Dr. Thu Ba Nguyen Hoai

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Biography

Thu-Ba Nguyen Hoai is an instructor in the Asian Languages & Cultures Department at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), specializing in Vietnamese Language and Culture. She completed her Master's degree in Linguistics at Vietnam National University in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and later earned her Doctorate degree in Linguistics from Seoul National University in Korea. Her research focuses on Vietnamese language linguistics and heritage language pedagogy, contributing to the field through various publications. She is a co-author of the Vietnamese Grammar Dictionary published by Vietnam National University in Ho Chi Minh City and has also authored sections of the Vietnamese Concise Dictionary published by Berlitz Publishing. Thu-Ba has presented her work at numerous conferences, sharing insights into language acquisition and the nuances of Vietnamese as it relates to industrialization and modernization.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of California Los Angeles

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
Verbal
Required:160
Quantitative
Required:160
Analytical Writing
Required:5
Overall
Required:5
TOEFL
Total
Required:87
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree Strong background in Economics and Mathematics
Application Checklist
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  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • GRE General Test scores
Specialization Notes

Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.