Monthon Kanokpermpoon

LecturerinEnglishLanguageTeachingLanguage Institute, Thammasat University

2 Prachan Road, Praborommaharachawang, Bangkok 10200 Thailand

Academic achievement

Master of Arts 2003 - 2005 Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) (English programme) Thammasat University, Thailand

Bachelor of Arts 1997 - 2001 Business English (International programme) Assumption University of Thailand

* Undertaking a PhD study in Educational and Applied Linguistics at Newcastle University, UK (under Thammasat University Overseas PhD Scholarship)

Professional positions in ELT (English Language Teaching)

Lecturer in English Language Teaching 2006 - present Language Institute, Thammasat University

Lecturer in English 2005 - 2006 School of Liberal Arts, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi

Lecturer in English Business Communication 2002 - 2005 Faculty of Liberal Arts, Siam University

English Teacher 2001 - 2002 Department of Foreign Languages, Bangkok Christian College

monthon@tu.ac.th monthon.kan@gmail.com Administrative positions

Executive Committee Member 2009 - 2015 Head of Self-Access Learning Special Interest Group (SIG) 2011 - 2012 Thailand TESOL Organisation

Assistant Director for IT Development 2010 - 2014 Head of Academic Development Committee 2009 - 2010 Language Institute, Thammasat University

Assistant to Department Chairperson 2005 - 2006 School of Liberal Arts, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi

Head of Listening-Speaking Skills 2003 - 2005 Department of English Business Communication, Siam University

Professional membership

Global professional member 2012 - present TESOL International Association

Member 2006 - present ASIA TEFL Organisation

Executive committee member 2009 - 2015 Thailand TESOL Organisation

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Awards 2015

Best student presentation prize ECLS Postgraduate Student Conference

School of Education, Communication

and Language Sciences (ECLS)

Newcastle University, UK

2005 Highest GPA record Language Institute,

Thammasat University, Thailand

2002 First-class teaching award Siam University, Thailand

2002 Academic excellence award

Assumption University of Thailand

Royal Thai decoration 2012

Companion (Fourth Class) of the Most

Exalted Order of the White Elephant

Research contribution Continuing professional development (CPD)

Management Certificate in ELT Leadership Management TESOL International Association, USA (2014)

Applied Linguistics Certificate in Corpus Linguistics

UCREL Summer School, Lancaster University, UK (2015)

Certificate in Phonetics, Phonology and Transcription

MOOC, Virtual Linguistics Campus, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany (2013)

Certificate in Practical Phonetics for English Pronunciation Instructions

Mahidol University, Thailand (2003)

Certificate in English Pronunciation The British Council, Bangkok (2003)

Blended Learning Certificate in Computer-Assisted Language

Learning University of Edinburgh, UK (2010)

Certificate in e-Learning Media Production Thailand Cyber University,

Ministry of Education, Thailand (2007)

Certificate in Macromedia Flash Production for Presentation

King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand (2007)

Certificate in Microsoft Producer for e-Learning Media Production

Chulalongkorn University, Thailand (2007)

Certificate in Teaching English with New Media Chiang Mai University, Thailand (2006)

TESOL and TESOL Methodology Certificate in Teaching and Learning English

University of Edinburgh, UK (2010)

Certificate in Theory and Practice of Test Construction (NFP programme)

National Institute for Educational Measurement (CITO International), the Netherland (2009)

Certificate in Jump Start to Problem-based Learning (PBL)

King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand (2005)

Certificate in Introduction to Teaching English The British Council, Bangkok (2000)

Diploma in English for Business The British Council, Bangkok (2000)

Research reports

วิไลวรรณ อรุณมานะกุล, มณฑล กนกเพิ่มพูน และสุนีย์พร เลิศกุลทานนท์. (2555). แนวทางการพัฒนาแบบทดสอบอิเลคทรอนิกส์ วิชาภาษาอังกฤษสำหรับ

นักศึกษาผู้พิการทางสายตา. รายงานการวิจัย. มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์. (ทุนวิจัยสิ่งประดิษฐ์ 300,000 บาท จาก มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์)

(Aroonmanakun, V., Kanokpermpoon, M., and Lertkultanon, S. (2012). Designing electronic tests of English language for visually-impaired students. Research report. Thammasat University.) (Research Grant of 300,000 baht from Thammasat University)

วิไลวรรณ อรุณมานะกุล, มณฑล กนกเพิ่มพูน และสุนีย์พร เลิศกุลทานนท์. (2555).  การวิเคราะห์แบบทดสอบวิชาภาษาอังกฤษพื้นฐานและปัญหาในการทำแบบ

ทดสอบของนักศึกษาผู้พิการทางสายตา มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์. รายงานการวิจัย. มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์.

(Aroonmanakun, V., Kanokpermpoon, M., and Lertkultanon, S. (2012). Thammasat University English foundation test analysis and problems with test structure and contents for visually-impaired students. Research report. Thammasat University.)

วิไลวรรณ อรุณมานะกุล, มณฑล กนกเพิ่มพูน และสุนีย์พร เลิศกุลทานนท์. (2554).  การศึกษาพฤติกรรมการเรียน และปัญหาในการเข้าถึงสื่อการเรียนรู้วิชาภาษา

อังกฤษพื้นฐานของนักศึกษาผู้ พิการทางสายตา มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์. รายงานการวิจัย. มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์.

(Aroonmanakun, V., Kanokpermpoon, M., and Lertkultanon, S. (2011). A study of Thammasat University visually impaired students' learning styles and problems in accessing English language learning media. Research report. Thammasat University.)

Paper presentations

Kanokpermpoon, M. (2015). English reading-listening materials and learners’ information retention: An analysis of Cognitive Load Theory. Paper presented at the 14th Postgraduate Research Student Conference, School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences, Newcastle University, UK, 17 June 2015.

Kanokpermpoon, M. (2012). Using students’ initiative materials in an English writing class. Paper presented at the 9th Annual Lao TESOL Conference 2012, Vientiane, Laos, 2-3 January 2012.

Book reviews

Kanokpermpoon, M. (forthcoming, 2015). [Review of the book Research methods for applied language studies: An advance resource book by K. Richards, S. Ross and P. Seedhouse]. Thai TESOL Journal.

Kanokpermpoon, M. (2015). [Review of the book Key topics in second language acquisition by V. Cook and D. Singleton]. LEARN Journal, 8(1), 88-89.

Available online at: http://164.115.22.25/ojs222/index.php/LEARN/article/view/386

Academic contribution

Academic journals

Kanokpermpoon, M. (2013). Managing working memory in language instructions: An overview of Cognitive Load Theory. Thammasat Review, 16(2), 93-108.

Available online at http://tujournals.tu.ac.th/thammasatreview/detailEN.aspx?BookID=17

Kanokpermpoon, M. (2012). 21st century language learning and

teaching: Implementation of ICT-oriented language education. Thammasat University Journal, 31(1), 26-54.

Available online at http://164.115.22.25/ojs222/index.php/tuj/article/view/173

Kanokpermpoon, M. (2011, July-December). Opinion writing in the 21st century. TU TEFL Alumni Association Bulletin (TEFL Guru), 2, 4.

Available online at http://www.litu.tu.ac.th/2012/images/litu/pdf/tutefl%20alumni_bulletin_issue%202_2011.pdf

Kanokpermpoon, M. (2010, May). Creative story writing through reading: A tip for reading-writing classes. Thailand TESOL New Focus, 2, 50-53.

Available online at: http://www.thailandtesol.org/Menu/Publications/Data/New%20Focus%202010.pdf

Kanokpermpoon, M. (2007, January-April). Thai and English consonantal sounds: A problem or a potential for EFL learning? ABAC Journal, 27(1), 57-66.

Available online at http://www.journal.au.edu/abac_journal/2007/jan07/article%205-preliminary-ABAC_Journal%20V27no1.pdf

Kanokpermpoon, M. (2007, January). A preliminary investigation of English and Thai Consonants. rEFLections, 10, 10-21.

Available online at http://arts.kmutt.ac.th/sola/rEFL/REFL10.pdf

Kanokpermpoon, M. (2006, January-June). การออกเสียงคำในภาษาอังกฤษของคนไทย (Thai ways of pronouncing English words). Cultural Approach, 7(11), 26-31.

Kanokpermpoon, M. (2005, January-June). A preliminary investigation on vocabulary in context: How to learn and teach it. Cultural Approach, 6(9), 49-53.

Kanokpermpoon, M. (2004, January-June). English fricatives: A problematic area of Thai students’ pronunciation. Cultural Approach, 4(7), 61-76.

Book

Kanokpermpoon, M. (2007). Supplementary handbook of EL172 English course III: Grammar and writing. Bangkok: Thammasat University. (Grant of 5,000 baht from the Language Institute, Thammasat University)

Grants/Scholarships

2014-2018 Overseas PhD Scholarship

Thammasat University, Thailand

2012-2014 Research Grant of 300,000 Baht Thammasat University, Thailand

2010 Overseas Short-course Training

Grant Language Institute,

Thammasat University, Thailand

2009 Netherlands Fellowship

Programme for Short-course Training Nuffic, the Netherlands

2007 Supplementary Material Grant of

5,000 Baht Language Institute,

Thammasat University, Thailand

Research interests

English phonetics and phonology

Blended learning

Cognitive Load Theory

Thinking skill development

ELT methodology

Community services

Training courses/programmes

Project manager for corporate English language trainings (2013 - 2014) Trainer of language skills and test preparations (2009 - 2014) Teacher trainer in English language teaching (2009 - 2014)

Language Institute, Thammasat University, Thailand

Teacher trainer in English language teaching (2009 - 2014) Thailand TESOL Organisation

Guest lecturer in English language and English language teaching Bangkok University International College, Thailand (2013 - 2014) English Department, Bangkok University, Thailand (2009 - 2013) Satreewitaya School, Thailand (2010)

Academic journals

Abstract reviewer for Thailand TESOL international conferences (2009 - present) Editorial team member for Thailand TESOL New Focus (2011 - 2013)

Thailand TESOL Organisation

Editorial team member for FLLT Journal (2012 - 2013) (now LEARN Journal) Editorial team member for LITU Journal (2010 - 2011) (now LEARN Journal)

Language Institute, Thammasat University, Thailand

International conferences and seminars

Registration coordinator and conference organiser (2015) CRiLLS Postgraduate Conference in Linguistics Centre for Research in Linguistics and Language Sciences, Newcastle University, UK

Conference organising committee member and main MC (2009 - 2014) Thailand TESOL International Conferences, Thailand TESOL Organisation

Program chair and conference organiser (2010 - 2014) Foreign Language Learning and Teaching Conferences (FLLT Conferences)

Conference organiser (2014), 1st CULI-LITU International Conference (co-hosted with Chulalongkorn University Language Institute)

Registration chair and organiser (2014), 1st Tri-ELE International Conference (co-hosted with Assumption University and Mahidol University)

General affairs coordinator (2010 - 2014), LITU Graduate Conferences Language Institute, Thammasat University, Thailand

Seminar organiser (2005 - 2006), English seminars School of Liberal Arts, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand

Seminar organiser, conference organiser and MC (2003 - 2004) English seminars and international conferences, Siam University, Thailand

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Inter-personal skills

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@ Language skills

@ Management skills

@ Negotiation skills

@ Digital skills

@ Problem-solving skills

@ Decision-making skills

Featured courses taught

ESP courses English for SME (graduate level)

English for hospitality (graduate level)

English for airline business

English for work

English for economists

Communicative English for business

English for science and technology

Academic English

Language skill courses Grammar for better English

Listening-speaking

Reading and writing

Test preparation courses IELTS preparation

TOEFL preparation

TOEIC preparation

English for advanced studies

Teacher training courses Project-based teaching

methodology

Oral communication skills

Teaching listening and speaking skills