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Dr. Tran Thi Hien

E-mail hienling@gmail.com
Position Lecturer
Units Department of Linguistics and Vietnamese Studies

Introduction / Skills

I. BRIEF BIOGRAPHY

  • Full name:Tran Thi Hien.Sex:Female

  • Date of birth:January 1, 1974.Place of birth:Hanoi

  • Hometown:Hanoi.Nation:Terrible

  • Highest academic degree:Doctor.Year, country of awarding the degree:2018, USA

  • Position (current or prior to retirement):Lecturer

  • Current or previous workplace:Faculty of Linguistics and Vietnamese Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

  • Private accommodation or contact address:75 Tran Dai Nghia Street, Bach Mai Ward, Hanoi

  • Contact phone number:CQ: 024 3869 4323

  • E-mail:hienling@gmail.com

II. TRAINING PROCESS

1. University:

  • Training system: Full-time

  • Training institution: Department of Linguistics, National University of Social Sciences and Humanities

  • Field of study: Linguistics

  • Country of training: Vietnam Year of graduation: 1996

  • Second degree: English and British culture. Year of graduation: 1999

2. Postgraduate

- Master's degree in Linguistics Year of degree: 2007

Training institution: Department of Linguistics, University of New Mexico, New Mexico, USA

- PhD in Linguistics Year of degree: 2018

Training institution: Department of Linguistics, University of New Mexico, New Mexico, USA

- Thesis title:

  • The conceptual structure of the concept of emotion in Vietnamese (Vietnamese name)

  • Conceptual Structures of Vietnamese Emotions (English title)

3. Foreign languages:1. English (TOEFL)Level of use: Proficient

III. PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

TimeWorkplaceJob responsibilities
1996-2003Dictionary Department, Institute of LinguisticsResearcher
2003-2018Department of Linguistics, University of New Mexico, New Mexico, USAMaster's and PhD students in Linguistics
2007Department of Linguistics, University of New MexicoLanguage Consultant for Field Methods Class
2009-2012GPSA Student Association, University of New MexicoProject scoring (to allocate funding for student research and conference attendance)
2019-presentDepartment of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

Lecturer:

Bachelor's degree programs: Pragmatics, Introduction to Linguistics, Vietnamese for Linguistics and Literature, Advanced Vietnamese.

Short-term agreement program: Practical Vietnamese (international students, A1-C2 level), Specialized Vietnamese (Australian diplomatic staff)

IV. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROCESS

1. Scientific research topics that have been and are currently being participated in:

TTResearch topic titleStart Year/Completion YearResearch topics at the national, ministerial, departmental, and university levels.Responsibility for participation in the project
  1.  

Vietnamese Dictionary (Editors: Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Ngoc Tram, Chu Bich Thu) Da Nang Publishing House

 

1999Ministry-level research projectParticipated in providing materials for the compilation of the supplementary Vietnamese Dictionary.
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Dictionary of New Words (Editor: Dr. Chu Bich Thu) Ho Chi Minh City Publishing House

 

2001Ministry-level research projectParticipated in gathering materials for the compilation of the New Word Dictionary.
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Language Revitalization at Nambé Pueblo

(Language Rehabilitation at Nambé Pueblo x. score sheet)

2004State-funded research project (USA), NSFParticipated in writing teaching materials and surveying attitudes and language use in Nambe Pueblo in November 2004.
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A Vietnamese language program (bilingual Vietnamese-English) for Vietnamese children living abroad.2020Ministry-level research project
  • Participated in compiling Vietnamese language workbooks for children (A2 level).
  • Participated in and was primarily responsible for translating into English Vietnamese textbooks and workbooks for Vietnamese children abroad (2 textbook volumes and 2 workbook volumes for A1 and A2 levels).
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Project "Enhancing online Vietnamese language teaching for Vietnamese people abroad"2021State-level research project
  • Compilation of an online Vietnamese language workbook for Vietnamese people living abroad, level C2.
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The basic research topic is "Applying conceptual metaphor theory to teaching some abstract concepts in Vietnamese to foreign learners".2022-2023School-level project
  • Presiding
  • Code: CS.2002.37

2. Published scientific works: (title of work, year of publication, place of publication...)

TTProject nameYear of publicationMagazine nameMain author/co-authorListed journals (ISI/Scopus/other)
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Weaknesses and shortcomings1999Language and Life, Issue 6, p. 34.Main authorAre not
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One and a half and one and a half2001Language and Life. Issue 3, p. 26.Main authorAre not
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The and those2001Language and Life. Issue 11, pp. 7-8Main authorAre not
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Does Mount Olympia exist?2001Language and Life. Issue 12, pp. 21-33.Main authorAre not
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"The gut is more than just the gut – A conceptualization of the concept of gut in Vietnamese. Suggestions for teaching Vietnamese as a foreign language."2020Proceedings of the Workshop on Methods of Teaching and Learning Vietnamese as a Foreign Language. Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.Main authorAre not
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Big liver big gallbladder – Conceptual metaphors of courage in Vietnamese.2021

Journal of Language and Life. No 5B (312), pp. 33-42, ISSN 0866-3409

 

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Metaphor and metonymy of the concept of FACE in Vietnamese2022Language and Life, No. 8 (329), pp. 19-32, ISSN 0868-3409Main authorAre not
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Metaphors and metonymy of the concept of EYE in Vietnamese2023Proceedings of the scientific conference on Interdisciplinary Research and Training in Vietnamese Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi Publishing House. 652-670.Main authorAre not
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Culture in embodiment: Metaphorical conceptualizations of emotional activities in Vietnamese2023Proceedings of the International Conference on Vietnamese Studies: Research and Teaching of Vietnamese Studies and the Vietnamese Language in Universities. Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and the Vietnamese Language, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. 2023Main authorAre not
10.The Role of intestine 'Intestine' in Vietnamese Culture and Language2024

Austroasiatic Linguistics

In honor of Gérard Diffloth (1939-2023), Edited by Paul Sidwel, Chiang Mai University, Thailand, ISBN: 978-616-398-980-2, p. 247-262

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11The conceptualization of 'liver' and 'bile' in Vietnamese2024

Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference “Vietnamese Language and Culture – Integration and Development”

 

 

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12.Conceptualization of hand in Vietnamese2026

Bandung: Journal of the Global South, E-ISSN: 2198-3534

Print ISSN: 2590-0013

Brill Publisher, DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1163/21983534-20262006, pp: 1-28

AuthorScopus (Q3)
13Fear across Cultures: A Comparative Analysis of Vietnamese, English, and Chinese Conceptualizations (chapter 4)2026

Affect Expression in Language, Culture, and Social Context. Series: Brill's Studies in Language, Cognition, and Culture, Volume: 45, E-Book ISBN: 9789004747036, Brill Publisher (This chapter was selected by Brill to be featured in Brill Showcase, a section promoting the publisher's outstanding publications and research: https://www.growkudos.com/profile/hien_tran), pp: 71-99

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004747036_005

 

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