Mai Xuan Nhat Chi Nguyen

Mai Xuan Nhat Chi Nguyen is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics and TESOL at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, where she works with pre- and inservice English language teachers in undergraduate and postgraduate teacher education courses. She has a PhD in Second Language Teacher Education from Griffith University, Australia. Her main research and teaching interests encompass language teacher identity, teacher education and professional development, and teaching English as an international language. Additionally, she has a strong interest in strengthening the connection with practice in these research areas. She has been actively involved in the design and implementation of research-informed professional development initiatives for language teachers across different contexts, including Vietnam, Australia and the UK.

Mai Nguyen is a lecturer in Applied Linguistics and TESOL in the Department of Languages, Information and Communication at Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom. She earned her PhD in Applied Linguistics from Griffith University, Australia. Her main research interests and activities have centred around three areas of applied linguistics and TESOL, including second language teacher education, teaching English as an international language (TEIL), and second language teaching methodology. More specifically, she is interested in: 1) aspects of teacher learning and teacher development within and beyond teacher education programs, e.g., teacher identity, cognition, autonomy in teaching practice, and work satisfaction; 2) issues surrounding TEIL, e.g., the native/non-native dichotomy, varieties of English, and culture teaching in EIL; and 3) methods and techniques for improving the teaching and learning of second languages, as well second language acquisition theories underlying these practices.