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Title: Assistant Professor Dr.

Position:  Lecturer

Department: Language Studies

Educational background:

Professional experience:

Presenter: The seminar on  Task-Based Learning and Curriculum Innovation at King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, May 2-4, 2001. Bangkok.

Presenter: The 21^th Thailand TESOL International Conference, January 18-20, Bangkok, Thailand

Presenter: The 22^th Thailand TESOL International Conference, January 17-19, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Presenter: The 23 ^th Thailand TESOL International Conference, January 23-25, 2003, Bangkok, Thailand

Presenter: The 24th Thailand TESOL International Conference, January 29-31, Khon Kaen, Thailand.

Presenter: The 5th International Conference on ELT in China & the 1st Congress of Chinese Applied Linguistics, May 16-21, Beijing, The People’s Republic of China.

Presenter: The 16^th Annual Korea TESOL International Conference, October 25-26, Seoul, Korea.

Research interests:

Curriculum development, program evaluation, task-based learning, learning strategies and learner autonomy

Publications:

Journals

• Srimongkontip, S. and Wiriyakarun, P., Measuring Vocabulary Size and Vocabulary Depth of Secondary Education Students in a Thai-English Bilingual School, Journal of Liberal Arts, Ubon Ratchathani University, Volume 10, No. 2, 2014, pp. 181 – 209.
• Boonparit, C., Wiriyakarun, P. and Boonmoh, A., การศึกษาการใช้กลวิธีการอ่านของผู้เรียนภาษาอังกฤษเพื่อวัตถุประสงค์ทางวิชาการที่มีระดับความสามารถทางภาษาอังกฤษต่ำในการอ่านบทความวิจัย, Sukhothai Thamathirat Open Univesity Journal, Vol. 25, No. 1, January – June 2012, pp. 139 – 153.
• Wiriyakarun, P.  (2007). Using portfolio assessment in course evaluation, PASAA, Vol. 41, pp. 49 – 70.
• Wiriyakarun, P. (2004). Critical thinking and task-based learning: Are they compatible?, rEFLections (KMUTT Journal of Language Education), Vol. 6, pp.9 – 16.
• Wiriyakarun, P. (2003). Designing task-based materials to promote learner autonomy in the classroom, rEFLections (KMUTT Journal of Language Education), Vol. 5, pp.1 – 9.

Conference proceedings

• Yantraprakorn, P., Darasawang, P. and Wiriyakarun, P., The Attributes of Successful Distance Language Learners, Proceedings of the International Conference of the Asia Association of Computer-Assisted Language-Learning (AsiaCALL 2013), Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand, 20 – 23 November 2013, pp. 1 – 9.
• Wiriyakarun, P., Developing an Academic Vocabulary Test for Thai Tertiary Students, Proceedings of the Inaugural European Conference on Language Learning (ECLL 2013) “Shifting Paradigms: Informed Responses”, 18 – 21 July 2013, Brighton Thistle Hotel, Brighton, United Kingdom, p. 578 – 591.
• Yantraprakorn, P., Darasawang, P. and Wiriyakarun, P., Enhancing Self-efficacy Through Scaffolding, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Foreign Language Learning and Teaching 2013 (FLLT 2013) “Research, Renovation and Reinforcement: Enhancing Quality in Language Education”, 15 – 16 March 2013, The Ambassador Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand, pp. 284 – 295.
• Thongthangsai, C. and Wiriyakarun, P., The Effects of Explicit and Implicit Negative Feedbacks on Thai EFL Students’ Acquisition of English Grammar, CD Proceedings of the 3rd National Conference on Applied Arts: NCAA 2012, School of Liberal Arts, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, 14 December 2012, pp. 203 – 216.
• Wiriyakarun, P. (2008). Strategy training for promoting learner autonomy: A case study. Conference summaries: the 16th Annual Korea TESOL International Conference, October 25-26, Seoul, Korea.
• Wiriyakarun, P.  (2007). An application of the integrated Stake-Tyler model to an evaluation of a task-based English course at King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
• Wiriyakarun, P.  (2007). Evaluating a task-based English course: A proposed model. Conference summaries: the 5th International Conference on ELT in China the 1st Congress of Chinese Applied Linguistics, May 16-21, Beijing, The People’s Republic of China.
• Wiriyakarun, P. (2004). Critical thinking and task-based learning: Are they compatible?. Conference summaries: the 24th Thailand TESOL International Conference, January 29-31, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
• Wiriyakarun, P. (2003). Designing task-based materials to promote learner autonomy in the classroom, Conference summaries: the 23th Thailand TESOL International Conference, January 23-25, 2003, Bangkok, Thailand
• Wiriyakarun, P. (2001). The practicalities of implementing courses. In R., Watson Todd (Ed.), Proceedings of the seminar: Task-Based Learning and Curriculum Innovation (pp.112-115). Bangkok: King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi.
• Wiriyakarun, P. (2001). Student-centred evaluation of the curriculum. In R., Watson Todd (Ed.), Proceedings of the seminar:Task-Based Learning and Curriculum Innovation (pp.). Bangkok: King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi.

Presentations:

• Wiriyakarun, P., Developing an Academic Vocabulary Test for Thai Tertiary Students, The Inaugural European Conference on Language Learning (ECLL 2013) “Shifting Paradigms: Informed Responses”, 18 – 21 July 2013, Brighton Thistle Hotel, Brighton, United Kingdom, p. 21.
• Wiriyakarun, P., Examining Thai EFL learners’ knowledge of academic English vocabulary, The 9th Asia TEFL International Conference: Teaching English in a Changing Asia : Challenges and Directions, 27 – 29 July 2011, Seoul, Korea, pp. 272 – 273.

Contact details: 02 470 8753

Email: pamararat.wir@kmutt.ac.th