Bio

Bac Tran is a lecturer, textbook writer, and professional translator. He has authored and co-authored a number of books including Conversational Vietnamese, Easy Vietnamese, Colloquial Vietnamese, Vietnamese Practical Dictionary, and Vietnamese Dictionary & Phrasebook, and is a co-translator of Ship of Fate -- a memoir which was named one of the best nonfiction reads in 2021 in Global Development by the Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/dec/15/books-explain-world-guardian-writers-share-best-nonfiction-reads-2021?).

Academic Appointments

Professional Education

  • M.A., San Francisco State University, English/Linguistics

Contact

  • Academic
    bactran@stanford.edu
    University - Academic staff Department: Language Ctr Position: Lecturer

Additional Info

  • Mail Code: 2015

Research Interests

  • Assessment, Testing and Measurement
  • Collaborative Learning
  • Lifelong Learning
  • Literacy and Language
  • Teachers and Teaching

Current Research and Scholarly Interests

Vietnamese linguistics, poetry, and folk sayings/verses/tales.

Projects

  • Intermediate Vietnamese

    Ready for publication.

    Location

    California

  • Advanced Vietnamese

    Ready for publication.

    Location

    California

  • Vietnamese Grammar in a Nutshell

    Work in progress.

    Location

    Califormia

  • Getting There: A Supplementary Reader for Vietnamese Learners

    Work in progress.

    Location

    California

  • Retranslating Ho Xuan Huong's Poetry

    Work in progress.

    Location

    California

2024-25 Courses

All Publications