Asst. Prof. Dr. Wararat Whanchit
Email: wwararat@mail.wu.ac.th
Wararat Whanchit is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at the School of Liberal Arts, Walailak University. She holds a BA in English from Chulalongkorn University, an MA in Language Studies (Computing) from the University of Kent at Canterbury, and a PhD in Applied Linguistics from the University of Edinburgh.
Her diverse academic background fuels her research in storytelling, EFL writing, English language teaching, language contact, and learner corpora. She particularly enjoys teaching courses such as Morphology and Syntax, English Composition, and Persuasive English, where she explores innovative ways to engage learners of English as a foreign language.
Additionally, she is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and remains an enthusiastic language learner.
Latest Publications
Khamsuk, A. & Whanchit, W. (2021) ‘Storytelling: An alternative home delivery of English vocabulary for preschoolers during COVID-19’s lockdown in southern Thailand’, South African Journal of Childhood Education. 11(1), a897. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajce.v11i1.897
Rahmat, N. H., Abdullah, N. A. T., Yahaya, M. H., Yean, C. P. & Whanchit. W. (2020) “Gender Differences on the Use of Metadiscourse on Reflective Essays: A Case Study of Inbound Students” International Journal of Asian Social Science, 10(5), 06/2020: pp.248-261
Rahmat, N. H., Aripin, N., Lin, N.M., Whanchit, W. & Khairuddin, Z. (2020) “Exploring the Connection between Critical Thinking Skills and Academic Writing”. International Journal of Asian Social Science, 10(2), 02/2020, pp. 118-128.
Rahmat, N. H., Whanchit, W., Taib, S. A., Jenal, N., Anuar, M., Sim, M. S., & Mohandas, E. S. (2022). Investigating The Relationship between Writing and Cooperative Learning. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 12(8), 1696 – 1710.
Sukkaew, N. & Whanchit, W. (2020) Effects of Cooperative Learning and Peer Influence on English Debate Learning Experience of Novice Student Debaters: A Case Study of a University Debate Club, Journal of Studies in the English Language, 15 (1), 01/2020: pp.159-220.
Sukkaew, N., Apridayani, A., & Whanchit, W. (2025). Debates in the EFL Classroom: A Sociocultural Approach to Language Acquisition, Emotional Resilience, and Peer Collaboration. Journal of Education Culture and Society, 16(2), 483-504.
Waluyo, B., Phanrangsee, S., & Whanchit, W. (2023). Gamified grammar learning in online English courses in Thai higher education. Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies, 13(4), e202354. https://doi.org/10.30935/ojcmt/13752
Whanchit, W. (2022) Universal language -- a spiritual passage to destiny in Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist. Proceedings of the 9th Symposium of International Languages and Knowledge (SILK2022), 100-104.
Whanchit, W., & Sukkaew, N. (2023). The language contact phenomenon in Thailand: English borrowing, comprehension, and public attitudes. Studies in English Language and Education, 10(2), 1041-1061.
Whanchit, W. & Howell, P. (2025) English borrowing: a potential resource for enhancing the lexical capacity of southern Thai youth. Scientific Culture, 11(3.1), 157-168. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11032512