School of Liberal Arts, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi in collaboration with Malaysian Association of Applied Linguistics, the Singapore Association for Applied Linguistics, and Thai Association for Applied Linguistics held an online international conference (Doing Research in Applied Linguistics 2021 International Conference: DRAL 4) on Saturday, 4 September 2021, through ZOOM meeting. The conference was welcomed by Dean – Asst. Prof. Dr. Sasitorn Suwannathep and Vice President for Internationalization – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pornapit Darasawang. It was an honour to have Professor Brian Paltridge from the University of Sydney and Professor Guangwei Hu from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University as keynote speakers.
The purpose of DRAL4 conference was to serve as a platform for educators and researchers to disseminate research in applied linguistics, to share knowledge, and to network as well as to have academic collaboration in the future. The conference was attended by
195 participants from both Thai and international universities.
