Email:
chan201@purdue.edu

Address:
Steven C. Beering Hall of
Liberal Arts and Education
100 N. University Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2098

Links:

Back to Directory

Virak Chan

Clinical Associate Professor

Literacy and Language Education,
Curriculum and Instruction

Email:
chan201@purdue.edu

Address:
Steven C. Beering Hall of
Liberal Arts and Education
100 N. University Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2098

Links:

Profile

Virak Chan is a Clinical Associate Professor in literacy and language. Courses Dr. Chan usually teaches include EDCI 37001 Teaching and Learning English as a New Language, EDCI 31950 Approaches to English Learner Education, EDCI 53000 English Language Development (online), EDCI 51900 Teaching English Language Learners (online), and EDCI61450 Seminar in Bilingualism and Multilingualism. Dr. Chan is a native of Cambodia and is a program leader for a summer study abroad program to Cambodia where students engage in rich Cambodian history and culture though meaningful cultural excursions, learn basic Khmer language and methods for teaching English Language Learners, and help teach ESL to local K-12 students. His research and publication are in the areas of language and education policies and practices for linguistically and culturally diverse students, teacher development, bilingualism and bilingual education, AI in language education, and linguistic landscape.

+ Education

+ Career Experience

+ Awards & Honors

+ Professional Appointments

+ Professional Affiliations/Memberships

Research & Publications

Dr. Chan's research and publication is in the area of language and education policies and practices for linguistically and culturally diverse students, teacher development, bilingual education, and linguistic landscape.

+ Selected Publications

*Choi, W., *Park, H. & Chan, V. (2022). “You don't actually experience it until you're actually in it”: A translanguaging simulation for preservice teachers. TESOL Journal, 13, e680. https://doi.org/10.1002/tesj.680
Wright, W. E., Boun, S., & Chan, V. (2022). Implementation of multilingual mother tongue education in Cambodian public schools for indigenous ethnic minority students. Educational Linguistics, 1(1), 196–217. https://doi.org/10.1515/eduling-2022-0002
Chan, V. (2018). The linguistic landscape of a Cambodia Town in Lowell, Massachusetts. Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement, 13(1), 1-24. doi:10.7771/2153-8999.1137
Wright, W. E. & Chan (2025). Khmer heritage language in the linguistic and broadcast media landscape of Cambodia Town USA. In K. Rolstad, J. MacSwan, W. E. Wright, and N. Liu (Eds.), Language diversity, policy, and social justice: A festschrift in honor of Terrence G. Wiley. Multilingual Matters.
Chan, V., Morita-Mullaney, T., & *Kuleshova, D. P. (2022). Building a more resilient approach to ELL field experience in teacher education. In C. Pu & W. E. Wright (Eds.), Innovating the TESOL practicum in teacher education: Design, implementation, and pedagogy in an era of change (pp. 17-35). New York: Routledge.
Wright, W. E., & Chan, V. (2022). Khmer language use and presence in the linguistic landscape of greater Los Angeles’ Cambodia Town. In C. H. Chik (Ed.), Multilingual La La Land: Language use in sixteen Greater Los Angeles communities (pp. 170-189). New York: Routledge.
Chan, V. (2021) Cambodia language-in-education policy in the context of ASEAN economic integration and the internationalization of higher education. In K. M. Bailey & D. Christian (Eds.), Research on teaching and learning English in under-resourced contexts (pp. 31-44). New York, NY: Routledge and TIRF.
Wright, W. E. & Chan, V. (2019). Multilingualism in North America. In S. Montanari & S. Quay (Eds.) Multidisciplinary perspectives on multilingualism: The fundamentals (pp. 77-100). De Gruyter Mouton

Courses Typically Taught

EDCI 37001 Teaching and Learning English as a New Language
EDCI 31950 Approaches to English Learner Education
EDCI 53000 English Language Development (online)
EDCI 51900 Teaching English Language Learners (online)
EDCI61450 Seminar in Bilingualism and Multilingualism