This document provides biographical and professional information about Dr. Melada Sudajit-apa, including her educational background, certificates, work history, and research publications. It details that she received her PhD in Applied Linguistics from the University of Edinburgh, works as the Head of the English Department at Thammasat University, and her research focuses on topics related to English language teaching and learning, particularly for business contexts in Thailand.

1. Asst. Prof. Dr. Melada Sudajit-apa
English Department, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University
Rangsit Campus, Phaholyothin Road, Klongluang, Patumtani, 12121
Email: meladas@gmail.com, Tel: 02 6965291
Educational Background:
October 2004 – January 2009: Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Linguistics, University of Edinburgh
January 1998-July 1999: Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other
Languages), University of Technology, Sydney (Australia)
June 1993- March 1997: Bachelor of Arts,Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)
Certificate:
July 6-17, 2015: Doing research with discourse analysis: A discourse perspective on
making sense of social change, VU University Amsterdam (The
Netherlands)
August 2012: Specialist Certificate in Teaching Business English and Business
Discourse Analysis, RELC SEAMEO (Singapore)
Work History:
March 2013-Present: Head of English Department
Faculty of Liberal Arts,Thammasat University
February 2011-March2013: Director of Graduate Program in English for Business and Management
(EBM), Faculty of Liberal Arts,Thammasat University
March 2010 – March 2013: Academic Affairs Committee, English Department, Faculty of Liberal
Arts, Thammasat University
Research:
Sudajit-apa, M. (2015). Role of simulation in the Thai Graduate Business English Program:
Can they engage and elicit learners’ realistic use of specific language?Theory and Practice in
Language studies,5(2),282-291. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17507/tpls.0502.07
Sudajit-apa, M. (2013).Role of simulation in the Thai Graduate Business English Program: Can
they engage and elicit learners’ realistic use of specific language?.The Third Asian Conference,
IAFOR,Osaka,Japan.
Sudajit-apa, M. (2011). Learners’ Reported Use of Cognitive and Metacognitive Reading
Strategies: A Study of Thai Undergraduate Students. Journal of English Studies,(6),72-
96.
Sudajitapa, M. (2009). Learner’s Awarenessof their Use of Cognitive and Metacognitive Reading
Strategies and their Performance:A Study among Thai Undergraduate Students. The
5th
Thammasat ELT Conference: Expanding Visions in ELT.
Sudajitapa, M. (2007). A Systemic Approach to EFL Reading Materials Development: Some findings of
the Second Cycle Evaluation. IALS Research Seminar. Edinburgh.

2. Sudajitapa, M. (2006). Linguistic vs. ProceduralSimplification: An Investigation of Reading Materials
Modification and its Effect on Thai University Learners’ Materials Perception and Reading
Performance. IALS Research Seminar. Edinburgh.
Sudajit-apa, M. (2005). The role of peer collaborative interaction in a small group reading
activity on EFL reading comprehension. Journal of Liberal Arts,(5),180 - 200.