Asst. Prof. Thinley Wangdi
Thinley Wangdi is an Assistant Professor at the School of Languages and General Education, Walailak University, Thailand. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Language Education at Saint Louis University, Baguio City. He earned his Master’s degree in Teaching English as an International Language (TEIL) from Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand. He is recognized as a Fellow by the UK’s Higher Education Academy (FHEA). His research interests include English language teaching, technology and language teaching/learning, teacher education, and educational psychology. He has published over 30 research articles indexed in Scopus and Web of Science. His recent publications have appeared in journals such as South Asia Research, Asian Englishes, Journal of Education for Teaching, TESL-EJ, and the Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development.
Latest Publications
Wangdi, T., Lhadon, P., & Rigdel, K. S. (2026). Translanguaging in EMI classrooms: what Bhutanese teachers believe and practice? Asian Englishes, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/13488678.2026.2616585
Rigdel, K. S., Wangdi, T., & Lhadon, P. (2026). Emotional exhaustion among Bhutanese teachers of English: antecedents, effects, and emotion regulation strategies. Journal of Education for Teaching, 1-20. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02607476.2026.2634974
Wangdi, T., Rigdel, K. S., Dawa, T., & Tshering, K. (2025). Using ChatGPT as an assessment tool in education: A systematic literature review of practices and limitations. Issues in Educational Research, 35(2), 818-837.
Wangdi, T., & Shimray, R. (2025). Exploring the Reticence of Thai University Students in English Classrooms: Student-centred Coping Strategies. Journal of Education Culture and Society, 16(2), 297-315. https://doi.org/10.15503/jecs2025.3.297.315
Rigdel, K. S., Wangdi, T., Lhadon, P., & Sonam, S. (2025). Ecological factors influencing early-career teachers retention and attrition: insights from Bhutan. Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/02188791.2025.2458847
Shimray, R., & Wangdi, T. (2025). Boredom in online foreign language classrooms: Antecedents and solutions from students’ perspective. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 46(2), 288–303. https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2023.2178442