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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, University of Melbourne
Award Date: 5 Aug 2014
Education, Master of Education, University of Melbourne
Award Date: 28 Aug 2002
English Language Teaching, Bachelor of Education (Honours), Vietnam National University
Award Date: 29 Jul 1996
Research area keywords
- Education policy
- Sociocultural activity theory
- 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
Network
Projects
- 3 Finished
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EMI (English as a Medium of Instruction) Professional Learning Program 2020
Bonar, G., Dang, K. & Phillips, M.
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., Tour, K., Bright, D. & Dang, K.
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., Nguyen, M. H., Carbone, A. & Yellishetty, M.
1/08/19 → 31/07/20
Project: Research
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Adapting instructional videos to the needs of English as an additional language (EAL) Learners
Yu, S., Henderson, M. & Dang, T. K. A., 2023, Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2023. Langran, E., Christensen, P. & Sanson, J. (eds.). Waynesville NC USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), p. 161-164 4 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Other › peer-review
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Globalizing teacher education through English as a medium of instruction: a Vygotskian perspective
Dang, T. K. A. & Cross, R., 2022, The Palgrave Handbook of Teacher Education Research. Menter, I. (ed.). Cham Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 1-25 25 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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How academics manage individual differences to team teach in higher education: a sociocultural activity theory perspective
Dang, T. K. A., Carbone, A., Ye, J. & Vu, T. T. P., Aug 2022, In: Higher Education. 84, 2, p. 415-434 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Ideology-in-activity: Indonesian EFL teachers’ English language ideological transformation during English language instruction
Agustin, D. T., Dang, T. K. A. & Scull, J., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Language, Identity & Education. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Exploring teachers’ relational agency in content–language teacher collaboration in secondary science education in Australia
Nguyen, M. H. & Dang, T. K. A., 2021, In: The Australian Educational Researcher. 48, p. 1-18 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2015 International Travel Award
Dang, Kim (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (ALAA) 2010 Travel Scholarship for conducting important and innovative research
Dang, Kim (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Early Career Researcher Special Commendation
Dang, Kim (Recipient), Dec 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Australian Development Scholarship
Dang, Kim (Recipient), 2000
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Australian Leadership Award Fellowship
Dang, Kim (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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ACEN 2020 Research Grants Review Panel
Kim Dang (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.’
Kim Dang (Organiser)
25 Nov 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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AARE Teacher Education and Research Innovation SIG Symposium on ‘Beyond Boundaries in Teacher Education: Promoting Collaboration and Partnerships’
Kim Dang (Organiser)
26 Apr 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Prof. Anne Edwards
Kim Dang (Host)
24 Apr 2019 → 30 Apr 2019Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic or industry visitor
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Convenor of Teacher Education & Research Innovation SIG in Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE)
Kim Dang (Chair/ Co-Chair)
2017 → 2021Activity: External Academic Engagement › Committees and working groups