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Thumnong Phanupong

Mr Thumnong Phanupong

Graduate Tutor

School of English, Communication and Philosophy

Overview

Phanupong Thumnong (Cody) is currently a PhD student in Centre for Language and Communication Research. His primary research interests include (critical) discourse analysis in public and professional domains, especially in cross-cultural contexts. 

Academic backgound:

  • MA in Language and Communication Research, Cardiff University, UK (2022)
    Disssertation title: Representation of OnlyFans and its Content Creators in the British and Thai News Media: A Cross-linguistic Corpus-assisted Discourse Analysis
  • MA in English, Khon Kaen University, Thailand (2017)
    Thesis title: An Analysis of Job Application Letters Written by ASEAN Applicants: Move Analysis, Move Strategies, and Politeness Strategies
  • BA in Business English, Khon Kaen University, Thailand (2009)

His current research explores the representation of LGBTQ+ community and global commodity brands in their 'queer-friendly' marketing campaigns. 

Research

Phanupong's main research interests include:
- (critical) discourse analysis
- corpus-assisted discourse analysis (CADS)
- (critical) genre analysis
- Media representation 

His interests also expand into: 
- Technology in English language teaching 
- English for specific purposes (ESP) 

Publications

Journal articles
- Thumnong, P. (2024). Discursive Construction of OnlyFans and Its Content Creators in the British and Thai News Media: A Cross-Linguistic Corpus-Assisted Discourse Study. LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 17(2), 679-710. https://so04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/LEARN/article/view/274141

- Tongpoon-Patanasorn, A., & Thumnong, P. (2020). Move and Politeness Strategies in Job Application Letters in ASEAN Contexts. LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 13(2), 105-125.  https://so04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/LEARN/article/view/243697

 

Conference Papers & Proceedings
- Thumnong, P. (2020). English Language Students' Perceptions of Interchanged Application of Face-to-Face and Synchronous Virtual Classrooms. Proceedings of The IAFOR Southeast Asian Conference on Education 2020, 7-9 February 2020, Singapore, 99-112. https://papers.iafor.org/submission55061/

- Thumnong, P. and Tongpoon-Patanasorn, A. (2017). A Genre Analysis of Job Application Letters written by ASEAN Applicants. Proceedings of The Asian Conference on Education & International Development 2017, 26-29 March 2017, Kobe, Japan, pp. 345-355.  https://papers.iafor.org/submission34975/