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The International Journal of the Royal Society of Thailand
Volume XV-2023

Many studies have been done on teaching English in VUCA environments
outside of Thailand, but their findings might not be generalized or applied to the
Thai context and educational system. Future studies are therefore needed to find out
what needs and challenges of Thai EFL teachers and students are, as well as how best
to prepare them for the VUCA world. We anticipate that new research will help

illuminate innovative and inspiring teaching strategies and encourage effective
learning.

About the authors

Namthip Anantsupamongkol is working as a lecturer at Kasetsart University, Bangkok,
Thailand. Her background is in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
(TESOL). Her teaching and expertise are in the area of second-language reading.

She is interested in action research in effective reading techniques, sociolinguistics, and
metacognitive learning.

Savika Varaporn is a full-time English lecturer at the Department of Foreign Languages,
Faculty of Humanities, Kasetsart University, Thailand. She received her Ph.D. degree
in English Language Teaching (International Programme) from the Language Institute
of Thammasat University. Her research interests include EFL reading, multimodality

in ELT, and multiliteracies. She can be reached at savikav@gmail.com.

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