Ms. Ngo Tuyet Mai is currently the only Asian who teaches English pedagogy at Flinders University, South Australia, has just won the university’s excellent teaching award in 2022.
| Dr. Ngo Tuyet Mai with her son, photographed in Australia in 2018. (Photo: NVCC). |
Ms. Ngo Tuyet Mai is currently the only lecturer at Flinders University, South Australia to receive this prestigious award. It is an award that recognizes innovations in both face-to-face and online hybrid teaching methods. The awards are competitive, and each nominated candidate’s profile includes teaching results, student and peer assessment, and a letter of comment from the dean and supervisor in charge of that faculty.
On its website, Flinders University reviews Dr. Mai’s personalized pedagogy that stimulates individual student interaction and reflection, inspiring and influencing them to achieve academic and career success. do. Professor Kris Natalier, dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences – where Ms. Mai teaches, evaluates the Vietnamese female lecturer as one of the school’s typical teachers. “Dr. Mai consistently receives excellent feedback from students. They acknowledge her innovative approach to teaching content,” said the dean.
Mai said the award means a lot to her following 6 years working here. It is a recognition of her value, effort and passion for teaching English and applied linguistics. The award also gives her confidence in the path she is pursuing, bringing a lot of energy, motivation and inspiration. Last year, she was awarded the teaching excellence award from the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.
Ms. Mai has shared her teaching experience through many seminars or online chats. She sees this as an opportunity for personal and professional development as well. “I give but also receive a lot of love from thousands of Vietnamese teachers at home and abroad,” Mai said.
In the near future, she will have two months to improve her pedagogical expertise and research capacity at the University of Oxford, England, following winning a scholarship from this prestigious school.