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Description
While research on Global Englishes in Vietnam has focused heavily on well-resourced urban universities and policy analysis, the beliefs of stakeholders at regional universities - especially where English-major education is only just emerging - remain under-examined. This qualitative case study explores the Global Englishes beliefs of 11 first-year students and 9 lecturers in a newly established English-major program at a regional technical university in the Mekong Delta. Framed around a Global Englishes Language Teaching perspective, together with teacher cognition and learner beliefs theory, the study drew on semi-structured interviews and reflexive thematic analysis. Participants remained strongly oriented toward native-speaker norms, though they showed early signs of awareness of global varieties. Lecturers, however, reported a gap between their pedagogical beliefs and classroom practices, which they attributed to institutional and assessment pressures. Both groups also viewed English primarily as a route to socioeconomic mobility, while their views remained constrained by limited exposure to varieties of English beyond the textbook. The study extends Global Englishes research to this under-examined context and offers practical insights for developing curricula that reflect the global diversity of English.
Biography
Nguyen Ngoc Phuong Vy has served as a lecturer of English at the tertiary level for nearly nine years. She is responsible for teaching English language skills to both English majors and non-majors at her university. Her research interests lie in educational technology (EdTech) and teacher development, with a particular focus on enhancing her pedagogical practice through action research to foster student engagement and motivation in the classroom. She has presented her research at five international TESOL conferences held in Vietnam. As a dedicated educator, she remains committed to the principles of lifelong learning and continuous professional development throughout her teaching career.
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