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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Thi Kim Anh Dang (Kim Dang) is Senior Lecturer (TESOL and Languages Education) at the Faculty of Education, Monash University. Prior to this role, Kim worked as a Senior Lecturer in the Continuing Education Excellence Development (CEED) program at the Office of the Vice-Provost (Learning and Teaching) at Monash University from May 2015 to December 2018. Kim is also a Senior Fellow in the Higher Education Academy (UK) and a Monash Education Academy Fellow.
Kim has had decades of teaching experience in teacher education and adult education in Australia and Vietnam. She started her academic career as a teacher educator at the Faculty of English Language Teacher Education, the Vietnam National University, Hanoi, where she worked for over 10 years. When in Vietnam, Kim also held an external position as a trainer at the Asian Institute of Technology Centre in Vietnam (AITCV) for over 8 years. In Australia, prior to her appointment at Monash University, Kim worked as a lecturer at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, the University of Melbourne, and as a lecturer in student learning at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, La Trobe University.
Kim holds a PhD in teacher education from the University of Melbourne, where she has also completed a Masters of Education. The title of her PhD thesis is ‘Paired-placements in teacher education: A socio-cultural activity theoretical perspective’. The study explores how TESOL pre-service teachers learn to teach English in the collaborative settings of paired-placements in their professional experience. Her Master’s thesis, titled ‘Applying a genre-based approach in teaching the writing of the English discussion genre to Vietnamese EFL students at the tertiary level’, supervised by Professor Frances Christie, received the John and Elizabeth Robertson Prize for being the most meritorious Master’s thesis within the Master of Education at the University of Melbourne in 2003.
Apart from her core interest in TESOL teacher education and ESL, Kim is also interested in Indigenous education and education policy. Kim has been invited to work as an independent research consultant for multiple research projects in Indigenous education at the Australian Catholic University and La Trobe University. Kim has published in high impact international journals, including The Teaching and Teacher Education, Critical Studies in Education, Current Issues in Language Planning, Asia Pacific Journal of Education, among others. Her latest book titled 'Education Policy: Mapping the Landscape and Scope' was published by Peter Lang Publishers, Frankfurt am Main in 2016.
Kim has been awarded several prizes and awards from national and international professional bodies, including an Early Career Researcher Special Commendation Award from the Australian Association for Research in Education in 2015. She also won the 'Excellent Research Supervision Award' from the Governement of Vietnam in 2007, and several prizes and awards from the University of Melbourne for her Masters and PhD research.
Kim's interested to supervise HDRs and collaborate in the areas of teacher education, professional learning, TESOL, English language education, globalisation in education, Indigenous education, educational policy and leadership. She is also interested in Vygotsky's sociocultural theory and activity theory, which she has been working since 2008.
Research interests
Teacher education, Professional learning, Second language education, Indigenous education, Education policy and leadership, TESOL, Vygotsky, Sociocultural activity theory
Consulting
Independent research consultancy projects:
- 'Participation and engagement of Indigenous students in business studies', a HEPP project, La Trobe University (2014)
- 'Indigenous youth leadership programs: National and international perspectives', Centre for Indigenous Education and Research, Australian Catholic University (2013)
- 'Recruitment and participation of Indigenous trainees and cadets in the mining and construction industry', a commissioned project for Eidos Institute, Australian Catholic University (2011)
- 'Good practice report: Innovative Indigenous teaching and learning in higher education', an OLT report, Centre for Indigenous Education and Research, Australian Catholic University (2011)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
TESOL Teacher Education, Doctor of Philosophy, Paired-placements in Teacher Education: A Sociocultural Activity Theoretical Perspective, University of Melbourne
Award Date: 5 Aug 2014
Education, Master of Education, Applying a Genre-based Approach in Teaching the Writing of the English Discussion Genre to Vietnamese EFL Students at the Tertiary Level, University of Melbourne
Award Date: 28 Aug 2002
English Language Teaching, Bachelor of Education (Honours), Teaching English Listening Skills to Secondary School Students in Vietnam, Vietnam National University (VNU)
Award Date: 29 Jul 1996
Research area keywords
- Languages, literatures and literacies
- Education policy
- Teacher education
- Second language education
- Indigenous education
- Collaborative Learning
- Vygotsky
- TESOL
- Curriculum and Pedagogy
- Professional Learning
- English as medium of instruction
- Teacher identity
- Teacher Agency
- Sociocultural activity theory
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 3 Finished
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EMI (English as a Medium of Instruction) Professional Learning Program 2020
Bonar, G. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Dang, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Phillips, M. (Chief Investigator (CI))
9/11/20 → 20/11/20
Project: Consultancy
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Delivery of EMI Professional Learning Course for Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
Bonar, G. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Tour, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bright, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Dang, K. (Chief Investigator (CI))
14/10/19 → 25/10/19
Project: Consultancy
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Establishing an online community-of-practice model: Supporting students’ development of learner agency and professional identity during work placements
Dang, K. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Nguyen, M. H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Carbone, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Yellishetty, M. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/08/19 → 31/07/20
Project: Research
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Ideology-in-activity: Indonesian EFL teachers’ English language ideological transformation during English language instruction
Agustin, D. T., Dang, T. K. A. & Scull, J., 2025, In: Journal of Language, Identity & Education. 24, 2, p. 298-315 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Teachers’ workplace interaction in English as a lingua franca, awareness of Global Englishes, and professional identities
Agustin, D. T., Widagsa, R. & Dang, T. K. A., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Asian Englishes. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Challenges for being self-directed in content and language integrated learning with instructional videos
Yu, A. S., Henderson, M. & Dang, T. K. A., 2024, ASCILITE 2024 Conference Proceedings: Navigating the Terrain: Emerging Frontiers in Learning Spaces, Pedagogies, and Technologies. Cochrane, T., Narayan, V., Bone, E., Deneen, C., Saligari, M., Tregloan, K. & Vanderburg, R. (eds.). Australia: Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, p. 147-155 9 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review
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Educators’ agency in implementing English-medium-instruction in Chinese higher education: a cultural-historical perspective
Dang, T. K. A., Bonar, G. & Yao, J., 2024, In: Current Issues in Language Planning. 25, 2, p. 117-136 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
English-medium instruction in higher education in Germany
Bohlinger, S. & Dang, T. K. A., 2024, The Routledge Handbook of English-Medium Instruction in Higher Education. Bolton, K., Botha, W. & Lin, B. (eds.). 1st ed. Abingdon UK: Routledge, p. 134-147 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
Prizes
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1992-1996 Vietnamese Government Scholarship for a B.Ed course at the Vietnam National University (Hanoi)
Dang, K. (Recipient), 1992
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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1996 'Excellent Research Achievement' Award for B.Ed (Honours) thesis, The Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Dang, K. (Recipient), 1996
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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1999 GTZ Fellowship to the World's Population Program co-hosted by IPPF and GTZ in Cambridge, UK.
Dang, K. (Recipient), 1999
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2000-2001 Australian Development Scholarship for a Master's Course at the University of Melbourne
Dang, K. (Recipient), 2000
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2003 John and Elizabeth Robertson Prize for the Most Meritorious Thesis, MGSE, The University of Melbourne
Dang, K. (Recipient), 2003
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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ACEN 2020 Research Grants Review Panel
Dang, K. (Member)
May 2020Activity: External Academic Engagement › Grant review responsibilities
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AARE Teacher Education & Research Innovation SIG Symposium: ‘Teacher Education: Beyond COVID-19.’
Dang, K. (Organiser)
25 Nov 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Prof. Anne Edwards
Dang, K. (Host)
24 Apr 2019 → 30 Apr 2019Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic or industry visitor
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AARE Teacher Education and Research Innovation SIG Symposium on ‘Beyond Boundaries in Teacher Education: Promoting Collaboration and Partnerships’
Dang, K. (Organiser)
26 Apr 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Convenor of Teacher Education & Research Innovation SIG in Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE)
Dang, K. (Chair/ Co-Chair)
2017 → 2021Activity: External Academic Engagement › Committees and working groups