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  PHANKHIAN Areeluck
   Department   Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Center for Language Education
   Position   Lecturer
■ Education
1. 2001/06~2006/04 Teaching Thai, Education, Chiang Mai University, Graduated, Master of Education in Teaching Thai
2. 1990/06~1994/04 Thai Language, Humanities and Social Science, Khon Kaen University, Graduated, Bachelor of Arts in Thai Language
■ Academic and professional experience
1. 2022/12~2023/02 Peace Corps Thailand Language/Integration Facilitator (LIF)
2. 2011/11~2014/09 International Organization for Migration (IOM) Field Assistant (Labour Migration and Anti-Human Trafficking )
3. 2010/11~2011/11 International Organization for Migration (IOM) Field Assistant (Multidisciplinary Thai Language Training for Migrant Workers)
4. 2009/01~2010/10 Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Migrant Education Coordinator
5. 2007/09~2008/12 Bangkok Refugee Center (BRC) Thai Language Instructor and Trainer for Volunteer Instructors
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■ Message
I’m Areeluck, and I am a Thai teacher. I love languages, culture, and helping people feel confident using Thai in real life. My research focuses on Thai as a foreign language, language learning experiences, and intercultural communication, especially for learners from different cultural backgrounds.
I’ve received teaching related awards, and I have worked on many language education projects. Before teaching at APU, I worked with international organizations supporting migrant and refugee education, which really shaped how I see language learning as something practical, meaningful, and connected to real people’s lives.
In my class, don’t be afraid to make mistakes; mistakes mean you’re learning! Let’s speak Thai, practice together, have fun, and enjoy the journey.
I’m excited to learn with you all. Welcome to my Thai class!
■ Current specialized field
Foreign Language Education, Refugee and Migrant Education, Teaching Thai as a Foreign Language, Linguistics, Tertiary education (Key Word:Foreign Language Education) 
■ Books and theses
1. 2022/03 Article Final Assessment Report: Thailand Countering Trafficking in Persons (CTIP)   (Collaboration) 
2. 2011 Book Supplementary Learning Material for the Multidisciplinary Thai Language Curriculum for Migrant Workers; vocabulary in factory, ceramic vocabulary, sewing vocabulary, and general weaving vocabulary.  - (Collaboration) 
3. 2010 Book Multidisciplinary Thai Language Training Curriculum for Migrant Workers   (Collaboration) 
4. 2006 Other Construction of Basic Thai Language Lessons for Karenni Refugees   (Single) 
■ Academic or professional association memberships
1. 2023/08~ The Council of Teachers of Southeast Asian Languages (COTSEAL)
■ Conference presentations
1. 2025/09/26 Results of Proficiency-Based Listening Assessment for Learner of Thai as a Foreign Language (SEALC Fall 2025 Hybrid Symposium, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa)
2. 2024/12/01 Active learning strategies to engage and motivate students in learning Thai a a foreign language in Japan: A case study of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (Asia Pacific Conference 2024)
3. 2024/05/31 SEALC Listening Proficiency Assessment (SEALC Listening Proficiency Assessment Symposium-University of Wisconsin–Madison)
4. 2024/04/05 How role-play learning improves Thai speaking abilities in Thai II class (APU CLE Forum 2024)
■ Awards and honors
1. 2024/07 Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University CLE Faculty Award: Outstanding Achievements in the Field of Teaching for AY2023 (How role-play learning improves Thai speaking abilities in Thai II class.)
■ Qualification and licenses
1. 2025/11 Certificate of PBL (Project-Based Learning) Quickstart
2. 2025/09 Certificate of Lifelong Education and Learning for Encouraging Future Skills in a Digital/AI Age
3. 2025/07 Certificate of Knowledge of Pali and Sanskrit in the Thai Language for Teaching Reading and Writing to Teachers of Thai as a Foreign Language
4. 2025/05 Certificate of Psychology of Teaching Thai Language to Foreigners
5. 2010 Graduate Diploma of Educational Administration
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■ Educational ability
● Made textbook and teaching material
1. 2011/11/30 Thai Language Training Curriculum, textbooks and teaching materials for Migrant Workers
■ Professional contribution to Society
1. 2024/10~2024/10 Northern Thai Dialect
■ E-Mail address
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