Faculty of English Language Teacher Education, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Teaching English language testing and assessment, Research Methods, English language teaching methodology, English language teaching techniques, Syllabus design, and Material development.

    Supervising Master and Bachelor theses to successful completion.

Areas of Expertise, Abilities and Skills

TESOL

  • Language testing and assessment
  • Curriculum development and management
  • English language teacher education
  • TESOL methodologies and techniques
  • Teaching English grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation
  • Teaching listening, speaking, reading, writing, and integrated skills
  • Teaching test-preparation skills for IELTS, TOEFL, GRE and GMAT

RESEARCH

  • Teaching qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods
  • Teaching how to use SPSS and RASCH programs for quantitative data analysis
  • 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
  • Having a passion for engaging in scholarly and research activities; interest in joint-research work with others

INTERPRETING & TRANSLATION

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

COUNTRIES VISITED

The USA, Canada, England, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines