Welcome,

Latest news: On 24 April, I passed my viva with no corrections. My heartfelt thanks to the examiners, the panel chair, the support staff and my supervisors for a wonderful PhD viva experience. I officially become a Doctor (not by practice) but by research now!

I am An Nguyen, PhD. I am a Lecturer in Human Resource Management at King's Business School, King's College London. 

I am a mixed-methods researcher, interested in using quantitative, qualitative and machine learning techniques to conduct research in HRM, Education Policy and Human Capital Development in global contexts. 

I am an experienced educator in teaching Human Resource Management, Education, and Research Methods at UK universities in both online and face-to-face delivery. I have experience in leading large modules, flipped classroom learning, dissertation supervision and online teaching. 

I am keen to experiment with new methods of teaching and learning, building student and staff partnership activities, and sharing my knowledge through my academic blogs, YouTube channel and an upcoming Podcast station. 

My PhD focuses on Business Education and Human Capital Development. I did a BSc in International Relations at the LSE, an MA in Education at UCL, and a PhD in Education Policy at the Open University. 

I have extensive work and consultancy experience with corporations, NGOs, ed-tech, and universities in India, China, Vietnam, and the UK. I am a trilingual researcher in Vietnamese, English and Mandarin Chinese (with conversational proficiency in Spanish and Arabic).

Contact: an.nguyen@kcl.ac.uk / an.nguyen@open.ac.uk (for OU-related work)

I am also working as a Dissertation Supervisor at the University of Glasgow. For related queries, please contact me at an.nguyen@glasgow.ac.uk.

Research

Journal Publications

1. Nguyen, A., 2023. Unraveling EMI as a predictor of English proficiency in Vietnamese higher education: Exploring learners’ backgrounds as a variable. Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 13(2), pp.347-371. https://doi.org/10.14746/ssllt.38278 

2. Nguyen, A., 2024. A longitudinal study on students’ content learning in Vietnam from Bourdieusian perspectives. Journal of English Medium Instruction (Online First). http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/jemi.22014.ngu 

Conference Publications (5)

1. Nguyen, An (2021). ‘From targets to tools: A major overhaul on researching English Language Teaching in Vietnam’. British Association of Applied Linguistics. 

2. Nguyen, An (Mis)alignment between English textbooks and test papers: A corpus-based discourse study from Vietnam. In: International Corpus Linguistics Conference 2021, 13-17 Jul 2021, Limerick, Ireland. 

3. Nguyen, An Examining implications of English versus Local-language Medium Instruction programmes on students’ English self-efficacy and proficiency in Vietnamese Higher Education. In: 2nd International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning 2021, 19-20 Jun 2021, Hongkong SAR, China. 

4. Nguyen, An Internationalisation of Vietnamese higher education through English Medium Instruction programmes: a literature review on outcomes. In: Vietnam Education Symposium 2021, 9-12 Sep 2021, Hochiminh City, Vietnam (Hybrid). 

5. Nguyen, An English Medium Instruction and language proficiency gains: Evidence from Vietnam. In: Multilingual Learning: Policy and Practice 2021, 2-3 Dec 2021, Krakow, Poland (Hybrid). 

Journal Publications under review (5)

1. Detecting the English test-curriculum misalignment: Policy and Evidence from Vietnam,  with Canh Dang 

2. Internationalisation through English Medium Instruction in Vietnam: a sociological analysis, with 

Canh Dang

3.  Aligning support with the needs of mature students in Russell Group Universities: A systematic review, with Huiying Lyu

4. Exploring the effectiveness and equity of English-Medium Instruction on Self-efficacy development: a longitudinal study of Business students in Vietnam, with Canh T. Dang 

5. Unraveling AI Hallucinations: Students' Assessment of Generative AI Responses to Knowledge Misunderstanding in Econometrics Education, with Canh T. Dang 

Work in Progress (6)

1. Young Lives' aspirations for higher education and family social capital: Evidence from India and Vietnam, with Canh T. Dang

2. Effect of family capital on higher education access and opportunity, with Sitong Lin

3. The ‘hidden curriculum’ of transition from higher education to early career: a case study on UK’s recent graduates

4. Perceptions and experience of EMI by returnee lecturers in Vietnam: An online forum study

5. Employability of EMI: perceptions and realities

6. 21st century skills and social justice issues: a case study of Vietnamese national curriculum reform

Completed supervised Master's theses (22)

1. The effect of family capital on opportunity access of higher education - an empirical study based on China Family Panel Survey 2018 

2. Comparative study on sex education curriculum in China and the UK 

3. Teacher's self-efficacy towards educational technology 

4. Challenges faced by international students in the context of Covid-19 Pandemic 

5. Influence of social class on British students' educational success and success - interventions to alleviate class education inequality

6. A study of smartphone addiction on learning from learner's perspective 

7. A comparative study on immersion bilingual education in Canada and China 

8. Comparative analysis of vocational education training between Germany and China: From a cultural and historical perspective 

9. UK Higher Education and Brexit: Proposals for UK universities to tackle the negative effects of Brexit

10. Marketing in UK Higher Education: A study on the effectiveness of UK higher education in using social media towards Chinese international students 

11. A study of the effects of distance learning on higher education quality during the pandemic times 

12. A study on the application of interactive whiteboard in primary school mathematics teaching 

13. Comparative literature review of early childhood education methods: the example of Montessori and Reggio children's pre-school education methods 

14. The impact of over-education on business and individuals in the US: an extended literature review 

15. A  systematic review: Difference of Teacher-Student Relationships (TSRs) between Britain and China—from the Perspective of Confucius Theory and Learner-centred Theory

16. A study of influence of China's double reduction policy on shadow education 

17. Examining support for mature students provided by Russell group universities: A mixed approach of thematic analysis using systematic review of website and literture

18. A critical discourse analysis of Gender Concepts and Roles in Chinese Public Education System

19. How gender inequality in education exists and its impact: evidence from selected Asian countries

20. Findings on Student Motivation and Scientific Achievement in Turkey’s STEM Education: A Systematic Review from 2013 to 2023

21. An analysis of policies to promote equity in higher education in the United States

22. Comparative study of Montessori method and early childhood care and education (ECCE) in India

Teaching 

King's Business School, King's College London, Lecturer in HRM, 3/2024 - now

• Design and deliver online HRM courses: Comparative and Global HRM, Strategic HRM

• Dissertation supervision: HRM Capstone Project, Postgraduate Dissertation

Coventry University, UK, Lecturer and Module Leader in HRM, 5/2023 - 3/2024

• Design and deliver HRM courses: 7021MHR Research Methods, 7024MHR Contemporary Issues in HRM, 7020MHR Employee Engagement and Relations, 7014MHR Leadership, 7028MHR Managing Diversity in Global HRM contexts, 7025MHR Strategic HRM

• Dissertation supervision: 6005MHR Global Business Dissertation (undergraduate level), 7010MHR Business and Management Dissertation (postgraduate level)

• Completed supervised dissertations: 22 postgraduate dissertation theses, 7 undergraduate theses

University of Glasgow, Associate Tutor, 5/2021 - 5/2024

• Facilitate weekly seminars, respond to students’ academic inquiries, deliver additional academic support for international students, and provide personalised supervision for dissertation module for postgraduate students in the MSc Education Studies programme

• Mark and cross-mark students' assignments for Contemporary Issues in Education Policy and Seminars in Contemporary Issues in Education modules.

• Lead weekly seminars for Modern Educational Thought 2021-2022 and undertake summative markings for the module

Academic service, citizenship activities

• Reviewer: Journal of English Medium Instruction

• Refereeing: Historian Journal (Institute of Global and Historical Studies, Government College University, Lahore)

• Editorship: Advances in Social Behaviour Research Advances in Social Behaviour Research

• Keynote speaker: 3rd International Conference in Business and Management

Pastoral  care

The Open University, Accomodation Advisor, 9/2021 - 9/2023

• Provide support and advice for incoming postgraduate research students cohort on housing and living matters in Milton Keynes areas

• Organise induction events, deliver presentations and communicate housing-related information to incoming students across social media platforms, internally and externally

• Monitor the email inbox for the student accommodation advisor and respond to student inquiries on daily basis.

Invited presentations at conferences

• 2023: ICLHE 2023 Symposium (Vienna, 11/2023), 5th Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching International Conference and Exhibition (Dubai, 3/2023), 57th RELC International Conference (Singapore, 3/2023), Spring Research Conference on Multilingualism (Barcelona, 3/2023), Workshop in Business and Management Studies (King's College London, London, 4/2023), Symposium on Internationalisation and Quality Management in Higher Education (Lingnan University, Hongkong, 5/2023).

• 2022: TESOL Convention Graduate Forum (Pittsburgh, 2/2022), World CLIL (the Hague, 7/2022), Sociolinguistics Symposium (Ghent, 7/2022), BAAL Annual Conference (Belfast, 9/2022), Integrating Content and Language in Higher Education (Maastricht, 10/2022)

• 2021: OU WELS Work-in-Progress Seminar (2/2021); WELS Postgraduate Research Conference (3/2021); LAL Research Festival (5/2021); BERA ECR Symposium (London, 4/2021); International Corpus Linguistics Conference 2021 (Limerick, 6/2021); 2nd International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning (Hongkong, 6/2021); BERA Annual Conference (London, 9/2021), Innovation in Language Learning Conference 2021 (Florence, 9/2021), International Conference on English Language Studies 2021, (Ubon Ratchathani, 8/2021), Vietnam Education Symposium (Hochiminh City, 9/2021), VietTESOL International Convention (Vinh, 10/2021), Multilingual Learning: Policy and Practice (Krakow, 12/2021)

• 2020: UCL Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Assessment Department Research Seminars (10/2020 & 12/2020); OU WELS Work-in-Progress Seminar (12/2020)

• 2018: LSE Research Exhibition, China: memories, reflections, and dreams (Research Film: China Dream)

Awards, prizes, and scholarships

• 2022 Best PhD presentation prize, Integrating Content and Language in Higher Education Conference

• 2021 Coursera Scholarship for Computational Social Science courses

• 2021 VietTESOL PhD Conference Scholarship 

• 2021 BERA Conference 2021 PhD Student Scholarship

• 2021 The Open University Student Bursary for Covid-related costs (£100)

• 2020 The Open University PhD Studentship (Overseas fees + Stipend + Research Grants, £90,000)

• 2020 ISH Mary Trevelyan Assistance Fund (£500)

• 2020 UCL Financial Support (£4500)

• 2020 UCL Learning Opportunities Fund (£500)

• 2018 LSE Language Centre Best Research Prize 2018

• 2018 LSE International Relations Internship Award (£3000)

• 2017 LSE Students’ Union Financial Assistance (£500)

• 2017 Fred Halliday Language Scholarship (£3000)

• 2017 Chinese Government Scholarship (12,000 RMB)

• 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Summer School Full Scholarship (Tuition Fees + Accommodation)

Professional activities

British Chinese Language Teaching Society Seminar Series , project assistant, 1/2022 - now

• Provide adminstrative support for seminar series on creativity in teaching Chinese as foreign language in coordination with experts and staff from University of Exeter, Cardiff University, the Open University, SOAS, and LSE.

Vietnamese Student Association in the UK, Invited speaker, 10/2021

• Invited as the main speaker to share on how to develop good academic learning skills and inter-personal skills for Vietnamese students in the UK at the 'Aim for Excellence' event that attracted more than 100 registrations.

The Open University, Invited speaker, 10/2021

• Invited to speak and share research experience during the pandemic for new coming students at the WELS Open Day, Postgraduate Research Student Induction Event, and Graduate School Welcome  Session.  

The London School of Economics and Politics Science, Organising Committee, 12/2020

• Channelled communications with 8 international guest speakers, reviewed ± 100 abstract submissions, co-drafted conference programme, facilitated 2 panel discussions, and conference proceedings for the 2nd International Conference on Teaching Chinese for Academic Purposes (CAP2)

UCL Institute of Education, Invited speaker, 12/2020, 2/2021

• Delivered two presentations on PhD funding application for ± 100 MA Education students at UCL Institute of Education Cohort 2020-2021.  

Skills, and languages

Skills: R, SPSS, NVivo, MS Office, Moodle, Teaching, Coaching, Public Speaking, Course designing, Video Editing (Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut, Canva), Qualtrics

Languages: English, Vietnamese, Chinese Mandarin (Fluent), Spanish (CEFR-B1), Arabic (CEFR-A2)

Affiliated organisations

British Association for International and Comparative Education (member)

British Applied Linguistics Association (member)

British Educational Research Association (member)

Integrating Content and Language in Higher Education (member)

The Open University  (researcher)

The University of Glasgow (associate tutor)

London School of Economics and Political Science (alumni)

University College London (alumni)