Dr Zainee Waemusa

Dr Zainee Waemusa

Assistant Professor of English

PhD Education (2016, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand)

MA Communication Studies (1999, University of Iowa, USA)

MA Applied Linguistics (1993, Mahidol University, Thailand)

BA English (1991, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand)

Specialization: online collaborative learning, technology-enhanced language learning, blended learning in EFL, design-based research

Email: zainee.w@psu.ac.th

Phone: +66 74 286705

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Profile

Dr Zainee’s core expertise is in the use of digital technology in language teaching and learning, which was also the focus of his doctoral thesis: “The Use of a Wiki to Promote Online Collaborative Learning at a Thai University”.

Teaching and Research Supervision

Courses

  • Research Methodology

Theses supervised

  • Mobile Devices in English as a Foreign Language Contexts in Southern Thai High Schools (MA)
  • The Effects of Using WordSift in English Vocabulary Teaching on Student Vocabulary Retention and Depth at a Thai Secondary School (MA)

Publications

Journal Articles

Cruz, R. A., & Waemusa, Z. (2023). Investigating EFL Learners’ Communication in Facebook Messenger Group Chats: A Quantitative Analysis of Social Presence Indicators in Online Learning. Teaching English with Technology, 23 (2), 69-87.

Waemusa, Z., & Jongwattanapaiboon, A. (2023). Divergence of everyday practices and school policy on mobile use: challenges to developing EFL learners’ digital literacies. International Journal of Technology in Education (IJTE), 6 (1), 37-48.

Phetsut, P., & Waemusa, Z. (2022). Effectiveness of mobile assisted language learning (MALL)-based inervention on developing Thai EFL learners’ oral accuracy. International Journal of Technology in Education (IJTE), 5 (4), 571-585.

Howlett, G., & Waemusa, Z. (2019). 21st Century learning skills and autonomy: Students’ perceptions of mobile devices in the Thai EFL context. Teaching English with Technology, 19 (1), 72-85.

Howlett, G., & Waemusa, Z. (2018). Digital native/digital immigrant divide: EFL teachers’ mobile device experiences and practice. Contemporary Educational Technology, 9 (4), 374-389.

Dumchoo, S., & Waemusa, Z. (2018). Using WordSift in English vocabulary teaching in a Thai classroom: Student vocabulary retention.  Journal of Liberal Arts, Prince of Songkla University, 10 (2), 266-299.

Waemusa, Z. (2017). Anonymous peer reviews in writing classes: A literature overview.  Journal of Liberal Arts, Prince of Songkla University, 9 (1), 90-113.