
Education
- PhD (Literacy, Culture, and Language Education) Indiana University Bloomington, 2009
- MA (Literacy, Culture, and Language Education) Indiana University Bloomington, 2008
- BA (English) First Class Honors, Thammasat University, 2006
Research Interests
- Vocabulary Acquisition for English Language Learners
- Strategies-Based Language Learning
- Professional Development for Language Teachers
- New Literacies
Publications
Seedanont, C., & Pookcharoen, S. (2019). Fostering metacognitive reading strategies in Thai EFL classrooms: A focus on proficiency. English Language Teaching, 12(7), 75-86.
Pookcharoen, S. (2017). Academic reading. Bangkok: Threelada Printing.
Pookcharoen, S. (2016). Thai EFL university teachers' beliefs and practices about vocabulary learning strategies. Language Education and Acquisition Research Network (LEARN) Journal, 9, 155-172.
Chatpunnarangsee, K., & Pookcharoen, S. (2013). A metacognitive-based analysis of online reading strategies among Thai EFL undergraduate students. Journal of Liberal Arts, 13, 117-142.
Lee, Y., Kigamwa, J. C., Pookcharoen, S., & In, V. (2013). A cross-cultural study of the metacognitive online reading strategies among EFL university students. Modern English Education, 14, 109-132.
Lee, Y., Kigamwa, J. C., Pookcharoen, S., & In, V. (2013). Exploring metacognitive online reading strategies among university students in four nonnative English speaking countries. Working Papers in Literacy, Culture, and Language Education, 2, 97-118.
Pookcharoen, S. (2011). Thai EFL undergraduates' vocabulary learning strategies: Perception and practice. Journal of English Studies, 6, 31-53.
Pookcharoen, S. (2011). Reading mastery. Bangkok: Threelada Printing.
Pookcharoen, S. (2011). Empowering learners through technology integrated units. New Focus, 3, 56-63.
Pookcharoen, S. (2010). Revitalizing Thai EFL classrooms through electronic portfolios. Journal of English Studies, 5, 36-55.
Pookcharoen, S. (2009). Learning to teach, teaching to learn: Lessons from a Thai EFL teacher. Language Institute, Thammasat University (LITU) Journal, 4, 1-18.
Pookcharoen, S. (2009). How I learned to teach is not how I can teach: A mismatch between Western ideologies and Thai EFL practices. Proceedings of the International Conference on National Language Policy: Language Diversity for National Unity, The Royal Institute of Thailand, 365-380.
Pookcharoen, S. (2008). Enhancing the possibility of vocabulary development in the Thai EFL high school context. Proceedings of the Ramkhamhaeng University - University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific - Commission on Higher Education (RU-UMAP-CHE) International Conference, 157-164.
Pookcharoen, S. (2007). Exploring how teaching morphemic analysis fosters Thai EFL students' vocabulary development. Journal of English Studies, 3, 85-105.
Distinguished Young Researcher Award (2013), Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University
Best TESOL Doctoral Forum Poster (2009), The 43rd Annual TESOL Convention and Exhibit, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL)
Isabel Craig Memorial Scholarship (2008-2010), Department of Literacy, Culture, and Language Education, Indiana University Bloomington
Professional Development Fellowship (2007-2008), Department of Literacy, Culture, and Language Education, Indiana University Bloomington
