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Announcements
- [GUAVA] Leadership Recognition: Ms. Chung Nguyen Named 2026 Vietnamese Language Ambassador Abroad. The Group of Universities for the Advancement of Vietnamese in America (GUAVA) is delighted to share groundbreaking news that our current GUAVA President, Ms. Chung Nguyen—Director and Senior Lecturer of the Vietnamese Language Program in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University—has been officially named a 2026 Vietnamese Language Ambassador Abroad (Đại sứ Tiếng Việt ở nước ngoài năm 2026).
- [JOB] Lector in Vietnamese. The Council on Southeast Asia Studies (CSEAS) at the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale University invites applications for a Lector in Vietnamese with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2027. The initial appointment will be for three years, with the possibility of renewal depending on successful performance and ongoing curricular need. More info; Apply
- [WS] VietTBLT Public Workshop Series 2026: Developing Task-Based Curricula. VietTBLT is hosting the Public Workshop Series 2026 on Developing Task-Based Curricula. This fall, they are hosting three free webinars featuring international experts to explore the design, feasibility, and real-world implementation of task-based curricula. Register to attend at https://www.viettblt.com/events
Workshops & Conferences (CFPs)
- [GRANT] SEALC Pedagogical Innovation Awards. SEALC invites proposals for collaboratively developed teaching materials that will impact a language group’s curricular resources. The purpose of this award is to offer an opportunity for instructors to implement the pedagogical training they have received to improve the curriculum. Deadline: Oct 15, 2026
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- [CfP] AAS-in-Asia 2027 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia). The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) and Sunway University invite proposals for the AAS-in-Asia 2027 conference, held June 30 – July 3, 2027, in Kuala Lumpur. Organized sessions, roundtables, and individual papers focusing on Southeast Asian cultural memory, language heritage, governance, and regional futures are welcome. Proposal submissions open September 15, 2026. Deadline: December 1, 2026.
- [CfP] The Association of Southeast Asian Studies (ASEAS) is pleased to announce two calls for submissions for the ASEAS 2027 Biennial Conference, hosted in partnership with the Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS), University of Warwick, taking place 23-25 June 2027. Deadline: 31 October 2026
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Submissions are invited for encyclopedic entries and review articles documenting and analyzing the languages of Asia and their multilingual dynamics.
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GUAVA In Blog
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Celebrating Excellence: GUAVA President Chung Nguyen Named 2026 Vietnamese Language Ambassador Abroad
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The Group of Universities for the Advancement of Vietnamese in America (GUAVA) is delighted to share groundbreaking news with our community of educators, scholars, and language advocates worldwide. Our current GUAVA President, Ms. Chung Nguyen—Director and Senior Lecturer of the Vietnamese Language Program in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University—has been officially named a 2026 …
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Elevate Your Teaching: Join VietTBLT’s 2026 Public Workshop Series on Developing Task-Based Curricula
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As educators, we are constantly seeking ways to make language learning more meaningful, engaging, and directly applicable to the real world. Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) offers a powerful framework to achieve this, moving beyond mechanical drills to put authentic communication at the center of the classroom.To help educators navigate the transition from theory to practice, VietTBLT—an initiative dedicated to advancing task-based …
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[Job] Lector/Senior Lector I, Vietnamese, Council on Southeast Asia Studies
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The Council on Southeast Asia Studies (CSEAS) at the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale University invites applications for a Lector in Vietnamese with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2027. The initial appointment will be for three years, with the possibility of renewal depending on successful performance and ongoing curricular need. Full-time …
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To share forthcoming notifications, news, and updates, kindly direct them to our editor Huy Phung at phunghuy@unc.edu and guavamerica@gmail.com or submit the form below.
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