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About Sopheak SOPHORN

Mr. SOPHORN Sopheak is a Vice Dean of the Faculty of Social Science Education at Phnom Penh Teacher Education College (PTEC). He obtained a Master of Education (M.Ed.) from Hiroshima University (HU), Japan in 2021, a Graduate Certificate in TESOL in 2015 from the University of Canberra, Australia, and a Master of Arts in TESOL from Institute of Foreign Languages (IFL), RUPP in 2014 after he got a Certificate of Teacher with Higher Education Degree from the National Institute of Education (NIE) in 2011. Moreover, he obtained a Bachelor's degree from Institute of Foreign Languages (IFL) in the major of Education, Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). In addition to his qualifications, Mr. Sopheak has a lot of teaching experiences ranging from general English programs to master’s degree in the field of TEFL, TESOL and Education at both private and public universities.

Research Interests

CPD for Teachers and Teacher EducatorsTESOLUsing technology in Teaching and Learning
TESOLEducational LeadershipProfessional Development of Teachers and Teacher EducatorsCurriculum DevelopmentSupervising Students

EDUCATION
2019 - 2021: Master of Education, Hiroshima University (HU), Hiroshima, Japan
2015: Graduate Certificate in TESOL, University of Canberra (UC), ACT, Australia
2012 - 2014: MA in TESOL, Institute of Foreign Languages (IFL), RUPP, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
2010 - 2011: B.Ed. + I, National Institute of Education (NIE), Phnom Penh, Cambodia
2006 - 2010: B.Ed. (TEFL), Institute of Foreign Languages (IFL), RUPP, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

LEADERSHIP & SHORT TRAINING COURSES
- May. 06 – May. 23, 2025: Specialist Certificate in the Professional Development of Teacher Leaders/Supervisors, RELC, Singapore
- Aug. 26 – Sep. 6, 2024: Capacity Building for Teachers on Linking Curriculum and Assessment towards Students’ Learning Assessment in Cambodia, KOICA, Korea
- Jan. 9 – Jan. 26, 2024: Advanced Certificate in Teaching Listening and Speaking, RELC, Singapore
- Sept. 25 – Nov. 3, 2023: 6-Week Cambodian Program Leading Schools in the Post-Pandemic Era, NIE, Singapore

Selected Publications

  1. Theses

Sophorn, S. (2014). Teaching strategies in dealing with university students’ passiveness in classroom contexts (Unpublished master’s thesis). IFL, Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Sophorn, S. (2021). Promoting action research for the professional development of teacher educators at a Teacher Education College in Cambodia (Unpublished master’s thesis). Hiroshima University, Japan.

  1. Papers

Srey, S., Sophorn, S., & Tep, P. (2021). Using role play to improve student teachers’ competence in speaking English. Phnom Penh Teacher Education College Action Research Series, 01, 1-5.

Tep, P., Sophorn, S. & Srey, S. (2023). The Effectiveness of Student Team Achievement Divisions (STAD) in Cooperative Learning on Reading Comprehension at Phnom Penh Teacher Education College (PTEC): An Action Research with Student Teachers. Phnom Penh Teacher Education College Action Research Series, 03, 166-178.