Female principal becomes the only international member of the editorial board of Diglissia Magazine

Associate Professor Phan Thi Thanh Thao, Rector of Thanh Do University, has officially become a member of the editorial board of Diglossia magazine of Pesantren Tinggi Darul Ulum Jombang University, Indonesia.

Associate Professor Phan Thi Thanh Thao, Rector of Chengdu University, has officially become a member of the editorial board of "Diglossia: Jurnal Kajian Ilmiah Kebahasaan dan Kesusastraan," a prestigious journal on Linguistics and Literature, published by the Faculty of Business, Language and Education of Pesantren Tinggi Darul Ulum Jombang University, Indonesia. The journal is published twice a year, in April and September.

Diglossia is an open-access journal, allowing readers free access to full-text articles under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license (Creative Commons NonCommercial License is a Creative Commons license that copyright holders can apply to their media to publicly license anyone to reuse that media only for non-commercial purposes).

"Diglossia" focuses on publishing theoretical research on linguistic and literary issues. In the field of linguistics, the journal accepts manuscripts on sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, critical discourse analysis, pragmatics, stylistics, and translation.

In the field of literature, the journal publishes research on literary history, literary theory, literary criticism, and analyses related to texts, films, and other media. Articles may be written in Indonesian or English.

Associate Professor Phan Thi Thanh Thao is the first Vietnamese person, and also the only international member, to join the Editorial Board of Diglossia magazine.

Speaking to a reporter from PNVN newspaper, Associate Professor Phan Thi Thanh Thao added that at Kim Chung, Hoai Duc, Hanoi, Thanh Do University has invested in modern information technology infrastructure and put into operation an "Open Science and Education Library," with over 300 open textbooks on languages, social sciences, business, and economics , which readers can download or read online for free.

"This project aims to develop a digital platform for open educational resources, allowing researchers, lecturers, students of universities nationwide, and the public to legally share and use resources without limitations of time and space. This is an effort by Chengdu University in building open educational resources and digitally transforming education, contributing to promoting lifelong learning among the people. Therefore, being an editorial member of this journal is to integrate internationally and demonstrate the university's commitment to promoting open education projects," emphasized Associate Professor Phan Thi Thanh Thao, Rector of Chengdu University.

Associate Professor Phan Thi Thanh Thao also shared that the learning materials are in English, which aligns with the government 's policy of using English as a second language in schools. More broadly, it's part of a strategy to develop lifelong learning competencies for students. This is a core competency that education needs to help learners achieve. It's known that this is a topic Associate Professor Phan Thi Thanh Thao has focused on researching, from her doctoral dissertation to her subsequent studies.

Chengdu University is a pioneer in developing the Open Education Project. The university is the Vietnamese member of EASE (European Association of Scientific Editors, established in 1982 in France) – allowing access to copyrighted materials free of charge.

Recently, the school also officially became the only Vietnamese member of the Open Education Global (OE Global) network – an international non-profit organization that supports the development and use of open education globally.

OE Global aims to expand access to education, creating opportunities for people around the world to access and contribute; improve the quality and accessibility of education; enhance student achievement; promote collaboration and sharing through co-creation, use, customization, improvement, and distribution of educational materials; create innovations in teaching methods based on a collaborative and interactive online culture; and foster international partnerships and a global culture of participation in learning, innovation, sharing, and collaboration.

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