17th ICHiSS: The 17th International Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences Laguna Grand Hotel & Spa, Songkhla, Thailand Songkhla, Thailand, July 19, 2025

The 17^th International Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences is hosted by the Faculty of Liberal Arts (FLA), Prince of Songkla University in collaboration with the Faculty of Defence Studies and Management, National Defence University of Malaysia and The Research Center for Language, Culture, and Human Development in Lower ASEAN (RC-LCHD), Prince of Songkla University. It has also received collaborative support from partner institutions such as Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Khon Kaen University and Faculty of Liberal Arts, Mahidol University, and Faculty of Humanities,Chiang Mai University, School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). The conference is aimed for academics, researchers, and graduate students from Thailand, Malaysia, and other countries across the globe to exchange their academic experience, and publish their works contributing to the body of knowledge beneficial to teaching, learning, and research undertaking which could promote the development of their respective organizations, institutions, and countries.

Submission Guidelines

1. Abstract—If authors wish to present their work but do not wish to have their full paper published, the abstract will be evaluated by the editorial board and will be published only in the anthology of abstracts handed out on the day of the conference but will not be included in the proceedings.

2. Full papers—If authors wish to present their work and to have their papers published in the proceedings, the papers will be first assessed by our editorial board and subsequently reviewed by qualified readers who will recommend  rejection or acceptance for publication in either the conference proceedings.

The best one will be awarded the Best Paper Award, on which our selection committee’s decision is considered final.

List of Topics

Topic 1 Language and language education

• 1.1 First and second language acquisition      
• 1.2 Language professional development      
• 1.3 Language teaching and learning      
• 1.4 Literature, linguistics, and discourse analysis

Topic 2 Cultural studies

• 2.1 Creative culture
• 2.2 Cultural tourism
• 2.3 Folklore studies
• 2.4 Cultural communication
• 2.5 Cultural anthropology

Topic 3 Social sciences

• 3.1 Sociology
• 3.2 Psychology
• 3.3 Tourism and hospitality management
• 3.4 Education
• 3.5 Defence and Security
• 3.6 Religion, Law and Human Rights
• 3.7 Media and Communication
• 3.8 Supply Chain, Logistics and Transport
• 3.9 Leadership and Management 
• 3.10 Disaster risk and disaster management

Committees

Editor

• Thaenphan Senaphan Buamai, Ph.D., Prince of Songkla University, Thailand, Email: thenphan.b@psu.ac.th (Social Sciences, Sociocultural Anthropology)

Editorial Board

    Language and language education

• Assoc. Prof. Adisa Teo, Ph.D., Prince of Songkla University, Thailand, Email: adisa.s@psu.ac.th (Language and Language Education: English)
• Assoc. Prof. Kemtong Singwongsuwat, Ph.D.,  Prince of Songkla University, Thailand, Email: kemtong.s@psu.ac.th  (Language and Language Education, linguistics: English)
• Asst. Prof. Somruedee Khongput, Ph.D., Prince of Songkla University, Thailand, Email: Somruedee.K@psu.ac.th (Teacher education, Writing instruction, Learner strategies, English Language Teaching)
• Asst. Prof. Pimpawan Chaipanit, Ph.D., Prince of Songkla University, Thailand, Email: pimpawan.c@psu.ac.th (Language and Language Education, Literature: English)
• Christopher Scott Leslie, Ph.D., Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
• Assoc. Prof. Mohamad Rashidi Pakri, Ph.D., Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia, Email: rashidi@usm.my (Language and Language Education: English)
• Asst. Prof. Alejandro Azocar, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA, Email: saazocar@wisc.edu (Language and Language Education: English)
• Ishamina Athirah Muntassir, Ph.D., Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam (English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), English Medium Instruction (EMI), Global Englishes, Phonetics and phonology, Pronunciation teaching)

    Cultural studies

• Prof. Ron Fischer, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, Email: ronald.fischer@vuw.ac.nz (Social Sciences, Psychology) 
• Assoc. Prof. Punya Tepsing, Ph.D., Prince of Songkla University, Thailand, Email: punya.t@psu.ac.th (Cultural Studies) 
• Asst. Prof. Jomkwan Sudhinont, Ph.D., Prince of Songkla University, Thailand, E-mail: jomkwan.sud@psu.ac.th (Applied Thai)
• Chalermwut Wijit, Ph.D., Prince of Songkla University, Thailand, E-mail: chalermwut.w@psu.ac.th (Buddhist Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Ethics)
• Amnah Saayah bt Ismail, Ph.D., National Defence University of Malaysia, Malaysia (Malay History Malay Scholar(Ulama) Malay Sultanate history and islamic civilizations leadership)

    Social sciences

• Assoc. Prof. Kasetchai Laeheem, Ph.D., Prince of Songkla University, Thailand, Email: kasetchai.la@psu.ac.th (Social Sciences, Sociology)
• Howhan Thaveeseng, Ph.D.,Prince of Songkla University, Thailand, Email: howhan.t@psu.ac.th (Social Sciences, Tourism and Hospitality Management) 
• Banthita Hunt, Ph.D., University of Essex, UK, Email: banthita.hunt@essex.ac.uk (Cultural Studies, Cultural Tourism) 
• Assoc. Prof. Jessica Ong Hai Liaw, Ph.D., CMILT, National Defence University of Malaysia, Malaysia (PsycholinguisticsCommunicationSocial IntegrationMediaEducation)
• Assoc. Prof. Kitti Puritat, Ph.D., Chiang Mai University, Thailand, Email: kitti.p@cmu.ac.th (Gamification, Human-Computer Interaction, Virtual Reality, Culture heritage, Information Science)

Publication

The 17th ICHiSS proceedings will be published on the conference website by September 2025

Venue

The conference will be held at Laguna Grand Hotel & Spa, Songkhla, Thailand

Contact

Any questions about the conference should be emailed to libarts.conference@gmail.com