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The 7th Engaging with Vietnam Conference & The 1st Vietnam-US Higher Education Forum
7th– 8th July 2015, Từ Sơn (Bắc Ninh), Vietnam
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Day 1 (July 7, 2015) US-Vietnam Higher Education Forum
Theme: The Internationalization of Higher Education: Policies and Practices
Location: Main Hall
8:00 – 8:30 REGISTRATION
8:30 – 8:40 Opening Address: Professor Tran Phuong, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam, President of Hanoi University of Business and Technology
8:40 – 8:50 Speech by a Representative of U.S. Embassy 8:50 – 9:00 Welcome Remarks by the Conference Convenors: Phan Le Ha, Liam
Kelley, Nguyen Ngoc Hung, Dang Van Huan 9:00 – 9:10 Welcome Speech: Donald Young, Dean, College of Education, University of
Hawai’i at Manoa 9:10 – 9:20 Welcome Speech: President Marinus Wilhelmus Wiewel, Portland State
University
9:20 – 9:30 Speech by Vice President: LE Khac Doa, Haaoi University of Business and Technology
9:30- 9: 45 Speech by NGUYEN Tam Chien, President of Vietnam – America Friendship Association (Former Vietnamese Ambassador to US)
9:45 – 10:15 Keynote Address: PHAM Sy Tien (Hanoi University of Business and Technology
“Training and Nurturing Qualified Human Resource for Universities and Colleges in Vietnam”
10:15 – 10:30 Coffee break
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10:30 – 11:45 PLENARY SESSION 1:
Location: Main Hall
Fazal RIZVI (University of Melbourne and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne)
“Lessons from America and the Restructuring of Asian Systems of Higher Education” DINH Van Duc (Hanoi University of Business and Technology)
“Phát triển đại học ở Việt Nam thời hội nhập: MỘT VÀI CHIÊM NGHIỆM” NGUYEN Thi Thanh Thuy (University of Social Sciences and Humanity – Vietnam National University Hanoi)
“An Overview of Cooperation in Higher Education between Vietnam and the United States since the Beginning of the 1990s”
Moderator & Discussant: PHAN Le Ha (University of Hawai’i at Manoa)
11:45 – 13:00 LUNCH
13:00-15:00 BREAKOUT SESSIONS
13:00-15:00 SESSION 1: Local Capacity Building AND Knowledge Engagement: Critiques and Prospects
Location: Room 5 Moderator: Liam KELLEY (University of Hawai’i at Manoa)
Mark ASHWILL (Capstone Vietnam) “Developing Globally Competent Citizens: The Contrasting Cases of the United States and Vietnam”
Mary Beth MARKLEIN (George Mason University) and MAI Van Tinh (MOET Vietnam)
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“U.S. higher Education in Vietnam: A State of the Field” Osman Z. BARNAWI (Royal Commission Colleges and Institutes Yanbu, Saudi Arabia)
“Putting US Higher Education Card on Building Local Capacity: How do Stakeholders in Periphery Contexts Embody the Hegemony of US Universities?”
HOANG Thi Hong Nga (USSH, VNU) “The Relationship between Vietnam and the US in the History of Higher Education (1954-1975): Contents and some Experiences”
Discussants: Fazal RIZVI (University of Melbourne) and PHAN Le Ha (UHM)
13:00-15:00 SESSION 2: Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Developing Partnerships Location: Room 1
Moderator: David DEL TESTA (Bucknell University)
Lindsay DEROSCHERS and Mark O.HATFIELD (Portland State University) “Governance and Quality Assurance in Higher Education: A focus on Accreditation in the USA and Accreditation’s role in international partnerships”
NGUYEN Kim Dung (Ho Chi Minh City University of Education) “The State of University and Business Cooperation in Vietnam
David ERICSON (University of Hawaii at Manoa) “Quality Control Issues in Vietnamese Higher Education”
Discussants: Donald YOUNG (UHM) and NGUYEN Ngoc Hung (HUBT)
13:00-15:00 SESSION 3: Enhancing the Quality of Journalism Education in Universities in Vietnam (A Roundtable Discussion)
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Location: Room 2 Moderator: Jay HARTWELL
Jay HARTWELL (University of Hawaii at Manoa)
NGUYEN Thi Thanh Huyen, (USSH, VNU, Hanoi) NGUYEN Thanh Loi (Vietnam Journalists Association)
TRIEU Thanh Le (USSH, VNU, HCMC)
Discussants: PHAM Quang Minh (USSH – VNU Hanoi) and Peter ZINOMAN (University of California, Berkeley)
13:00-15:00 SESSION 4: Knowledge Engagement and (Inter)cultural Issues in the Internationalization of HE
Location: Room 3 Moderator: DANG Van Huan (Portland State University)
Sandy DANG, Margaret PETROCHENKOV, Phuong NGUYEN, and Hanh BUI (Vietnam Education Foundation)
“The Journey across the Bridge with VEF”
DUONG Van Thanh (School for International Training) “Enhancing Cultural Competence through Vietnamese Language Instruction among SIT Study Abroad Students in Vietnam”
Thuy TRAN VIET (Cornell University)
“The Perceived Benefits in International Service Learning: A Case Study in Vietnam”
Discussants: Ilene CRAWFORD (Southern Connecticut University) and NGUYEN Thi Thanh Thuy (USSH, VNU, Hanoi)
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13:00-15:00 SESSION 5: Social Inclusion and Prosperity, Interdisciplinary Partnerships: United States and Vietnam
Location: Room 4 Moderator: Bich-Ngoc TURNER (University of Washington)
Chris McGREW, Brian KILP and Chris BERCHILD (Indiana State University) “Music, Theatre, and Healthy Communities”
Chris McGREW, Genevieve BALDERSTON (Indiana State University) and Bich Hien NGUYEN (Vinh University)
“International Education, Language Acquisition, and Global Engagement” Ethan STRIGAS, Paul Duong TRAN, Andrew PAYNE and Tina KRUGER (Indiana State University)
“Environment and Quality of Life”
NGUYEN Thuy Linh (University Brunei Darussalam) “ICT in Higher Education: A Global Trend in the Vietnamese Context”
Discussants: Peter ARNADE (University of Hawaii at Manoa) and Thi Thu Ha NGUYEN (VNU, Hanoi)
13:00-15:00 SESSION 6: English in Higher Education Location: Main Hall
Moderator: LE Thuy Linh (Hanoi National University of Education)
DOAN Ba Ngoc (University of South Australia)
“Knowledge of English from its Global Journey: What are the Implications for English Language Teaching and Learning?”
VU Thi Thanh Nha (University of Languages and International Studies, VNU, Hanoi) “The Journey of Adopting English as a Medium of Instruction in a Vietnamese Public University”
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TRAN Thi Hai Yen (Thai Nguyen University) “Developing an Intercultural Understanding between Vietnamese Students and Volunteers from English Speaking Countries through Weekly Online Conversations on Skype: A Pilot Project at the School of Foreign Languages, Thai Nguyen University”
TRINH Ngọc Anh (Banking Academy of Viet Nam) “Implications from EFL Practitioners’ Academic Vietnam – England ‘Round Trip’”
Discussants: Monica BEHREND (University of South Australia) and PHAN Van Que (Hanoi University of Business and Technology)
13:00-15:00 SESSION 7: University Staff and Student Development Location: Room 6
Moderator: PHAM Sy Tien (Hanoi University of Business and Technology)
DUONG Bich Hang (Lehigh University) “Faculty Development in Southeast Asian Higher Education”
NGUYEN Tam Trang (Hanoi National University of Education) “International VietTESOL Conference – A Meaningful Event for Vietnamese Teachers of English on Their Journey for Professional Development”
HOANG Thi Nhat Tam (USSH, VNU, HCMC)
“Projects Promoting Vietnamese Learner’s Identity and Creating Opportunities for Mutual Understanding among Countries”
Anh Hoang NGUYEN and Anh Duy NGUYEN (Foreign Trade University) “Impact of organizational culture on University performance – a Case of Foreign Trade University”
Discussants: HOANG Hanh (University of Languages and International Studies, VNU, Hanoi) and HA Thuy Cham (Lang Son College of Education)
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15:00 – 15:15 BREAK
15:15 – 16:45 TRACK 1: REPORTS OF THE DISCUSSANTS OF THE PANELS AND Q&A
Location: Main Hall Moderator: PHAN Le Ha (University of Hawai’i at Manoa)
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15:15 – 16:45 TRACK 2: ENGAGING WITH VIETNAM BREAKOUT SESSIONS
15:15-16:45 SESSION 1: Examining the Media and Copyrights Location: Room 1
Moderator: David JOINER (Writer)
HOANG Thi Ngoc Diem and DANG Quynh Tram (Thai Nguyen University) “Cultural Differences in English and Vietnamese TV News”
NGUYEN Thi Thu Ha (University of Languages and International Studies, VNU) “Gender Representation in TV Advertisements in Vietnam”
Thomas A. BASS (University at Albany) “Unwelcome Information: What Can be Said and What Must be Left Unsaid”
TRAN Kien (University of Social Sciences and Humanities – VNU Hanoi, & University of Glasgow)
“Reconstructing Vietnam’s Copyright Law in the Twentieth Century: From Censorship to Ownership”
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15:15-16:45 SESSION 2: Vietnamese and their (Imagined) Others Location: Room 2
Moderator: Sheila NAIR (Northern Arizona University) and Bich-Ngoc Turner (University of Washington)
PHAM Ngoc Thuy Vi (Cheng Kung University)
“Impacts of Huaqiao policies of French colonist on indigenization of Chinese in Vietnam”
PHAM Thi Canh (independent researcher) “Explaining the Success of Ethnic Chinese Firms in Southeast Asia Context: The Case of Ethnic Chinese Firms in Ho Chi Minh City under DoiMoi”
LU Thi Thanh Le (University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University Hanoi)
“Myths and the Perceptions of Origins of Ethnic Minorities in Vietnam”
CHU Dinh Phuc (National Chi Nan University) and Lin Chiyu (National Chengchi University) “Phụ nữ Việt Nam lấy chồng Đài Loan: Phân tích hiện trạng và kiến nghị chính sách”
15:15-16:45 SESSION 3: Traversing the Boundaries between Self and Other
Location: Room 3 Moderator: Liam KELLEY (University of Hawai’i at Manoa)
YOUNDae-yeong (Sogang University) “An ‘Ever-Changing and Impermanent Life’: Kim Yung-kun’s Search for Vietnam in the 1930s and 1940s”
Chi Phuong PHAM (University of California, Riverside)
“Nationalism and Scholarship: A Case Study of Vietnamese Writings about India”
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Trung Thanh LE (University of Languages and International Studies, VNU) “The Empathy of the Unconscious: Queering the Body of Knowledge and Law in Vu Ngoc Dang’s Lost in Paradise”
16:45 – 17:15 INTERNATIONALIZATION FROM STUDENTS’
PERSPECTIVES: STUDENTS FROM THE US, VIETNAM, AND OTHER ASIAN COUNTRIES
17:15 – 17:30 CLOSING REMARKS FOR DAY 1: NGUYEN Ngoc Hung, PHAM Sy Tien, DANG Van Huan, PHAN
Le Ha, and Liam KELLEY
17:30 – 20.30 WELCOME RECEPTION AND MUSIC
PERFORMANCE
20:30 TRANSPORT TO HOTEL
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Day 2 (July 8, 2015): The 7th Engaging with Vietnam Conference
Theme: Knowledge Journeys and Journeying Knowledge Organizing Committee: Phan Le Ha and Liam C. Kelley
(University of Hawai’i at Manoa)
8:30-9:45 PLENARY SESSION 1: VIETNAM, AMERICA -
PAST AND PRESENT
Location: Main Hall
Moderator: PHAN Le Ha (University of Hawai’i at Manoa)
Bich-Ngoc TURNER (University of Washington)
“Normalizing Vietnam: American Literature about Vietnam in the Early 1990s” David JOINER (author)
“Writing Lotusland: The Reflections of an American Author Writing about Vietnam Today”
Discussant: Peter ZINOMAN (University of California, Berkeley)
9:45-10:45 PLENARY SESSION 2: VIETNAM AND THE
PAST
Location: Main Hall Moderator: Peter ZINOMAN
TRAN Trong Duong (Institute of Sino- Nom studies) “Tính khả dụng của lịch sử: Trường hợp Lịch sử Trung đại Việt Nam”
TRAN Quang Duc (Independent Researcher) “Looking at the Vietnamese Past through Clothing”
Discussant: Liam C. KELLEY (University of Hawai’i at Manoa)
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10:45-11:00 BREAK
11:00-12:30 BREAKOUT SESSIONS
11:00-12:30 SESSION 1: Making (Human) Sense of Space
Location: Room 1 Moderator: Liam C. KELLEY (University of Hawai’i at Manoa)
Mai BUI Dieu Linh (Concordia University) “(Re)-Constructing Religion of Ancient Kingdoms: from Colonial to Contemporary Discourses on Historiography of ‘Indianization’ in Southeast Asia”
VU Duc Liem (Hamburg University & Hanoi National University of Education)
“Relocating (Vietnamese) Understanding and Knowledge in the Historical Views of Laos and Cambodia”
David DEL TESTA (Bucknell University) “Finer Detail, Fewer People: Cartography and Colonialism in Vietnam”
11:00-12:30 SESSION 2: Education in an Intercultural World Location: Room 2
Moderator: Mary Beth MARKLEIN (George Mason University) Monica BEHREND (University of South Australia)
“Engaging in Knowledge Construction in English: Lessons from Embedding Academic Literacies”
LE Thuy Linh (HNUE), HA Thuy Cham (Lang Son College of Education) and Paul DiNicola (Baxter Institute)
“English language learning experiences of Vietnamese students in Australia” HOANG Thi Hanh and PHAN Thi Van Quyen (University of Languages and International Studies, VNU Hanoi)
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“Teaching Intercultural Communication to a Homogenous Class in a University in Vietnam: Using Cultural General Knowledge and Intercultural Communication Materials Analysis to Enhance Intra/Intercultural Communication”
11:00-12:30 SESSION 3: Histories of Interactions with Ethnic Chinese
Location: Room 3 Moderator: Danny WONG Tze Ken (University of Malaya)
YOSHIKAWA Kazuki (Osaka University)
“Embassies between Dai Viet and China during the late Fifteenth Century” CHIUNG Wi-vunTaiffalo, PHAM Ngoc Thuy Vi, Mattel HSU (Cheng Kung University)
“Transition of Identity and Significance of Minh Huong People on ‘Long Phi’ Era Name”
HOANG Phuong Mai (Institute of Sino- Nom studies) “Discussion the measures of Nguyen Dynasty for the fishing boats of the Qing on Vietnamese territorial waters.”
11:00-12:30 SESSION 4: New Vietnamese Worlds: In Reality and Writing Location: Room 4
Moderator: Peter ZINOMAN (University of California Berkeley)
An Tuan NGUYEN (Northern Arizona University) “The Emergence of New Vietnamese Communities in the United States”
Sheila NAIR (Northern Arizona University) “Traveling Theory and WorldingIR: Vietnam in The Transnational Imaginary”
Ly Thuy NGUYEN (University of California, San Diego)
“Inter-Asian Globalization, Postcolonial Nationalism, and Post-war Memories in Contemporary Vietnam”
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11:00-12:30 SESSION 5: Perspectives on Foreign Language Teacher Development
Location: Main Hall Moderators: David ERICSON (University of Hawai’i at Manoa) and PHAN Van Que (Hanoi University of Business and Technology)
NGUYEN Hanh Dao (Hanoi University of Science and Technology)
“Training Methodology for Primary English Teachers in Underserved Areas in Vietnam”
PHUNG Van Huy (Thai Nguyen University and the University of Hawaii) “Leveraging Open Educational Resources (OER) for English Teacher Development”
PHAM Quang Huy (Dong Thap Department of Education and Training) “Improving English Competencies for Teachers of English: Policy and
Practice” Jill KESTER (US Embassy, Hanoi)
“From Action to ASEAN: An Action Research Professional Development Project in Vietnam”
11:00-12:30 SESSION 6: Global Social Work Education: Professionalization Through Multiple Lenses
Location: Room 6 Moderator: PHAM Quang Minh (USSH – Vietnam National University Hanoi)
Paul Duong TRAN, Diane VanCleave, Robyn LUGAR (Indiana State University), Nicole BROMFIELD (United Arab Emirates), HUYNH Anh Phuong (Hue University), Hang NGUYEN (Da Nang University), In KIM and Yeun-Hee NAM (Hanil University)
“Cross-National Professionalization of Social Work Education”
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Paul Duong TRAN, Diane VanCleave, and Robyn LUGAR (Indiana State University), HUYNH Anh Phuong (Hue University), Hang NGUYEN (Da Nang University)
“International Curriculum Development: Student Learning Experience on Social Care in Viet Nam and Korea”
Gretchen IMICK (International Rescue Committee, Myanmar), Paul Duong TRAN (Indiana State University) and Katherine LUGAR (Indiana State University)
“Global Refugee Crisis without Real Borders: Social Work Education Missing in Action”
12:30-13:20 LUNCH
13:30-15:00 BREAKOUT SESSIONS
13:30-15:00 SESSION 1: The Vietnamese State in Space Location: Room 1
Moderator: Paul Duong TRAN (Indiana State University)
Gerard SASGES (National University of Singapore)
“The Indochinese State(s) in Space” Alex-Thai D VO (Cornell University)
“The Space of Land: Scope, Scale and Purpose” Jamie GILLEN (National University of Singapore)
“Tourism and Spaces of State in Vietnam”
13:30-15:00 SESSION 2: Contextualizing and Problematizing English Language Teacher Education in Vietnam Today
Location: Main Hall
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Moderator: Ilene CRAWFORD (Southern Connecticut University) and DOAN Ba Ngoc (University of South Australia)
VU Hai Ha (University of Languages and International Studies, VNU) “Setting the Scene and Raising the Issue: English Language Teacher Education in Vietnam Today”
LE Thi Huyen Trang (University of Languages and International Studies, VNU) and TRAN Thi Tuyet (InstitutfürArbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung)
“Assessment Innovation: The Perspectives of Primary English Teachers Attending Training Courses under the 2020 National Foreign Language Project”
LUONG Quynh Trang (University of Languages and International Studies), NGUYEN Thi Mai Hoa (University of New South Wales), and PHAM Xuan Tho (University of Languages and International Studies, VNU),
“TESOL Practicum Mentoring for Pre-Service Teachers in Vietnam: Vision Versus Reality”
NGUYEN Hoang Lan (University of Languages and International Studies, VNU)
“The Application of Bloom’s Taxonomy in Writing Good Learning Objectives” NGUYEN Thi Kieu Giang and PHAM Thi Thu Thuy (Hanoi National University of Education)
“An Investigation into Teachers’ Written Corrective Feedback in Hanoi National University of Education”
NGUYEN Gia Viet (Ha Tinh University) and NGUYEN Van Loi (Can Tho University)
“Learner Autonomy in Vietnamese Universities: Insights from language Teacher Educators”
TRAN Thi Hieu Thuy (University of Languages and International Studies, VNU) “Towards Quality Reflection: Enhancing Pre-Service EFL Teachers’ Reflective Competence via the Post-Microteaching Reflection Essay”
NGUYEN Thi Chi (University of Languages and International Studies, VNU)
“Research on Pre-Service Language Teachers’ Cognition: Its Contribution to English Language Teacher Education and Practical Use in Vietnam”
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VU Thi Hoang Mai (University of Languages and International Studies, VNU) “Pre-Service Teacher Beliefs Toward EIL Pedagogy in Teaching English”
13:30-15:00 SESSION 3: Succeeding in the (Business) World and Career Choice Location: Room 3
Moderator: Thomas BASS (University at Albany)
Ulas Basar GEZGIN (British University Vietnam) “Strategic Management of ASEAN Economic Community: An Analysis of Strategic Change and Change Strategy”
Huyen VAN (Texas A&M University)
“Talent Development in Business Organizations in Vietnam” Thuy LA (EduWorld Consulting) and NGUYEN Minh Hai (private consultant)
“Vietnamese Students’ Career Choice: Building a Longitudinal Framework”
13:30-15:00 SESSION 4: Challenges and Solutions for Vietnamese Cities Location: Room 4
Moderator: David JOINER (Writer) Thanh Bao NGUYEN (Radboud University)
“City Profile: Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City” Brenda MATTICK (RMIT University Vietnam)
“Bánh Bao Bikes” Michelle Miguel GALVEZ and HOANG Anh Tuan (USSH, VNU)
“Women Vendors in Hanoi: A Journey in the Streets of Hanoi”
13:30-15:00 SESSION 5: Achieving Competence in Vietnamese Classrooms Location: Room 5
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Moderators: David ERICSON (University of Hawai’i at Manoa) and PHUNG Van Huy (Thai Nguyen University)
Thi The Ha NGUYEN (Dong Thap Community College) and Huy Quang PHAM (Dong Thap Department of Education and Training)
“Teaching Activities Toward Student Competencies: Preliminaries from a Basic Subject Area at Dong Thap Community College”
Phuong DANG and Quynh Trang NGO (Hanoi National University of Education) “Teaching English Grammar to Non-English Majored Freshmen Using Role-Play”
Huong PHAM (Chu Van An High School) and CHI Do Na (An Giang University) “Storytelling as a Strategy to Motivate EFL Learners to Speak English Fluently”
15:00-15:15 BREAK
15:15-16:45 BREAKOUT SESSIONS
15:15-16:45 SESSION 1: Routes to Early Modern Cities
Location: Room 1 Moderator: HOANG Anh Tuan (USSH – Vietnam National University Hanoi) and TRAN Trong Duong (Institute of Sino-Nom Studies)
TAGA Yoshihiro (Osaka University) “Food Supply and Rice Market in Hue under the Rule of Nguyen Dynasty”
DO Thi Thuy Lan (USSH, VNU, Hanoi) “A Journey to Understand Pho Hien of the 17th-18th Century Vietnam
Quang Phu VAN (Yale University) “Lê Hữu Trác (1721-1791): Journey to the Capital: Knowledge and Meaning Journey”
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15:15-16:45 SESSION 2: The Complexities of Learning
Location: Main Hall Moderators: Donald YOUNG and Stacey ROBERTS (University of Hawai’i at Manoa)
Ciaran LALLY, Senior Vice President Asia Pacific (DynEd International)
“Optimization of Blended Solutions for English Language Teaching and Learning”
Huong PHAM (Chu Van An High School) and HOANG Thi Mai Thu (Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam)
“How We are Creating an Engaging Learning Community for Teachers of English and Students in Lang Son Province”
NGUYEN Chi Duc (Victoria University of Wellington) and HOANG Thi Hanh (University of Languages and International Studies, VNU, Hanoi)
“Empowering Vietnamese Learners of English as Active Users of the Target Language and Creative Thinkers”
Thu Ha Thi NGUYEN and Hoang My Thi NGUYEN (Hanoi National University of Education)
“Classroom Discourse: A Case Study of Teacher Discourse”
15:15-16:45 SESSION 3: Rethinking Key Moments from the War Years
Location: Room 3 Moderator: PHAM Quang Minh (USSH – Vietnam National University Hanoi)
Peter HUNT (King’s College London) “Rightist Tendencies or the First Virtue in a Soldier? A Knowledge Journey through the Decision Making Process at Dien Bien Phu”
NGUYEN Diu Huong (University of Washington)
“Experiencing the War: Social Life in the City of Hue in the Summer 1963”
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VU Hoang Minh (Cornell University) “The Missed Chance for US-Vietnam Relations, 1975-1979”
15:15-16:45 SESSION 4: Issues in the History of Northern Vietnam
Location: Room 4 Moderators: TRAN Quang Duc (Independent Researcher)
DAO Phuong Chi (Institute of Sino-Nom Studies) “The Relationship between the Custom-Documented Concern of Government and Village during the Pilot Reforming Period of Village Customs in the Northern Region”
DO Hang Nga (Thai Nguyen University)
“Lý Bí và sử liệu địa phương về Lý Bí ở tỉnh Thái Nguyên” DUONG Minh Nhat (Thai Nguyen University)
“Chính sách nhu viễn của các triều đại phong kiếnViệt Nam với tỉnh Thái Nguyên”
15:15-16:45 SESSION 5: Teaching and Assessing Vietnamese Students in a Global World
Location: Room 5 Moderators: Ilene CRAWFORD (Southern Connecticut University) and Phan Van Que (Hanoi University of Business and Technology)
NGUYEN Cao Thanh (Tan Trao University)
“Renovation on Assessing Primary Students in Vietnam and its Bearing on Primary Education in Australia”
PHUNG Thanh Ha (Michigan State University) “Three Approaches to Reading PISA in the Context of Vietnam”
LE Thi Minh Thi (Lang Son Teacher Training College)
“The experiences of Beginning Teachers in Kontum, Vietnam”
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16:45-17:30 PLENARY SESSION 3: VIETNAM AND THE WORLD
Location: Main Hall Moderator: Liam C. KELLEY (University of Hawai’i at Manoa)
Danny WONG Tze Ken (University of Malaya)
“Three Moments of Foreign Affairs in Vietnam's History” PHAM Quang Minh (USSH, VNU, Hanoi)
“Vietnam’s Integration with ASEAN”
Discussant: Peter ZINOMAN (University of California, Berkeley)
17:30-18:00 CLOSING REMARKS
18:00 TRANSPORT to HOTEL/HANOI
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