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Yu-Hsiu (Hugo) Lee (李育修)
Hugo Yu-Hsiu Lee is one of the Thailand’s applied linguists/sociolinguists and linguistic anthropologists. He is the author of Losing Chinese as the first language in Thailand, Bargirl style of language choice and shift: A tale from the land of smile, speaking like a love entrepreneur and Chinese for cabin crews. He is the Distinguished Harste Alternative Literacies Fellow, Strickland Professional Development Scholar, 2-time alumnus of the Wendell Wright School of Education, fmr President of International Student Incorporate and 2-time Visiting Research Assistant Professor of Language Education - Affiliate Exchange Faculty - at Indiana University Bloomington (U.S.A.), Professional Development Affiliate at Columbia University (New York, U.S.A.), Panelist for London Centre for Social Studies (London, U.K.), 2-time Visiting Lecturer of Social Psychology at Chulalongkorn University and Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics at National Institute of Development Administration (Bangkok, Thailand), Long-term Adjunct and Think Tank for Asian Institute of Technology (Intergovernmental Organization) and Visiting Teaching Assistant Professor of Chinese at National Pingtung University, Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages and MingZhuan University (Taiwan, R.O.C.).
李育修
台灣高雄鼓山內惟人
2000年代在美國深造和泰國發展
畢業於美國印第安納大學
並多次獲得美國和泰國傑出人才研究獎
近年活躍於美國 泰國 中國和台灣華語教學界以及社會語言學界
是目前唯一受英國牛津大學Centre for Evidence-Based Intervention的帶頭學者DANIEL認同的泰國弱勢族群語言議題之(非泰籍)研究專家
亦是截至目前為止受英國劍橋大學出版社種族研究帶頭學者SENER認同的(非泰籍)泰國人種和語言專家
Supervisors: Dr. James Damico, Dr. Coronel-Molina, Serafin M, Dr. Peter M Cowan, and Dr. Barbara Dennis
Address: National Institute of Development Administration
李育修
台灣高雄鼓山內惟人
2000年代在美國深造和泰國發展
畢業於美國印第安納大學
並多次獲得美國和泰國傑出人才研究獎
近年活躍於美國 泰國 中國和台灣華語教學界以及社會語言學界
是目前唯一受英國牛津大學Centre for Evidence-Based Intervention的帶頭學者DANIEL認同的泰國弱勢族群語言議題之(非泰籍)研究專家
亦是截至目前為止受英國劍橋大學出版社種族研究帶頭學者SENER認同的(非泰籍)泰國人種和語言專家
Supervisors: Dr. James Damico, Dr. Coronel-Molina, Serafin M, Dr. Peter M Cowan, and Dr. Barbara Dennis
Address: National Institute of Development Administration
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Thai vocational college students. Data were collected via questionnaire surveys, think-aloud
experiments and semi-structured interviews. The research results reveal different typologies of
reading strategies adopted by lower and higher level English proficient students, illuminating how
they utilized these strategies differently. Typologies of reading strategies utilized between students
of higher and lower English proficiency levels were similar. There was no significant difference
in the overall use of reading strategies between the higher and lower level English proficient
students, excluding retrieval strategies that were employed more frequently by higher level
students than those students with lower English proficiency. The higher level students utilized
almost all subscales of strategies (excluding memory strategies) more frequently than their lower
level counterparts.
Thai sound systems which are considered to create the difficulties in L2 pronunciation, according to the
contrastive analysis hypothesis. As well, this research aims to re-check the accuracy of contrastive analysis’s
predictive power by comparing the differences of Mandarin Chinese pronunciation performance by native
Thai speakers. Research findings show that, first, it is possible to find out the similarity and difference
between L1 and L2 by contrastive analysis. Second, L2 pronunciations are influenced by L1. Third, some
differences between L1 and L2 do not cause difficulty in L2 learning, while some similarities do. In other
words, the difficulty of L2 learning is not merely the sum of its differences. Fourth, there are other factors
influencing the pronunciation of a L2 learner. As a result, the accuracy of a contrastive analysis’s predictive
power is not as high as it has been claimed.
and tattoo wearers (n=5) (They differ in their respective age, career, gender and residence). Data are analyzed using the following conceptual frames, namely, identity, impression management, interpersonal communication, nonverbal communication, self-concept and self-disclosure. It is evident by the research findings that tattoos as a form of nonverbal behavior not only influence the extent
of tattoo wearers’ personal images, but also holds inbuilt meanings (in a form of nonverbal communication) that affect the viewers. In view of tattoo wearers studied, they are concerned of their tattoo-wearing images being projected to the prospective employers during a job interview and in a workplace, and they are putting efforts to manage their images projected to others (impression management) while participating in social events.
will prove compensatory in view of the paucity of survival skills they now command, thereby enhancing employment opportunities in spite of their disabilities. Conversely, the researcher found that
younger Thai orphans (<14 years) with disabilities exhibited lower levels of awareness of the consequences of having disabilities and scarcely saw the need to learn English for the sake of
becoming more employable. As a result of demonstrating the role of awareness of disabilities as a major motivating factor for learning English, the researcher concludes that Thai orphans such as those studied can be encouraged to learn English by heightening their awareness that their job opportunities are limited by their disabilities and that becoming skilled in English can provide a feasible means whereby they can obtain suitable employment. The results of this study should prove beneficial to those engaged in sustainable English education and practice in Thai orphanages.
Thai vocational college students. Data were collected via questionnaire surveys, think-aloud
experiments and semi-structured interviews. The research results reveal different typologies of
reading strategies adopted by lower and higher level English proficient students, illuminating how
they utilized these strategies differently. Typologies of reading strategies utilized between students
of higher and lower English proficiency levels were similar. There was no significant difference
in the overall use of reading strategies between the higher and lower level English proficient
students, excluding retrieval strategies that were employed more frequently by higher level
students than those students with lower English proficiency. The higher level students utilized
almost all subscales of strategies (excluding memory strategies) more frequently than their lower
level counterparts.
Thai sound systems which are considered to create the difficulties in L2 pronunciation, according to the
contrastive analysis hypothesis. As well, this research aims to re-check the accuracy of contrastive analysis’s
predictive power by comparing the differences of Mandarin Chinese pronunciation performance by native
Thai speakers. Research findings show that, first, it is possible to find out the similarity and difference
between L1 and L2 by contrastive analysis. Second, L2 pronunciations are influenced by L1. Third, some
differences between L1 and L2 do not cause difficulty in L2 learning, while some similarities do. In other
words, the difficulty of L2 learning is not merely the sum of its differences. Fourth, there are other factors
influencing the pronunciation of a L2 learner. As a result, the accuracy of a contrastive analysis’s predictive
power is not as high as it has been claimed.
and tattoo wearers (n=5) (They differ in their respective age, career, gender and residence). Data are analyzed using the following conceptual frames, namely, identity, impression management, interpersonal communication, nonverbal communication, self-concept and self-disclosure. It is evident by the research findings that tattoos as a form of nonverbal behavior not only influence the extent
of tattoo wearers’ personal images, but also holds inbuilt meanings (in a form of nonverbal communication) that affect the viewers. In view of tattoo wearers studied, they are concerned of their tattoo-wearing images being projected to the prospective employers during a job interview and in a workplace, and they are putting efforts to manage their images projected to others (impression management) while participating in social events.
will prove compensatory in view of the paucity of survival skills they now command, thereby enhancing employment opportunities in spite of their disabilities. Conversely, the researcher found that
younger Thai orphans (<14 years) with disabilities exhibited lower levels of awareness of the consequences of having disabilities and scarcely saw the need to learn English for the sake of
becoming more employable. As a result of demonstrating the role of awareness of disabilities as a major motivating factor for learning English, the researcher concludes that Thai orphans such as those studied can be encouraged to learn English by heightening their awareness that their job opportunities are limited by their disabilities and that becoming skilled in English can provide a feasible means whereby they can obtain suitable employment. The results of this study should prove beneficial to those engaged in sustainable English education and practice in Thai orphanages.
The main focus of this paper falls on three different types of migrants (e.g., transnational/international, cross-border and domestic/trans-regional migrants) and explores issues that pertain to language use. First, an examination of transnational/international migrants who arrive in Thailand as a result of appointment by Multinational Corporations/Foreign Direct Investment (American, European, Japanese and Taiwanese companies) leads to a concern for the increased use of Thai and the decreased use of English. Second, this paper also concurs that cross-border migrants from the Great Mekong Sub-region – Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia – to work as souvenir shop sellers, restaurant waitresses, factory workers, etc., show a great deal of efforts to learn Thai than migrants from Philippines to work as school (English) teachers, (English-speaking) office staffs and domestic helpers (English-speaking babysitters/nannies). Thirdly, this paper examines the use of language/s of domestic/trans-regional migrants (primarily young and old women) from Northern- and Northeastern Thailand (and provinces in Central Thailand) to work in the Bangkok Metropolitan Area as bargirls, massage therapists, (street) prostitutes, etc.
The findings thus show that the use of English and Thai are linked to personal language learning history and requirement of current workplace where participants were under study, as well as some socio-geographical factors.
The Asia-Pacific Research Network for the Study of Language and Minority (abbreviated as APRNSLM) is an independent and private research firm and an outreach program that provides research activities, professional trainings for undergraduate, postgraduate students and the general public, outreach activities for families, and consultancy and capacity development for individuals and groups. What’s unique about APRNSLM is that it is a combination of linguistics (applied linguistic research) and social work.
Workplace (Bangkok, Thailand - ASEAN):
The International College (ICO NIDA)
The National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA)
seeks to fill a full-time PhD lecturer position.
Address: 19th Floor, Navamindradhiraj Buliding 118 Moo 3, Serithai Road Klong-Chan, Bangkapi, Bangkok, Thailand 10240
Website: http://ico.nida.ac.th/
Minimum Qualifications: We seek candidates who are native or native-like Chinese (Mandarin) speakers (from China, or Taiwan or Hong Kong or Malaysia or Singapore or elsewhere) with a PhD in Management or Business or Economics or Public Administration or a closely related Interdisciplinary Field (ABDs/Doctoral Candidates are also welcome to apply this post)
THE ROLE OF MOTIVATION, IDENTITY AND HERITAGE IN LEARNING THE CHINESE LANGUAGE IN THE UNITED NATIONS, Chinese Language Teachers Association (USA) annual conference in Seattle, Washington, Apr 2019