Phuong Chung Nguyen

Lecturer in Vietnamese, Director the Vietnamese Language Program

Office: 502-A Kent Hall
Office Hours: T 3:00-5:00
Email: cn2496@columbia.edu

Educational Background

MA: Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, Hanoi National University (2007)
Diploma: Teaching English as Second Language, Hanoi University (2003)
BA: English Language and Culture, Hanoi University (2000)

Classes Taught

VIET UN1101 & UN1102 First Year Vietnamese
VIET UN2201& UN2202 Second Year Vietnamese
VIET UN3301 & 3302 Third Year Vietnamese

Research Interests

Teaching Vietnamese for Special Purposes
Material Development
Testing and Assessment

Phuong Chung Nguyen served as the Vietnamese Language Coordinator for the Post Language Program at the US Embassy in Hanoi from 2008 to 2018. Before joining the Post Language Program, she was the Professional Language Coordinator at the Vietnamese Language Center, Hanoi University and taught for seven years in various Vietnamese language programs for expatriate staff at embassies, universities, and other organizations in Hanoi. She has also created language materials such as Vietnamese Vocabulary Elementary 1, Vietnamese Listening Elementary 1, Survival Vietnamese Handout Volume 1 and Volume 2, Listening and Note-taking for Advanced level, Reading Material on Economics (Intermediate), and Reading Material for RSO and PAS (Advanced level).