Speakers
Description
This workshop gives clear, practical advice on winning PhD scholarships in Applied Linguistics and TESOL. Two recent awardees—one at the University of Warwick (UK) and one at The Education University of Hong Kong — compare their application experiences in both systems. Topics include identifying supervisors, matching research ideas to funding priorities, drafting a proposal, and writing a strong statement of purpose. Attendees will leave with concrete steps and resources to strengthen their own scholarship applications.
Biography
Khoa Do is a lecturer at The National College of Education in Ho Chi Minh City, specializing in teaching English for general purposes, TESOL, and
Conversation Analysis. He received the Hornby Trust Scholarship for the academic
year 2021-2022. He holds an MA in TESOL with Distinction from the University of
Warwick in the UK and he has been recognized with the TESOL Award for
International Participation 2024. Khoa is dedicated to enhancing English language
education and supporting teacher communities of practice in Vietnam.
Thanh-Trung Le-Ngoc is an experienced English teacher currently working at the High School for the Gifted, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM), and co-organiser of the Non-judgmental Dialogue. He graduated from the University of Glasgow, UK, with a master's degree in TESOL. He is currently a PhD candidate at The Education University of Hong Kong and an awardee of the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme. His research interests include the pedagogical implications of using Global Englishes and the internationalisation of higher education in non-Anglophone contexts.
