Research Assistant Translator

Dr. Nguyen, Thi Men

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San Diego, CA, 92105

Mobile Phone Number: 806-***-**** E-Mail Address: aduskw@r.postjobfree.com Summary * Research interest in the field of English as a second/foreign language teaching

* Experienced with teaching, curriculum and syllabus designing

* Proficient in web searching, Microsoft word, excel and PowerPoint programs

Education

2014 to 2021 Texas Tech University - College of Education PhD in Curriculum and Instruction

2008 – 2010 Vietnam National University, Hanoi - University of Languages and International Studies

Master of Arts (MA), English

2002 – 2006 Vietnam National University, Hanoi – College of Foreign Languages Bachelor of Arts (BA), English Language Teaching

Working/ Researching/ Teaching Experience

2023 - City Heights CDC

Curriculum and Syllabus translator and course assistant: Help translate all the materials needed for the course and provide necessary assistance for students. 2014 – 2021 Texas Tech University – College of Education Research assistant: Working in different positions including working for ELPN project, working for professors at college of education December 2007 - Hanoi Pedagogical University Number 2, Vietnam 2021

* Teaching experience:

- Having taught courses of English reading comprehension, writing and listening skills, phonetics and phonology, and research methods to English major students; and English for Special Purposes to English non-major students

- Designing and delivering lectures to undergraduate English major students and graduate English non-major students (M.A students)

- Organizing tutorial discussions on topics in related courses

- Explaining difficult concepts and helping undergraduate students practice skills after school

- Counseling students experiencing difficulties in the courses

- Grading term papers, final examinations, and student tutorial participation

- Participating in building and developing ESL curriculum and syllabus for the department

* Research experience:

- Writing an article to present at the AERA 2022 conference titled

“Increasing Self-Efficacy in Academic Writing for Doctoral Students”

- Continuously doing research and writing articles presented at the Academic University Conference and published in the university academic magazine and other professional magazines

- Providing guidance to undergraduate students researching term paper

- Guiding and supervising undergraduate students’ graduate thesis March 2013 - Project of Textbook and Curriculum Renovation after 2015 - Ministry of 2015 Education and Training, Vietnam

* Assisting in translating documents and searching information required by the project

September 2007- Van Quan High School

November 2007 * Teaching English to high school students June 2006 – 2007 Tam Kim Corporation

* Translating documents and interpreting, assisting in projects Publications Nguyen, M., Maina, F., Le, L. (2022). Increasing Self-Efficacy in Academic Writing for Doctoral Students, AERA conference.

Nguyen, M. (2012). Pragmatic functions of thank expressions in English, Lexicography and Encyclopedia Magazine – Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences.

Nguyen, M. (2012). An investigation into pragmatic functions of thank expressions in Vietnamese, Language and Life Magazine. Languages Reading knowledge of French, improving writing and speaking abilities Technical Skills Proficient in web searching, Microsoft word, Excel and PowerPoint programs

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