Education

• Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT), University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
• M.S.Ed. in Teaching English to the Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
• B.A. (First Class Honors) in English, Srinakarinwirot University

Areas of Interest

• Sociolinguistics
• Multiliteracies and Digital Literacies
• Technology-enhanced Second and Foreign Language Learning and Pedagogy
• Social Semiotics and Multimodal Discourse Analysis

Publication

• Koowuttayakorn, S. (2025). From tutors to influencers: Content types and micro-celebrification of English Teaching Tiktok creators in the Thai context. LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 18(2), 764-794. https://doi.org/10.70730/BVVY7891
• Koowuttayakorn, S., & Taylor, P. (2022). Usability and motivation study of mobile application for English language proficiency test preparation in Thailand: A case study of TU-GET CBT. LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 15(2), 625-648. https://so04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/LEARN/article/view/259943
• Sakulprasertsri, K., Tangkiengsirisin, S., Phoocharoensil, S., Kanokpermpoon, M., & Koowuttayakorn, S. (2021). Online English teacher training during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Thai context. Asia Pacific Journal of Educators and Education, 36(2), 299–316. https://doi.org/10.21315/apjee2021.36.2.15
• Koowuttayakorn, S. (2018). An investigation of Instagram’s metonymy: A multimodal social semiotic approach. LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 11(1), 140-149. https://so04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/LEARN/article/view/135878

Paper presentation

• Koowuttayakorn, S. (2016, May 11–14). Literacy practices in an informal language learning community of Facebook pages [Conference presentation]. Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO), East Lansing, MI, United States.
• Koowuttayakorn, S. (2015, March 7). In search of visual grammar: Metaphor, metonymy, and Instagram [Conference presentation]. Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT) Roundtable, Tucson, AZ, United States.
• Koowuttayakorn, S. (2014, February 20). English the Thai way: Thai graduate student strategies in “Thainess” in online chat in English [Conference presentation]. Teaching, Learning, and Sociocultural Studies (TLS) Graduate Colloquy, Tucson, AZ, United States.
• Koowuttayakorn, S., & Solmaz, O. (2013, October 31–November 2). Writing center as a venue for academic writing socialization of international graduate students [Conference presentation]. Second Language Research Forum (SLRF), Provo, UT, United States.
• Koowuttayakorn, S. (2011, April 11–12). Students’ opinions toward student-centered learning: The case of students taking EL172 course during summer 2010 at Thammasat University [Conference presentation]. Foreign Language Learning and Teaching (FLLT) Conference, Bangkok, Thailand.