Kitcha Thepsiri

Title: Dr.

Position:  Lecturer

Department: Language Studies

Educational background:

Year Degree earned Institution
2006 PhD (Educational & Applied Linguistics) Newcastle University, UK
2002 MEd (TESOL) Newcastle University, UK
1992 Graduate Diploma (Translation) Thammasart University
1988 MA (Applied Linguistics) King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Thonburi
1979 BEd (Teaching English) Srinakarintharawirote University

Professional experience:

Lecturer, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi

External Relations Officer, Department of Vocational Education

Teacher, Chumphon Technical College

Research interests:

Socio-cultural Perspectives including Task-based and Project-based Learning, Attribution and Motivation, Teaching and Learning Strategies

Publications:

Journals

  • Thepsiri, K. and Boonkhaos, K., How Collaborative is Collaborative Group Work? A Case Study of Thai Undergraduate University Students Group Task, The New English Teacher, Volume 8.1, January 2014, pp. 102 – 120.
  • Thepsiri, K. and Pojanapunya, P., Thai University Students’ Causal Attributions for Success and Failure in English Language Learning, วารสารมนุษยศาสตร์และสังคมศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยมหาสารคาม, ปีที่ 31, ฉบับที่ 5,  ตุลาคม – ธันวาคม 2555, หน้า 7 – 19.
  • Kulavichain, I. and Thepsiri, K., Teacher’s Journals as a Means to Record Teachers’ Problems and Solutions, The New English Teacher, Volume 6.2, August 2012, pp.100 – 122.
  • Thepsiri, K. and Pojanapunya, P., Remedial Students’ Attitudes towards English Language Learning and their Causal Attributions for Success and Failure, วารสารมนุษยศาสตร์และสังคมศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยขอนแก่น, Vol. 29, No. 1, January – April 2012, pp. 25 – 50.
  • Thepsiri, K. and Pojanapunya, P., Science and Engineering Students’ Attributions for Success and Failure in the EFL Classroom, Journal of Asia TEFL, Vol. 7, No. 3, Autumn 2010, pp. 29 – 57.
  • Mori, S., Gobel, P. , Thepsiri, K., and Pojanapunya, P., Attributions for Performance : A Comparative Study of Japanese and Thai University Students, JALT Journal, Vol. 32, No.1, May 2010, pp. 5 – 28.

Books

  • Singhjasiri, W. and Thepsiri, K., Teachers’ Beliefs about Task-Based Language Teaching for Science and Engineering Students, (2015) In Darasawang, P. and Reinders, H. (eds.) Innovation in Language Teaching and Learning: The Case of Thailand, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 89 – 108.

Conference proceedings

  • Suwannatho, N. and Thepsiri, K., The Correlation between Low Proficiency Undergraduate Students’ Attitudes and Motivation, Proceedings of the 35th Thailand TESOL International Conference “English Language Education in Asia: Reflections and Directions”, The Ambassador Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand, 29 – 31 January 2015, pp. 81 – 102.
  • Siripak, T. and Thepsiri, K., A Comparison of English-Thai Translation Products of a Professional Translator and Novice Translators, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Language and Communication “Innovative Inquiries and Emerging Paradigms in Language, Media and Communication”, The National Institute of Development Administration, Bangkok, 12 – 13 December 2013, pp. 442 – 456.
  • Opas, R. and Thepsiri, K., Word Selection and Attitudes towards Vocabulary Notebooks of SCiUS Students, CD Proceedings of the 3rd National Conference on Applied Arts: NCAA 2012, คณะศิลปศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีพระจอมเกล้าธนบุรี, กรุงเทพฯ, 14 ธันวาคม 2555, หน้า 160 – 177.

Presentations:

  • Pojanapunya, P. and Thepsiri, K., Thai University Students’ Attributional Beliefs of Success and Failure in the EFL Classroom, The 14th International Conference on English in Southeast Asia “English changing: Implications for policy, teaching, and research”, 26 – 28 November 2009, Manila, Philippines.
  • Thepsiri, K., A Lesson Learnt (or not Learnt) from a ‘Foreigner Interview’ Task, The 5th Thammasat University ELT Conference 2009: Expanding Visions in ELT, Thammasat University, Bangkok, 8 June 2009.
  • Thepsiri, K., A Project Record: A Means to Reflect Students’ Language Learning in Project – Based Instruction, ThaiTESOL Conference, Khon Kaen, 24 – 26 January 2008.

Contact details: 02 470 8758

Email: kitcha.the@kmutt.ac.th, pkitkmt@yahoo.com



King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi