PHAM LE NHAT LINH
Curriculum Vitae
University of Southern California,
Department of Linguistics,
Los Angeles, CA 90089.
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Email: llpham@usc.edu
https://linhphamling.github.io
RESEARCH AREAS/ INTERESTS
Psycholinguistics (Sentence Processing, Anaphora Resolution), Bilingualism, and Teaching
English as a foreign language.
EDUCATION
2022 -
current
University of Southern California, United States
PhD in Linguistics
Advisor: Professor Elsi Kaiser
2014 - 2016
Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, Vietnam
Bachelor of Teaching English as a Foreign Language
GPA: 3.52/4.0 (Top 10% of Graduates - English Department)
2021
Hue University of Education
Certificate of Pedagogical Training for College and University Lecturers
PUBLICATIONS
Journal articles
Pham, L. L. N, Nguyen, H. T., & Le, V. T. K. (2021). Triggering Students’
Learning Autonomy Using the Combination of M-Learning and Gamification: A
Case Study at Nguyen Tat Thanh University. Teaching English with
Technology, 21(2), 66–91. https://tewtjournal.org/volume-2021/volume-2021-
issue-2/
Pham, L. L. N, Le, V. T. K. (2021). M-Learning and Learning Autonomy - Needs
Analysis and Suggested Model. Education Quarterly Reviews, 4(4), 191–199.
https://doi.org/10.31014/aior.1993.04.04.383
Manuscripts
Resubmitted Le T.K.V. & Pham, L. L. N. (2023). Designing ESP syllabus for life-long study:
A learner-led approach with product and process-oriented syllabus
Book chapters
Le, V. T. K. & Pham, L. L. N. (2021). Tackle students’ negative feelings – an
application of positive education in an online driver blended classroom.
Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
PRESENTATIONS
January 2024 Pham, L. L. N., & Kaiser, E. (2023). Exempt'Reflexive'mình'in'Vietnamese:'Effects'
of' person' features' and' verb' type. Talk at the 5th California Meeting on
Pyscholinguistics (CAMP6) @Stanford University, January 2024.
March 2023 Pham, L. L. N., T. Bui, A. Göbel & Kaiser, E. (2023). Anaphora resolution in
Vietnamese: On the effects of person feature constraints on the interpretation of
reflexive ‘mình’. Poster at the 36th Annual Conference on Human Sentence
Processing (HSP2023) @University of Pittsburgh, March 2023.
January 2023 Pham, L. L. N., T. Bui, A. Göbel & Kaiser, E. (2023). Anaphora resolution in
Vietnamese: On the effects of person feature constraints on the interpretation of
reflexive ‘mình’. Talk at the 5th California Meeting on Pyscholinguistics
(CAMP5) @University of California, Los Angeles, January 2023.
March 2022 Pham, L. L. N., T. Bui & A. Göbel (2022). Processing and interpreting
anaphoricity and logophoricity: a long-distance reflexive in Vietnamese. Poster
at the 35th Annual Conference on Human Sentence Processing (HSP2022) @UC
Santa Cruz (virtually), March 2022.
November 2019 Le, V., Pham, L. L. N., Nguyen, T.,, "Modernizing students' perception in EFL
writing using culture-based approach and cognitive perspective”, The 18th
Symposium on Second Language Writing and SSLW Institute, Arizona,
America, 2019
June 2019 Le, V., Pham, L. L. N., Nguyen, T, “A-born-to-be couple: M-learning and
gamification”, The 17th Asia TEFL International Conference and the 6th FLLT
International Conference, Bangkok, Thailand,2019.
February 2018 Le, V., Pham, L. L. N., Nguyen, A., “Grammar and writing: Oh so boring
couple?”, 16th Annual Camtesol Conference on English Language Teaching
(CamTESOL), Phnompenh, Cambodia, 2017.
RESEARCH PROJECTS AND GRANTS
May - Dec 2020 Thuy Bui Thanh Tuong, Alexander Göbel, Linh Pham Le Nhat,
"Psychological factors affecting language processing: Presupposition
accomodation mechanisms in Vietnamese, English and German", sponsored by
Nguyen Tat Thanh University, 2021.
Grant Research Grant, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, 60 000 000 VND (Around $2800
USD)
May - Dec 2020 Linh Pham Le Nhat, Van Le Thi Kieu, Tan Nguyen Hoang, "Evaluate the
effectiveness of M- learning & Gamification application in teaching and
replicate the model in the Faculty of Languages", sponsored by Nguyen Tat
Thanh University, 2020.
Grant Research Grant, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, 30 000 000 VND (Around $1400
USD)
Jun – Dec 2019 Linh Pham Le Nhat, Van Le Thi Kieu, Tan Nguyen Hoang, "Apply M-learning
and gamification into the classroom: A case study in the Faculty of foreign
languages in Nguyen Tat Thanh University", 2019.
Grant Research Grant by Nguyen Tat Thanh University, 30 000 000 VND (Around
$1400 USD)
Jan – May 2019 Van Le Thi Kieu, Linh Pham Le Nhat, Tan Nguyen Hoang, "Mobile Game
Application to bridge the gap between 4.0 technology and traditional
classrooms", 2019.
Grant Research Grant by Nguyen Tat Thanh University, 30 000 000 VND (Around
$1400 USD)
2017 – 2018 Van Le Thi Kieu, Linh Pham Le Nhat, Tung Nguyen Quoc, Anh Nguyen Ky
Mai, Vy Le Thi Tuong, DARE Project-English to the Visually impaired students,
2017-2018.
Grant Embassy of Ireland, 44 000 EUR (Around $ 51 000 USD)
2019
Grant International Conference travel funding by Nguyen Tat Thanh University at
SSLW 2019 in Arizona State University, U.S.A.
TEACHING
Fall 2023 – Present Teaching Assistant
University of Southern California
Teaching courses Ling 115: Language and Society
Professors Andrew Simpson (Fall2023), Mary$Washburn$(Spring2024)$
Oct 2018 – Oct 2021 Linguistic lecturer
Faculty of foreign languages, Nguyen Tat Thanh University
Teaching courses Introduction$ to$ Semantics, Morphology-Sytax, An introduction to
linguistics, Listening, Speaking, Public speaking.
Achievements Positive feedback from students with the average score of 4.475/5.0
Oct 2018 – Sep 2019 English Teacher – IELTS Trainer
Foreign Languages Center, HCMC University of Education
Responsibilities Teach Basic English, English to students with scores band 5.0, 6.0 and
7.0.
SERVICE
May 2020 – present Founder – Project Leader
Daffodils Education Project
https://www.facebook.com/DaffodilsEduProject
Vision Create generations of positive educators to foster social equality with
education.
Missions Teach English and life skills to orphaned children
Teach English to visually impaired students
Include university students in social projects
Train university students to be positive educators
Achievements 1400 followers on fanpage
5 English courses for 120 visually impaired students / year
6 English and skills classes for 150 orphaned children / year
Workshops for university students engaging over 500 atendees.
May – Aug 2018 Summer Camp Coach
ADVO Singapore Education Center
Responsibilities Hold English traning events for students from 7-15 years old
Manage and conduct life skills coaching for students.
Achievements Excellent team of the camp
The best English-speaking team
Jan – Aug 2018 Asia Pacific Product Manager
Global Talent – AIESEC in Asia Pacific
Deliever leadership through international exchanges
Achievements 100% Product National Head received coaching from regional team
100% global and regional strategies delivered
At least 80% of the countries grew significantly compared to the previous
phase.
HONORS AND AWARDS
2021 Emulative Soldier – Best lecturer of the Faculty, Nguyen Tat Thanh University.
2020 Emulative Soldier – Best lecturer of the Faculty, Nguyen Tat Thanh University.
2019 International Conference travel funding by Nguyen Tat Thanh University at
SSLW 2019 in Arizona State University, U.S.A.
2018 AIESEC $
GE Excellence Team – Asia Pacific Regional Award
GT Excellence Team – National Award
GE Excellence Team – National Award
Product Best Leader
2018 Students of 5 merits – Department of English – Ho Chi Minh City University of
Education
2018 Second Prize E-future Translator – Ho Chi Minh City University of Social
Sciences and Humanities
2013 Consolation Prize in Mathematics Provincial Excellent Student Competition
2012 Second Prize in Violympic, Solving Mathematics Online, Lam Dong Province
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY AND SKILLS
Vietnamese Native
English C1 Level
Mandarine Beginner
French Beginner
Programming and Computational skills: R, Ibexfarm, SPSS.
REFERENCES
Professor Elsi Heilala Kaiser
Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Southern California
Email: emkaiser@usc.edu
Dr. Zuzanna Fuchs
Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Southern
California
Email: zfuchs@usc.edu
Dr. Bui Thanh Tuong Thuy
Director of Admissions at VinUniversity
Email: thuy.btt@vinuni.edu.vn
Dr. Alexander Göbel
Postdoctoral Researcher, Princeton University
Email: alexander.gobel@princeton.edu
