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Dr Thuy Thai

Dr Thuy Thai

  • Position: Lecturer in English for Academic Purposes
  • Areas of expertise: English for Academic Purposes; Language assessment literacy; Classroom-based assessment; High-stake tests; Language education policy
  • Email: T.Thai@leeds.ac.uk
  • Location: 3.14 Parkinson
  • Website: ORCID

Profile

I am a lecturer in English for Academic Purposes at the Language Centre, School of Languages, Cultures and Societies at the University of Leeds. Prior to working at Leeds, I worked at Leeds Trinity University as a student achievement adviser. I have been teaching and supporting students to develop their academic skills for years. 

Responsibilities

  • Academic Integrity Lead

Research interests

My PhD thesis on the factors influencing examiners’ rating decisions in a high-stake English proficiency speaking test received the best poster prize in the UK’s Language Testing Forum in 2018, the best student paper prize in the annual conference of Asian Association of Language Assessment in 2019, and the British Council’s Assessment Research Award in 2019. My scholarship interests focus on the intersection between language assessment literacy, teacher education and professional development and language policy. 

Publications

Nguyen, Q. T. N., Sheehan, S., Nguyen, C. T., Nguyen, H. Q., Nguyen, T. T. P., Thai, T., Nguyen, Y. T. Q., Tran, H. T. T., & Bui, S. (2023). English Language Assessment Practice in Vietnam: Interplay between Macro and Micro Context. PASAA, 66, 127-167. https://www.culi.chula.ac.th/Images/asset/pasaa_journal/file-71-889-cx2zn7776159.pdf

Thai, T., Sheehan, S., Nguyen, Q., Nguyen, Y., Tran, H., Nguyen, T., Nguyen, C., Nguyen, H., & Bui, S. (2023). Digital Assessment Literacy: English assessment practice in Vietnam. In A. L. Gokturk-Saglam & E. Sevgi-Sole (Ed.), Emerging Practices for Online Language Assessment, Exams, Evaluation, and Feedback. IGI Global.
Thai, T., & Sheehan, S. (2022). The processes of rating L2 speaking performance using an analytic rating scale – A qualitative exploration. Language Education and Assessment, 5(1), 34–51. https://doi.org/10.29140/lea.v5n1.777
Dunlea, J., Spiby, R., Nguyen, T. N. Q., Nguyen, T. Q. Y., Nguyen, T. M. H., Nguyen, T. P. T., Thai, T., & Sao, B. T. (2018). APTIS-VSTEP comparability study: Investigating the usage of two EFL tests in the context of higher education in Vietnam. British Council Validation Series, VS/2018, 1.

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Qualifications

  • Ph.D Language Testing and Assessment (University of Huddersfield)
  • M.Ed in Education (specialising in applied linguistic) (University of New South Wales, Australia
  • B.A. in English language teaching (Vietnam National University)
  • CELTA (Cambridge teaching, Pass B)

Professional memberships

  • FHEA
  • British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes

Research groups and institutes

  • Language Centre
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