Thu Tran is the Program Manager of the Intensive English Program at Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri, USA. He received his undergraduate degree from Vietnam and his graduate degrees from Australia and the USA. He served as the President of MIDTESOL, Co-Chair of the Adult Education Interest Section in TESOL, and Founding Editor of the MIDTESOL Journal. His special interests include second language vocabulary acquisition and instruction, assessment, teacher training, and curriculum and materials development.