Dr Bao Thai
BA (Hue), MS (Eastern), PhD (VNU)
Honorary Associate Professor, School of Culture, History & Language
College of Asia & the Pacific
Areas of expertise
- South East Asian Languages (Excl. Indonesian) 200314
- Multicultural, Intercultural And Cross Cultural Studies 200209
- Other Asian Literature (Excl. South East Asian) 200522
- Language In Culture And Society (Sociolinguistics) 200405
Research interests
His research interests are mainly in second-language acquisition, contrastive linguistics, cross-cultural negotiation, and issues of economic development. He is currently researching the study design for Vietnamese as LOTE, Vietnamese Proficiency Rating Scale, language education policy to overseas Vietnamese, and pragma-linguistic aspects of business communications.
Biography
Dr. Bao Duy Thai [BA (Hue Univ), MS (Eastern Univ., PA, USA) and PhD (VNU)] is a senior lecturer in the Southeast Asia Centre. He specializes in Applied Linguistics and Economic Development. He is the convener of the Vietnamese courses, including Vietnamese 1A-B, Vietnamese 2A-B, Vietnamese 3 A-B and English-Vietnamese Translation. He is also a coordinator of the course 'Windows onto Contemporary Vietnamese Society' and Vietnam Field School.
Publications
- Thai, B , To, V, Swabey, K, Bown, A et al. 2020, 'Multiple perspectives on the benefits of teaching of Vietnamese to preschool children in an Australian early childhood context, International Journal of Early Years Education doi:10.1080/09669760.2020.1814220 ISSN 0966-9760 (2020)
- Thai, B 2016, 'Promoting Learner Autonomy in Mobile Assisted Language Learning: What Do the insiders say?- A Case Study of Vietnamese Classes at The Australian National University', in (ed.), Teaching and Research on Vietnam Studies and The Vietnamese Language: Theoretical and Practical Issues, Vietnam National University, Vietnam, p. 0.
- Thai, B 2015, 'Mobile-Assisted in Language Learning: From Learning Autonomy to Collaboration: A Case Study of Vietnamese Language Classes at The Australian National University', Language and Life Journal, vol. 233, no. 3, pp. 1-7.
- Thai, B 2014, 'Transfer and accommodation in the use of Vietnamese by the Vietnamese community in Australia', Ngon ngu (Language), vol. 12, no. 2014, pp. 21-36.
- Thai, B 2014, 'LANGUAGE PEDAGOGY OF VIETNAMESE AS A SECOND LANGUAGE: CHANGES AND CHALLENGES (SƯ PHẠM HỌC VIỆT NGá»® VỚI TƯ CÃ?CH LÀ NGÔN NGá»® HAI: NHá»®NG Ä?á»”I THAY VÀ THỬ THÃ?CH)', in (ed.), The linguistics of Vietnam in the context of renovation and intergration, Nha Xuat Ban Khoa Hoc Xa Hoi, Hanoi, Vietnam, pp. 870-885.
- Thai, B 2014, 'From Mobile Assisted in Language Learning: From Learner Autonomy to Collaboration: A Case Study of Vietnamese Language Classes at the Australian National University', in Bao Thai et al. (ed.), Research and Teaching of the Vietnamese and Chinese Languages and Cultures, National University of Hanoi Press, Hanoi, pp. 39-49.
- Thai, B & Dinh, K 2012, 'Discourse and power of heritage students in vietnamese classes', Journal of Science: Social Sciences & Humanities, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 1-8.
- Thai, B 2012, 'Language pedagogy of Vietnamese as a second language: changes and challenges', in THAI Duy Bao, NGUYEN Van Hue, TRAN Thuy Vinh, and DAO Thi Loan (ed.), Changes and challenges in Resarch and teaching Vietnamese, VNU-HCM Publishing House, Vietnam, pp. 12-30pp.
- Thai, B 2011, 'ESP Approach for English Education at Tertiary Level', Language and Life (Ngon ngu va doi song), vol. 12, no. 194, pp. 11-19.
- Thai, B 2011, 'Borrowing, Transference, Code-Switching, Code-Mixing and Integration: A Case of Language Contact of Vietnamese in Australia', International Conference on Linguistics Training and Research in Vietnam: Theoretical and Practical Issues, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU, Hanoi, Vietnam, pp. 657-677pp.
- Thai, B 2011, 'On the education of Vietnamese to the heritage students; A case study of later generations of Vietnamese Australians', International Conference of Research and Teaching Vietnamese Language 2011, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, pp. 590-609.
- Thai, B 2008, 'Chuyen ma voi tu cach la mot phuong cach khang dinh ca tinh: nghien cuu truong hop cong dong nguoi Viet o Australia', International Conference on Vietnam Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, pp. 15-33.
- Thai, B 2007, 'Mixed language: Mixed identities? The mechanisms of ethnic retention and cultural reproduction in later-generation Vietnamese immigrants in Australia', Redesigning Pedagogy: Culture, Knowledge and Understanding Conference, ed. Shirley Seet, National Institute of Education, Singapore, pp. 1-23.
- Thai, B 2006, 'Separate language - separate identity? The politics of diasporic Vietnamese through code-switching and code mixing.', Biennial Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia 2006, ed. Adrian Vickers and Margaret Hanlon, Australian National University, Canberra, p. 23.
- Thai, B 2005, 'Code-Choice and Code-Convergent Borrowing in Canberra Vietnamese', International Conference on Critical Discourse Analysis: Theory into Research 2005, ed. Thao Le, University of Tasmania, Launceston Tasmania, p. 1.
- Thai, B 2005, 'Preliminary observations on a migrant Vietnamese', Annual Meeting of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society 2005, ed. Paul Sidwell, Pacific Linguistics, Canberra Australia, pp. 97-110.
- Thai, B 2005, 'Reactions to Compliments: A case study of Vietnamese and Australian University Students', Pan-Asiatic International Symposium on Linguistics 2004, ed. Vietnam Linguistics Society, Vietnam National University, Hanoi Social Sciences Publishing House, Hanoi, Vietnam, pp. 581-590.
- Thai, B 2004, 'On Establishing Vietnamese Language Proficiency for Speakers of Other Languages: A Case Study Involving Japanese and Australian Students', Biennial Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia 2004, ed. Robert Cribb, Australian National University, Canberra, p. 17.
