Panha Song
Journal Manager at the Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement; Editorial Assistant at the Journal of Language, Identity & Education
Literacy and Language Education,
Curriculum and Instruction
About
Before becoming a graduate research assistant and a PhD student at the College of Education at Purdue University, Panha Song was an English lecturer and a subject coordinator at the Royal University of Phnom Penh.
He has taught a variety of subjects, including Educational Psychology, Second Language Acquisition, Core English, Writing Skills, and English for Specific Purposes.
He graduated with First Class Honors from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, with a Master of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MTESOL). He also earned the distinction of being the most outstanding student in his undergraduate class at the Royal University of Phnom Penh.
Education
- August 2025 – Present: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Literacy and Language Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, at Purdue University
- February 2018 – April 2019: Master of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MTESOL) with First Class Honors, at the University of Auckland, New Zealand
- July 2010 – July 2015: Bachelor of Education, Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL), at the Institute of Foreign Languages, The Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP)
Career Experience
- August 2025 – Present: Journal Manager at the Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement (JSAAEA) at Purdue University
- August 2025 – Present: Editorial Assistant at the Journal of Language, Identity & Education (JLIE) at Taylor & Francis Group
- June 2022 – July 2025: Curriculum developer and teacher trainer for Tetra Tech International Development, Managing Contractor for the Australia Awards Cambodia Program
- May 2020 – July 2025: English language trainer for the Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE)
- May 2019 – July 2025: Subject coordinator for Educational Psychology and Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching at the Department of English of the Institute of Foreign Languages, The Royal University of Phnom Penh
- May 2019 – July 2025: Lecturer of English at the Department of English of the Institute of Foreign Languages, The Royal University of Phnom Penh
Awards & Honors
- 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024: Teaching awards in recognition of outstanding teaching performance in Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching, Educational Psychology, Core English, and Writing Skills from the Department of English of the Institute of Foreign Languages, The Royal University of Phnom Penh
- 2018: First in Course Award in LANGTCHG 740 – Language Analysis for Teachers from the University of Auckland, New Zealand
- 2017: Successful awardee of the New Zealand ASEAN Scholarships (NZAS) 2017 selection round
- 2015: Excellence award for first most outstanding scholastic achievement in the fourth year from the Institute of Foreign Languages, The Royal University of Phnom Penh
Research & Publications
Panha Song’s research interests include, but are not limited to, translanguaging, multilingualism, task-based language teaching, materials development and evaluation, English for specific purposes, and creativity in English language teaching.
Selected Publications
- Song, P. (2020). ESP curriculum case study and analysis. Professional and Academic English, 55,109-123. https://ssrn.com/abstract=3834114
- Song, P. (2020). Disagreement: a speech act analysis and classroom implications. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Culture, 6(6), 24-35. https://doi.org/10.21744/ijllc.v6n6.1009