Thu Thi Kim Le, PhD Candidate

JOURNAL ARTICLES (Peer-reviewed, Refereed)

Le, T. & Huyen-Nguyen, T. T. (2024). Stressors and solutions: A preliminary examination of acculturative stress among international students. Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education. 15(5S), 62-71. https://doi.org/10.32674/jcihe.v15i5(S).5838

Stewart, B., Szcyrek, S., Milak, E., & Le, T. (2023). Barriers and beliefs: A comparative case study of how university educators understand the datafication of higher education systems. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education. 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-023-00402-9

Le, T. (2023). Dealing with acculturative stress: How do international students’ personality traits help? Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education, 14(5A), 20-24. https://doi.org/10.32674/jcihe.v14i5A.4800

Le, T. & Nguyen, T. T. (2017). The impacts of rhetorical schema on English majors’ listening comprehension in academic situations at HCMC university of technology and education. Journal of Science Ho Chi Minh City Open University, 7(4), 34-46.

Trinh, T., Le, T., Tran, M., Nguyen, C. & Tran, T. (Under Review). Shaping Choices: Factors Influencing Vietnamese High School Students' Transition to Higher Education. Higher Education.

Le, T. & Stewart, B. (Under Review). Data risks in online classroom platforms: A comparative analysis of policy documents. Canadian Journal of Learning and Teaching.

Li, A., Nguyen, C., Le, T. & Choi, J. (Under Review). U.S. or Canada? How Chinese International Undergraduate Students Make College Choices. Journal of Studies in International Education.

Le, T. & Huyen-Nguyen, T. T. (Under Review). Acculturative stress of international students: A systematic literature review on sources, effects, and Strategies. Review on Educational Research.

Le, T. (Under Review). Acculturative stress, social support, and social capital: Autoethnography of an international doctoral Student in Canada. Higher Education

Hou, M., Le, T., & Mushfiq, M. (Under Review). Intersecting identities of three Asian Female transnational doctoral students: A critical autoethnography. Journal of College Student Development.

Chan, C. L., & Le, T. (Under Review). Crossing borders, bridging cultures, and exploring the self: A Mitacs Internship in Canada. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education.

Smith, C., Zhou, G., Le, T., Razi. A., Chan, C. L., Sriramachandran, T., Marcuz, M., & Salinitri, G. (Under Review). Educator and student perspectives for enhancing international students’ sense of belonging in ontario secondary schools. Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education.

BOOK CHAPTERS (Peer-reviewed, Refereed)

Elena, Tran. & Le, T. (2024). Overcoming Racism and Discrimination: Experiences of Vietnamese ESL Teachers in Canada. In X. Hou & C. Smith (Eds.), Interrogating Race and Racism in Postsecondary Language Classrooms. 52-72. IGI Global. 10.4018/978-1-6684-9029-7.ch003

Le, T. & Pham, T. K. A. (Forthcoming, 2024). Teachers’ Creativity in an Online Environment: A Mixed Methods Study. In H. Kassim, R. Darmi, Z. Sakhiyya, & N. Martin (Eds.), Rethinking Language Education, Creativity and Technology: Perspectives and Practices from Southeast Asia.

^*Le, T. (2023). A lotus flower from the East growing in an Eastern community. In U. Gaulee, K. Bista, B. Zhang., & B. Schreiber (Eds.), Crossing Borders, Bridging Cultures: The Narratives of Global Scholars. STAR scholars Network In collaboration with Open Journals in Education and Journal of International Students. 27-30.

Le, T. & Pham, V. K. (2022). A systematic review of online learning in the context of international students. In C. Smith & G. Zhou (Eds.), Successful Teaching Strategies for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse International Students. 381-401. IGI Global. 10.4018/978-1-7998-8921-2.ch020  

WORKSHOPS

Smith, C., Zhou, G., Marcuz, M., Razi, A., Le, T., Sriramachandran, T., Chi, L. C., Salinitri, G., Shahbazi, S., Zhang, X. & Danko, H. (2023). Educator and Student Perspectives for Enhancing International Students’ Sense of Belonging in Ontario Secondary Schools. Greater Essex County District School Board. Canada.

Stewart, B., Szcyrek, S., & Le, T. (2022). Data in Higher Education: A Conversation on Critical Change. Sharing Ideas Series. Faculty of Education, University of Windsor, Canada.

Smith, C., Kaszuba, A., Le, T., Collis, R., & Dombroski, D. J. (2022). Navigating Tough Times. the Fall Event of the CCGSE, Canada.

Le, T. (2018). Classroom Debates to Develop Learners’ Critical Thinking and Speaking Skills: Teaching Methodology. Language Teaching and Learning Today International Conference. Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education, Vietnam.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (Peer-reviewed)

Le, T. (2018). Project-based learning in the 21st century: a review of dimensions for implementation in university-level teaching and learning. The Proceedings on the 4^th International Conference on English Across Culture. Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha, Indonesia, 230-241.

Le, T. (2018). Web-based grammar instructions: features, problems, and solutions. The Proceedings on the Language Teaching and Learning Today International Conference 2018: Unity and Diversity. Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education, Vietnam, 428-439.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (Refereed)

Le, T. (June, 2024). From Strain to Strength: Coping with Acculturative Stress in the Life of an International Doctoral Student in Canada. CIESC. The CSSE Annual Conference. McGill University. Quebec. Canada.

Elena, Tran. & Le, T. (June, 2024). Voices from the Margins: Experiences of Vietnamese ESL Educators Navigating Exclusion in Canada. CIESC. The CSSE Annual Conference. McGill University. Quebec. Canada.

Marcuz, M., Razi, A. & Le, T. (May, 2024). Educator and Student Perspectives for Enhancing International Students’ Sense of Belonging in Ontario Secondary Schools. CÁP-I Conference. Niagara Falls. Ontario. Canada.

Hou, M., Le, T. & Mushfiq, M. (March 2024). Embracing Intersectionality: Multilayered Identities of Asian Female Transnational Doctoral Students. AERA. Philadelphia, the U.S.

Trinh, T., Nguyen, C., Le, T., Tran, Minh. & Tran, T. (March 2024). Shaping College Readiness: Factors Influencing Vietnamese High School Students' Transition to Higher Education. AERA. Philadelphia, the U.S.

Le, T. & Huyen-Nguyen, T. T. (March 2024). Understanding Acculturative Stress in International Students: A Systematic Review of its Origins, Impact, and Coping Mechanisms. AERA. Philadelphia, the U.S.

Le, T. & Stewart, B. (May 2023). Data risks in online classroom platforms: A comparative analysis of policy documents. OTESSA. York University. Ontario, Canada.

Szcyrek, S., Milak, E., Stewart, B. & Le, T. (May 2023). Data privacy in the Digital Classroom: Educators' Beliefs and Barriers. CERA. The CSSE Annual Conference. York University, Ontario, Canada.

Le, T. (May 2023). Social Support of International Doctoral Students in Canada. CCGSE. The CSSE Annual Conference. York University, Ontario, Canada.

Szcyrek, S., Milak, E., Stewart, B. & Le, T. (May 2023). Personal, institutional, and societal barriers to educators’ engagement with datafication on campus: A case study. OTESSA. York University. Ontario, Canada.

Le, T. (April 2023). Current trends and future directions for studies on international students learning online. AERA. Chicago, the U.S.

Le, T. Szcyrek, S., Milak, E. (March 2023). The Implications of Datafication: What do we as students and educators need to know? GERC. University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

Le, T. & Pham, V. K. (May 2022). Online Education of International Students. CCGSE. The CSSE Annual Conference. Ottawa, Canada.

Le, T. (Apr 2022). An Investigation into Teachers’ Creativity in an Online Class. CIES. Minneapolis, the U.S.

Le, T. (Oct 2019). An Investigation of Project-Based Learning to Develop Learners’ Interpreting and Work-Readiness Skills in the 21st Century. 4^th VietTESOL International Conference on English Language Education: Empowerment, Engagement and Diversity. Hue, Vietnam.

Le, T. (Oct 2018). Project-based Learning in the 21st Century: A Review of Dimensions for Implementation in University-level Teaching and Learning. 4^th International Conference on English Across Culture. Bali, Indonesia.

Le, T. (Jan 2018). Effects of Note-taking Strategies on Learners’ Listening Comprehension. Thailand 38^th International TESOL Conference: Digital Literacy in English Language Learning and Teaching. Chiangmai, Thailand.

Le, T. (Aug 2017). The Impacts of Rhetorical Schema on English Majors’ Listening Comprehension in Academic Situations at HCMC University of Technology and Education. SEAMEO 8^th Conference on TESOL. ELT in the 21^st Century: Challenges & Opportunities. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

MEDIA

Nothing bad happens, it is all the grow and to learn. The Connector. Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education, Vietnam, Apr 2023.

What will hybrid or online learning look like going forward? Big Thinking Podcast Series. The Federation of Humanity and Social Science, Oct 2022. https://www.federationhss.ca/en/what-will-hybrid-or-online-leaning-look-going-forward

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Western University, Canada: Research Associate

• Project: Teacher Education in the Arts Before and During (and After) COVID-19, Supervisors: Dr. Terry Sefton and Dr. Danielle Sirek.

University of Windsor, Canada: Research Assistant

• Project “International Student Perspectives on Sense of Belonging Environments at Ontario Secondary Schools”, Supervisors: Dr. Clayton Smith and Dr. George Zhou.
• Project “Ethical, Equitable and Sustainable Procurement of Educational Technology”, Supervisors: Nick Baker, Office of Online Learning.
• Project “Digital classroom tools and data risks: Faculty perspectives, knowledge, and practices”, Supervisors: Dr. Bonnie Stewart.
• Project “Educational research in an online environment”, Supervisors: Dr. Kara Smith, University of Windsor, and *Dr. Gareth Davis, *Dr. Frank Rennie (*University of Highland and Islands, UK)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• International student learning experience
• Intercultural learning
• Acculturation
• Educational technology
• TESOL

FUNDING

Research projects

An Investigation of Project-Based Learning to Develop Learners’ Interpreting and Work-Readiness Skills in 21st Century. Funded by Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education, Vietnam.

Conference attendance and travel

The Thailand 38th International TESOL Conference 2018: Digital Literacy in English Language Learning and Teaching. Granted by Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education, Vietnam.

The 9th International Conference on TESOL: Breakthroughs in English Language Teaching in the 21st Century, SEAMEO Retract. Granted by Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education, Vietnam.

Professional Training Development

Speaking and Writing Assessment for VSTEP. Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education, Vietnam.

How to Organize Project-based Learning activities in Language Learning and Teaching, Workshop “MekongSkills2Work Network – Project-based Learning. Funded by Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education and U.S. Agency for International Development, Connecting the Mekong through Education and Training (USAID COMET).

Teaching English to Young Learners. Spring Five-week MOOC. American English E-Teacher Program, the U.S Department of State and FHI 360.

How to organize an Edcamp event for professional development” at University of Language and International Studies, Vietnam. Funded by Regional English Language Office, U.S Embassy and Consultant, Vietnam.

COMMUNITY SERVICES
Program Co-Chair, The Canadian Committee of Graduate Students in Education, 2022-2024
Reviewer:
         VietTESOL
         Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education – JCIHE 
         Journal of International Students, Peer Review Board, shorturl.at/nBSX2 
         The Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute OLBI, 2021
PhD Student Representative, University of Windsor: 
          Sessional Appointment Committee, Faculty of Education, 2022 to present
          Equity Appointment Committee, Office of Open Learning, 2022 
          Journal of Teaching and Learning, 2021- 2022
Volunteer, CSSE Annual Conference, Canada, May 2022
Committee Member, Graduate Education Research Conference, University of Windsor, 2021 to present
The Board of Committee, Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association, 2021 to present
Conference Organizing Team, Vietnamese Humanity and Social Science Association Symposium, 2021
Facilitator:
         Seminar “Going against the torrent: Being a researcher in the inter-pandemic time”, Dr. Eisuke Saito, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Australia, VHSSA Symposium, March 2021
         Individual Presentations at the GERC, 2022

ASSOCIATIONS

• Member, The Canadian Committee of Graduate Students in Education (CCGSE/CCÉÉCSÉ)
• Member, Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association (OTESSA)
• Member, Comparative & International Education Society of Canada (CIESC/SCECI).
• Member, VietTESOL Association 
• Certified VSTEP Speaking and Writing Examiner, Vietnam
• Member, Organizing Team, Language Teaching and Learning Today Conference Series 2018, 2019