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GUAVA e-Newsletter

May 2026
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Announcements

  • [GUAVA] GUAVA is thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2026 GUAVA Innovation Awards. This year, we are proud to honor two projects that showcase diverse and impactful approaches to teaching and learning Vietnamese:
    • Podcast Production to Promote Engagement Among Advanced Vietnamese Students by Hoa Le & Quang Nhan Nguyen / Harvard University
    • Gamified Vietnamese Language Learning: A Story-Based Course Design by Trang Tran / Brown University
  • [GUAVA] We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Vietnamese Language Teaching Hub, a collaboration between GUAVA and the Digitizing Vietnam team! The hub was officially launched at the full-day workshop titled “Digitizing Vietnam: Vietnamese Studies in the Age of Digital Humanities and Artificial Intelligence" at Columbia University where GUAVA President Chung Nguyen introduced the hub to the community. Building partially on the Vietnamese teaching resources previously curated by GUAVA board member Huy Phung, the Digitizing Vietnam team has worked closely with GUAVA team (Chung Nguyen, Huy Phung) to add new contents and organize the collection, making it more searchable and accessible than ever. 👉 More info

Workshops & Conferences (CFPs)

    • International Conference on Teaching & Researching Vietnamese & Southeast Asian Language and Culture 2026 ULIS-VNU, Hanoi | October 10, 2026 | Full paper deadline: June 30, 2026 👉 More info
    • Southeast Asian Languages on the Move — Call for Chapter Proposals Edited volume for Springer Nature | Chapter proposals due: July 15, 2026 👉 More info
    • The 42nd COTSEAL HYBRID conference 2026 | UC San Diego | August 14-15 | CfPs: May 10, 2026 👉 Submit abstracts: https://forms.gle/pvKg4H4QjoBL3uZY8

    GUAVA In Blog

    A New Home for Vietnamese Language Teaching Resources: Introducing the Vietnamese Language Teaching Hub

    We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Vietnamese Language Teaching Hub, a collaborative project between GUAVA and the Digitizing Vietnam team. What started as a curated collection of teaching resources assembled by GUAVA member Huy Phung has now been digitized, organized, and made fully searchable through the Digitizing Vietnam platform — and the result is something truly exciting …

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    A New Home for Vietnamese Language Teaching Resources: Introducing the Vietnamese Language Teaching Hub

    [CfP] International Conference on Teaching and Researching Vietnamese & Southeast Asian Language and Culture 2026 — Hanoi

    [CfP] International Conference on Teaching and Researching Vietnamese & Southeast Asian Language and Culture 2026 — Hanoi
    Full paper submission deadline: June 30, 2026 Building on the success of last year's international conference on teaching and researching Vietnamese, Southeast Asian, and West Asian language and culture, the University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University Hanoi (ULIS-VNU) is organizing the 2026 International Conference on Teaching and Researching Vietnamese & Southeast Asian Language and Culture. This event …

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    [CfP] Southeast Asian Languages on the Move — Call for Chapter Proposals

    Deadline: July 15, 2026 GUAVA member Trang Phan (Ca' Foscari University of Venice) and An Sakach (Arizona State University) are pleased to announce a call for chapter proposals for their forthcoming edited volume, Southeast Asian Languages on the Move: Teaching, Learning, and Multilingual Life Across Borders and Platforms, which they intend to submit to Springer Nature. About the Volume Southeast …

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    [CfP] Southeast Asian Languages on the Move — Call for Chapter Proposals

    Myth, History, and Religion in Vietnam - A Lecture at Ca' Foscari University of Venice

    Myth, History, and Religion in Vietnam - A Lecture at Ca' Foscari University of Venice
    May 21, 2026 | Hybrid Event — Venice & Online We're excited to share news of a compelling academic event organized by GUAVA member Trang Phan at Ca' Foscari University of Venice's Department of Asian and North African Studies. On May 21, 2026, from 14:00–15:30 CET, the seminar Myth, History, and Religion in Vietnam will bring together two distinguished scholars …

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