Watinee Suntra

Watinee Suntara is a Thai academic and researcher specializing in linguistics and English language pedagogy. She currently serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sciences and Arts at Mahidol University (Amnat Charoen Campus) in Thailand.

Her work primarily focuses on how language is used in academic settings and how to improve English language learning for non-native speakers.

Key Areas of Expertise

• Applied Linguistics: She has conducted extensive research on the rhetorical structure of research article abstracts, specifically comparing how different academic disciplines (like linguistics vs. applied linguistics) present information.
• English as a Foreign Language (EFL): Her research often addresses common errors and challenges faced by Thai students in academic writing, such as paragraph construction and grammar.
• Interdisciplinary Interests: She is notably involved in local community development. She has served as a language counselor for organic farming groups in Amnat Charoen, aiming to integrate language education with sustainable agriculture to help farmers communicate in international markets.

Notable Publications

• Stances in Research Article Abstracts: An Analysis of Abstracts in Literary Journals (2026)
• Thai EFL Senior High School Students' Errors in Paragraph Writing (2021)
• Linguistic Features in Academic Abstracts Published in Agriculture Research Articles: A Corpus-Based Approach (2017)
• Research Article Abstracts in Two Related Disciplines: Rhetorical Variation Between Linguistics and Applied Linguistics (2013)