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Wimontham, Onsiri. "A Study on EFL Teaching Affecting Chinese Cultural Tourism." Theory and Practice in Language Studies 8, no. 8 (August 1, 2018): 1035. http://dx.doi.org/10.17507/tpls.0808.17.
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This research article is focused on presenting research studies related to English teaching as a foreign language in educational institutes; secondary and higher education levels in China so as to acquire whether there is weakness and strength or not. This research is conducted in Thailand and Beijing municipality, People’s Republic of China. The duration of research is 90 days; 80 days in Thailand and 10 days in People’s Republic of China. The sample size of 30 persons is chosen with the purposive sampling method. The research instruments consist of questionnaire, focus group interview and evaluating form from participatory. The researcher conducts analysis for both qualitative and quantitative data with a SWOT analysis technique; strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. The research was found that the summary of opinion of youths who live in Beijing towards the importance of using English to elevate and develop cultural and wisdom tourism, The summary of Chinese youths’ opinion towards the teaching and learning curriculum management of English for communication in Beijing municipality, secondary education level, The summary of level of Chinese youths opinion towards the teaching and learning curriculum management of English for communication in Beijing municipality, in a higher education level.
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Boonsuk, Yusop, and Eric A. Ambele. "Existing EFL Pedagogies in Thai Higher Education: Views from Thai University Lecturers." Arab World English Journal 12, no. 2 (June 15, 2021): 125–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awej/vol12no2.9.
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Since English is extensively used among linguacultural users to access life opportunities, it has become a requisite foreign language in the Thai educational system. To prepare Thai learners for this new changing role of English and reduce English Language Teaching dependency on the native English variety, this study aimed to explore English lecturers’ voices in Thai universities on existing English as a Foreign Language (EFL) pedagogies at the Thai tertiary level with the research question: how do English lecturers in Thai universities perceive EFL in Thai universities? Data was collected through semi-structured interviews with 25 Thai EFL university lecturers selected from ten different universities in Thailand and analyzed using content analysis. The finding reveals that EFL-oriented pedagogy plays a dominant role in English language teaching (ELT) education in Thai classrooms, illustrating three main salient themes from the study: (1) EFL pedagogies; (2) EFL materials; and (3) EFL curriculums. The result shows that the pedagogy is less responsive in the changing roles of English use and its widespread worldwide, especially among diverse linguacultural interlocutors. Hence, English university lecturers should reconsider, adjust, and made more practical glocal changes in English language teaching for the purpose of language teaching, language planning and predicting language change.
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Baker, Will, and Fan (Gabriel) Fang. "Intercultural citizenship and the internationalisation of higher education: the role of English language teaching." Journal of English as a Lingua Franca 11, no. 1 (March 1, 2022): 63–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/jelf-2022-2067.
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Abstract The expanding internationalisation of higher education (HE) has resulted in the inte rcultural dimensions becoming a core aim of many institutions. This is frequently represented though the concept of intercultural or global citizenship with students expected to engage with academic, professional and social communities across multiple scales from the local to the global. The language though which both the internationalisation of HE and intercultural citizenships is expected to take place is often English, or more precisely ELF, epically in English medium education (EME). Therefore, given this key role for English, English language teaching (ELT) provides an ideal setting for developing intercultural citizenship education. However, at present, this is an under-researched area. To address this gap, this collection of short papers provides a snap shot of current thinking and research form ELF perspectives. We include reports on the development of intercultural citizenship through study abroad for university students from China, Japan and Thailand; the role of intercultural citizenship in pre-service teacher education in Turkey; and a discussion of the relationship between intercultural citizenship, identity, symbolic power and language in the ELT and EMI classroom.
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Gestanti, Rohfin Andria, Elok Putri Nimasari, and Restu Mufanti. "MULTICUTURAL CLASSROOM: TEACHER’S REFLECTION IN TEACHING ENGLISH FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FROM NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRY." EXPOSURE : JURNAL PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS 7, no. 2 (November 24, 2018): 179–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.26618/exposure.v7i2.1511.
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This present article aimed to elaborate the challenging problems that have been encountered by multicultural classroom teacherand how to deal with it. Heterogeneity in classroom is a common issue in language learning, especially with the involvement of multiculturalism. In this globalization era, the emergence of educational exchange causes students from a country takes their higher education in another country having better quality and reputation. Those students are commonly addressed as international students. The enrollment of such students is perceived advantageous for the university since it improves the international recognition. However, it also requires some efforts concerning the multicultural issue such as language, so that the students may successfully accomplish their study in a country which the native language is different from their native. With regard to this condition, the use of international language as a means of communication is unavoidable. However, in some circumstances, the use of native language in which the students take their study is more required, depending on the educational policy in appointed university. There are several students from Thailand taking their study in a private university in Ponorogo. Concerning the language, most of them are not mastering both English and Indonesia. As a result, teaching those students might be challenging due to misunderstanding communication that may occur in the classroom, especially for students who do not enroll in English Department. It presents the author’s experiences in teaching English for specific purposes in Communication Science Department of this university.
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Kanoksilapatham, Budsaba, and Attapol Khamkhien. "CLIL implemented and scaffolded in an EFL higher education context: Engineering research methodology course." Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics 11, no. 3 (January 31, 2022): 502–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.17509/ijal.v11i3.36913.
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The increasing global and local demands to improve English proficiency have been a burgeoning challenge across the entire paradigm and domains. Specifically, in academia, the ability to read English research articles is of paramount importance. Meanwhile, Content Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) implementation has been recognized to be a successful teaching approach. This study aims to estimate the CLIL impact on enhancing the students’ English research article reading skills, enlarging their vocabulary repertoire, and boosting the students’ and instructors’ satisfaction. The focus of the study is on a “research methodology” course for engineering students in Thailand. Throughout CLIL, the language teachers and engineering teachers closely collaborated, designing course materials and developing language activities. To assess research article reading skills and vocabulary knowledge, two sets of similar pretests/posttests were administered. Then, to assess the students’ level of CLIL satisfaction, questionnaires were completed, and two separate focus group discussion sessions were conducted with the students and teachers. Test score analysis yielded a significantly enhanced output in both the content subject and English vocabulary knowledge. Additionally, questionnaire and focus group discussion data analysis indicated that both the students and teachers had positive attitudes toward CLIL instruction. Taken together, this study demonstrates that to achieve full optimization of CLIL benefits, scaffolding needs to be supplemented to accommodate individual learning contexts.
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Iamsaard, Prisana, and Sakon Kerdpol. "A Study of Effect of Dramatic Activities on Improving English Communicative Speaking Skill of Grade 11th Students." English Language Teaching 8, no. 11 (October 2, 2015): 69. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/elt.v8n11p69.
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<p>This paper aimed to reexamine the current EFL communicative speaking skill in high school level in Thailand due to the coming of the entry to ASEAN at the end of the year 2015. Thai students need to be wellprepared for workforce in the future since English is used as the working language in ASEAN. The purposes of this paper were to study the effect of dramatic activities on improving English communicative skills of grade 11<sup>th</sup> participants and to examine students’ opinions towards the use of dramatic activities in their speaking class. The duration of experiment was 21 hours within 7 weeks. The research instruments were lesson plans using dramatic activities, English communicative speaking test and a questionnaire measuring students’ opinions towards the teaching based on dramatic activities. The findings were that the English communicative speaking skill on grade 11<sup>th</sup> students after attending the teaching class using dramatic activities was significantly higher than before attending the teaching and the students’ opinions towards dramatic activities on speaking were highly positive.</p>
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Tachom, Khomkrit. "Enhancing Thai EFL Students’ EFL Vocabulary Knowledge through the Use of Task-Based Language Teaching and Storytelling Technique Adopting Thai Folktales." Asian Journal of Education and Training 7, no. 4 (November 22, 2021): 235–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.20448/journal.522.2021.74.235.243.
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This study aimed to examine the development of EFL students' vocabulary knowledge adopting a task-based method with 32 Thai students who enrolled in an English for Communication course at a university in northern Thailand. This study emphasized improving the Thai EFL students’ English vocabulary knowledge by requiring students to retell six Thai folktales in English translation to their group members. The pretest-posttest design, as well as an interview, were employed to indicate the students' vocabulary improvement after retelling Thai folktales. The findings showed that the students' post-test scores were statistically higher than their pre-test scores, and the students felt that the folktale tasks helped them enhance their vocabulary knowledge. The results of this study indicate that the students learned English vocabulary in an engaging and meaningful way through storytelling; therefore, the students’ vocabulary retention is likely high.
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Hongnimitchai, Itsariphak, Nattharmma Namfah, and Punwalai Kewara. "IMPLEMENTING AUGMENTED REALITY TO PROMOTE ENGLISH ORAL PRODUCTION, INTERACTION, AND ENGAGEMENT OF THAI EFL: A CASE OF TERTIARY THAI DANCE CLASSROOM." International Journal of Education, Psychology and Counseling 7, no. 47 (September 5, 2022): 203–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.35631/ijepc.747019.
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The development of technology makes AR learning activities in the classroom more significant. Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, AR learning activities are considered to adapt in the online classroom. This paper aims to validate the idea of learning activities to enhance speaking production by using augmented reality techniques in teaching the English language at the university level in Thailand. The English learning lesson plan with an AR application was designed and employed in the English classroom to examine students' performance using an AR application in English classes. Fifty students were selected to participate by purposive sampling. The data were obtained from observation, pre-test/post-test, and questionnaires. The finding of this study showed that the Augmented Reality learning activities combined with the Task-based learning approach encourage students to participate in activities and improve student motivation in language learning. Thus, a higher motivation increases language achievement.
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Rachayon, Suphatha, and Kittitouch Soontornwipast. "The Effects of Task-based Instruction Using a Digital Game in a Flipped Learning Environment on English Oral Communication Ability of Thai Undergraduate Nursing Students." English Language Teaching 12, no. 7 (June 2, 2019): 12. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/elt.v12n7p12.
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The growth of Thailand’s medical tourism industry has inevitably made English oral communication skills become increasingly important to Thai medical personnel, especially to nurses who have to act as medical mediators between doctors and patients. Thus, in order to prepare nursing students for their future career, it is necessary that English teachers find a way to help students improve their oral communication ability. Thus, in this study, as a means to overcome the students’ difficulties in learning English and to enhance their English oral communication ability, the task-based instruction using a digital game in a flipped learning environment (TGF) was developed by integrating three language learning approaches, namely task-based language teaching, flipped learning, and digital game-based language learning. The development of the instructional framework for the TGF was described first. Then, to investigate its effectiveness in improving the students’ oral communication ability, an experimental study, using a one-group pretest posttest design, was conducted with 23 second-year nursing students at a private university in Thailand for 11 weeks. The effects of the TGF on the students’ oral communication ability were assessed by the participants’ pre- and post-test. The finding revealed that the participants’ average post-test score was statistically significantly higher than their average pre-test score (p < 0.05), indicating that the TGF was successful in enhancing the students’ oral communication ability. Lastly, the factors contributing to this success were discussed.
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Zhao, Meilin, and Thanachart Lornklang. "The Use of Picture Word Inductive Model Focusing on Chinese Culture to Promote Young Learners’ English Vocabulary Acquisition." Advances in Language and Literary Studies 10, no. 4 (August 31, 2019): 105. http://dx.doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.10n.4p.105.
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As the foundation of English, the vocabulary difficulty should be removed first with effective instructions to develop learners’ English ability in order to meet the request of Thailand’s national curriculum. In addition, because English is used as a medium of intercultural communication and one component of language learning, diverse cultural contents should be combined with English teaching. Therefore the purpose of this study is to examine the effects of using picture word inductive model (PWIM) focusing on Chinese culture to promote young learners’ English vocabulary acquisition. This pre-experimental study with a pre-test and post-test design was conducted on grade six students for six weeks at private schools, Muang District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province in Thailand. The instruments in this study were lesson plans based on picture word inductive model using Chinese culture and English vocabulary acquisition test. After analyzing the data using mean (x̄), standard deviation (S.D.) and t-test, the findings showed that the post-test mean score of English vocabulary acquisition of grade six students who had learned English through picture word inductive model focusing on Chinese culture was significantly higher than the pre-test one at the.05 level. The study indicates that using picture word inductive model focusing on Chinese culture is an effective instruction in promoting young learners’ vocabulary acquisition as it provides learners attractive visual support to widen and deepen the application of the vocabulary and cultural knowledge.
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Mejang, Areerug, and Wannaprapha Suksawas. "The Impacts of a Face-to-Face Training in Combination with LINE Application and Professional Learning Communities on English Teacher Development." English Language Teaching 14, no. 4 (March 15, 2021): 25. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/elt.v14n4p25.
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This study examines the impact of a teacher-training program on the development of teachers’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes towards English reading teaching. The training program was implemented in combination with the use of LINE (a message application) and the teachers’ participation in school-based professional learning communities. The framework supports the training of English teachers to teach students in accordance with the national core curriculum and its emphasis on reading skills. The participants of this study were 50 English teachers working in the central part of Thailand. Four research instruments were used to collect data: a 12-item pre-test and post-test on teaching English reading skills covering the content of the training, an open-ended form for recording emerging points from the implementation of the lesson plan and preparation of the video clip, a survey including 5-point Likert-scale options and an open-ended response field to assess teachers’ satisfaction with the training program, and an observation form of the teachers’ level of participation in the training program. The findings of this study revealed that participants had developed in three major areas: knowledge, skills, and attitude, and they indicated satisfaction with the training program in all areas. The participants’ post test scores was higher than the pre-test scores. With a statistical significance improvement (p=0.05). Participants demonstrated their skills in designing more creative lesson plans with suitable educational objectives. Finally, the participants reflected a positive attitude towards their participation in the PLC. The significance of this study is related to the theoretical and pedagogical implications of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of teachers teaching English reading skills in an EFL context.
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Nithitwaraphakun, Kannaphat. "Developing an English training course for local wisdom inheritance of one village one product in Thailand." Advances in Language and Literary Studies 11, no. 6 (December 30, 2020): 38. http://dx.doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.11n.6p.38.
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The purposes of this study were to 1) develop an English training course for local wisdom inheritance of One Tambon (Village) One Product (OTOP) in Amphawa district, Samut Songkhram province, 2) compare the English achievement results of the participants before and after the English language training 3) study learners’ English performance, including vocabulary and the communication about process of making Thai coconut palm sugar presentation with determine criteria, and 4) study learners’ satisfaction with the training course. The sample participants were 10 OTOP entrepreneurs in Amphawa District, Samut Songkhram Province who were selected by voluntary selection and they were interested and applied for the training course and all of them hold a bachelor degree. The research instruments were questionnaire assessing learners’ training needs, an academic achievement test, a performance evaluation form, and a satisfaction assessment form. The statistics for data analysis were percentage, mean, standard deviation and content analysis. The findings were as follows: 1) The developed an English course for Local Wisdom Inheritance of One Tambon (Village) One Product (OTOP) in Amphawa District, Samut Songkhram Province contains 9 components including conception of curriculum, principles, objectives, structures, activities, duration, teaching materials, evaluation and assessment, and expected outcomes, 2) the average scores from English achievement test after using the curriculum in English training course was higher than before testing. 3) learners’ English performance, including vocabulary and the communication about process of making Thai coconut palm sugar presentation, was at the high level (83.33%) which was higher than determine criteria, and 4) learners’ satisfaction with the English training course was at the highest level (X= 4.70).
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Ma, Xingxing, Anchalee Wannaruk, and Zhibin Lei. "Exploring the Relationship Between Learning Motivation and L2 WTC in an EFL Classroom Among Thai EFL Learners." English Language Teaching 12, no. 7 (June 3, 2019): 33. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/elt.v12n7p33.
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The present study investigates the relationship between university learners’ English learning motivation and their willingness to communicate in English (L2 WTC) in EFL classroom under the big environment of Thailand joining the AEC (ASEAN Economic Community). By applying mixed methods, data is collected and the findings can be summarized as follows. Firstly, the university learners including males and females all have high motivation towards English learning, especially with higher instrumental motivation. Besides, the university learners in total have intermediate level on their willingness to communicate in English in EFL classrooms without significant gender difference. More than 50% of students are more willing to communicate in English with friends than with teachers for they believe that friends are easier to communicate and understand. Thirdly, university learners’ English learning motivation has strong positively correlation with their L2 WTC. In English learning motivation, instrumental motivation has stronger positively correlation with their L2 WTC than integrative counterpart and is better predictor of students’ L2 WTC in EFL classroom. These findings have implications for teachers teaching English in EFL context who should take the big environment in society and their distance with students into account, and shed some lights on the research of L2 WTC in the future.
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Chanpradit, Thaweesak. "Curriculum Evaluation: Measuring the Learning Outcomes and Satisfaction Levels of Thai Adult Learners with an English for Cultural Tourism Communication Course, Suphan Buri, Thailand." Journal of Education and Learning 11, no. 5 (June 29, 2022): 82. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jel.v11n5p82.
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A curriculum on English for cultural tourism communication was designed, developed, and implemented for Thai adult learners in Doem Bang Nang Buat, Suphan Buri, based on adaptation of the grassroots model (Taba, 1962) and relevant research. This study focused on measurement of the learning outcomes and satisfaction levels of Thai adult learners with an English for Cultural Tourism Communication course. Participants were 21 adult learners living in the community of Doem Bang Nang Buat in Suphan Buri. Data were collected through pretests and posttests, a questionnaire, and participant observation, and analyzed using descriptive statistics such as mean and standard deviation. Content analysis was also applied. The results indicated that the learning outcomes of the adult learners improved significantly as the posttest mean scores were higher than the pretest mean scores at the statistical significance level (p < .05). The satisfaction levels of adult learners with the course were rated overall as very satisfied regarding teaching competencies, materials and methods, activities, learning facilitation, and knowledge and understanding of lessons. The study suggests that an English language development curriculum for adult learners should concentrate on learner needs and interests with the aim of presenting everyday English situations in an effort to enable learners to apply English language knowledge and skills to their professions. Furthermore, collaboration between native and non-native English speakers along with the utilization of technology in a positive learning environment is seen as necessary to enhance adult learning.
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Pingmuang, Pawarit, and Prakob Koraneekij. "Mobile-Assisted Language Learning using Task-Based Approach and Gamification for Enhancing Writing Skills in EFL Students." Electronic Journal of e-Learning 20, no. 5 (December 9, 2022): 623–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.34190/ejel.20.5.2339.
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The purposes of this research were 1) to study the user experience and needs of EFL students and teachers in learning English writing skills; 2) t to design and develop a mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) application, teaching writing procedure, and writing activities; and 3) to implement a MALL application and, teaching writing procedure to students. The samples were 665 EFL lower secondary students in Thailand as the online survey respondents and five high school teachers as the interviewees. The experiment samples were 35 EFL lower secondary students. The research instruments consist of the MALL application, the learning process, English writing tasks, English writing tests, scoring writing rubrics, and a questionnaire on student satisfaction. The experimental period lasted for 8 weeks. The data were analysed by using frequency, mean, standard deviation, priority needs index, dependent t-test, and one-way ANOVA with repeated measure analysis. The research result indicated that 1) lower secondary students were able to use the internet on a regular basis. Students wanted to learn writing skills relevant to the student's experience through the study of writing errors, writing samples, writing styles, peer assessment, and constructive feedback from teachers. 2) The learning process of mobile-assisted language learning application using a task-based approach and gamification to enhance lower secondary students’ English writing skills consisted of 3 components: pre-task, task process, and language focus. The 7 steps are as follows: selecting themes, exploring topics, drafting ideas, editing tasks, giving feedback, reviewing submissions, and concluding findings. 3) The experiment results indicated that the samples’ English writing skills in the post-test were higher than in the pre-test at the .05 level of significance. 4) The difference in mean scores in the English writing tasks showed that there was a difference between English writing scores at the .05 level of significance (F=1579.266, sig=.000). 5) The result of satisfaction showed that the respondents were very satisfied with the learning process and MALL application.
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Snodin, Navaporn. "Mobility experiences of international students in Thai higher education." International Journal of Educational Management 33, no. 7 (November 4, 2019): 1653–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijem-07-2018-0206.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to achieve a better understanding of the current phenomenon regarding challenges of and potential for increased international recruitment and enhancement of the teaching and learning experience in Thai HE. The focus on what made these people choose Thailand, and their actual perceptions and experiences in Thai universities, are two main foci of this paper. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative approach through narrative interviews was selected as the researchers did not want to constrain this study with preconceived notions that might unduly steer the findings. During the interviews, detailed notes were taken, and the conversations were taped recorded, and then transcribed and analysed. The analytic approach adopted was a thematic analysis. NVivo qualitative data analysis software (QSR International Pty Ltd Version 11, 2017) was used to help organise and analyse the data. Findings The findings show that availability of scholarships, word-of-mouth referrals, and geographical and cultural proximity to a home country appear to be important pull factors. A series of interviews with international students from many different cultures, from both developed and developing countries, yielded some surprising insights including strong research support in some disciplines and the fact that academic life is personalised in Thai universities. Research limitations/implications The findings from this study suggested that engaging returnees as ambassadors, creating links between international student community and home student community before, during and after the education abroad experience could potentially help Thai HE to be more marketable at a global scale. International students have potentials to be future contacts for inducing the flow of international students evident by the social network or word-of-mouth referrals as one of the prominent pull factors. Practical implications The findings from this paper provide advice and guidance on how values-based, rather than purely numbers-driven strategies can help Thai HEIs across the country to be more attractive to students and to enhance their experience once they come to study in Thai HEIs. Originality/value This study will make an important critique of current theories of academic mobility that primarily focus on developed countries. Current literature in international education favours native English language countries and overlooks experiences of international students in developing countries. This study will contribute to the existing literature which is lacking in reported perceptions and experiences of international students in Asian countries, particularly the new emerging educational hub in Southeast Asia like Thailand. The paper includes experiences of students from developed countries such as Canada, France, Germany, the UK and the USA, filling in the gap in the current literature that dominantly reports experiences of Asian students in the developed English-speaking countries. Additionally, this study also reports the experiences of international students from the countries that are lesser known in the context of international education, including Cambodia, Egypt, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Africa, Sudan and Uganda.
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Phannarat, Jirawitt, Souneth Phothisane, and Homhuan Buarapha. "Channels to Meet Foreign Partners and the Daily Life Adaptation in the Current Society of the Southern Thai Families Whose Members are married to Foreigners." Journal of Arts and Humanities 5, no. 8 (September 1, 2016): 50. http://dx.doi.org/10.18533/journal.v5i8.991.
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<p>This qualitative research study used a phenomenological approach by studying from 20 families in southern Thailand whose members are married to foreigners (Western and Asian) and live in various provinces in the south, including Songkhla, Surat Thani, Krabi, Trang, Phuket, Trang, and Chumphon. The data was analyzed by using an interpreting method. The inductive reasoning was performed and the results then were presented in a descriptive analysis. The study results reveal that the channels to meet foreign partners are through working in similar or the same occupations and working in the fields that are likely to meet the foreigners, such as teaching English language in high schools, teaching foreign languages, and studying abroad. The adaptation started early since when they began dating. The results also find that these days the society began to open wide about marriages between Thais and foreigners than in the past. For economic adaptation, most families are moderate to good standing. Due to current economic conditions, higher cost of living affect the family economic condition, they then agree to resolve the problem by reducing unnecessary costs within the family and maintain austerity budget to reduce unnecessary costs in order to have sufficient income for the family. For the cultural adaptation, Thai families whose members are married to foreigners uniquely have positive attitude and openness to ideas and able to exchange ideas with each other when they see things differently. The foreign spouses are also able to accept and learn the southern Thai culture, and at the same time the families are also open to learn the foreign culture.</p>
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Dueraman, Bayatee, Kanasin Tunsakul, and . "Can Thai Students Survive without English Teachers? a Case Study of Primary School Students in Thailand." International Journal of Engineering & Technology 7, no. 3.21 (August 8, 2018): 395. http://dx.doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i3.21.17199.
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Particular interests in English language teaching practices have been given much attention recently. This study attempts to examine whether trained English majors can help teach English to students in a primary school where there is short of English teachers. Two English instructors, twenty English majors and ninety-four students participated in the study. Theoretical and practical training sessions were organized for twenty English majors before they start teaching the students. English lesson plans were designed relative to four major content areas found in the standardized national English test include vocabulary, reading, conversation, and public signs were used as a guideline for both training and teaching sessions. Pre and post-tests were administered to primary school students before and after the teaching intervention accordingly. Data collected through participant observations were also used to support data collected from the interviews and tests. Results show that our trained English majors could help improve the students’ English language proficiency in spite the unavailability of qualified English teachers at their school. Findings offer some insights on possible alternatives to teaching English to primary school students who face similar problems.
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Xi, Xiaowei. "English Teachers’ Perspectives on Using Music in English Language Teaching in Thai Secondary Schools." Theory and Practice in Language Studies 11, no. 2 (February 1, 2021): 145. http://dx.doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1102.05.
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The present study aimed to 1) investigate English teachers’ perspectives on using music in English teaching in Thai secondary schools; and 2) explore the problems teachers met while using music to teach English in Thai secondary schools. Participants in the present study were 55 English teachers from different secondary schools in central Bangkok, Thailand. The instrument for the current study was a questionnaire which included 24 Likert-scale items about teachers’ perspectives involving the attitudes, beliefs, intentions and problems of using music in English teaching, and one open-ended question asking about the problems teachers met while using music in their English teaching. Results from the quantitative data of the current study revealed the significantly positive attitudes and beliefs of the English teachers in Thai secondary schools on using music in English teaching, however, the results of open-ended question mismatched with the teachers’ attitudes and beliefs, which indicated that teachers actually did not use music in their English teaching frequently. The reasons and recommendations for future research have been discussed.
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Pomat, Nipapat, Arnon Jannok, Adcharawan Buripakdi, and Jeffrey Dawala Wilang. "Partial EMI Nursing Program: Insights From Students and Teachers in Thailand." Theory and Practice in Language Studies 12, no. 7 (July 4, 2022): 1386–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1207.19.
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The adoption of English as a medium of instruction (EMI) in Thailand is not without difficulties. In this study, the needs and challenges of nursing students and teachers were explored qualitatively in a program where courses are allowed to be taught fully in English, fully in Thai or both in Thai and English. Focus group interviews for students were conducted, while semi-structured interviews were employed for teachers to gain in-depth knowledge about the topic at hand. Insights from students revealed the importance of English toward their career goals, their needs and challenges related to EMI (i.e., bilingual support system, clarification of technical terms, code-switching instruction), and their coping strategies when the lesson is challenging to comprehend. On the other hand, teachers confirmed the students’ language proficiency problems. In addition, they also reflected on their challenges in teaching the content subject in English, for example, the lack of time to prepare teaching materials in English. Teaching techniques were also elicited to respond to the learning challenges experienced by the students. Finally, practical implications were discussed to support students and teachers of EMI programs.
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Dumlao, Remart Padua, and Trixia Mengorio. "FROM INLAND TO OUTLAND: EXPERIENCES OF NON-NATIVE EXPATRIATE TEACHERS TEACHING IN A FOREIGN CONTEXT." Journal of English Education 4, no. 1 (June 20, 2019): 24–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.31327/jee.v4i1.898.
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The numbers of English language learners and limited domestic English language teachers have grown exponentially in Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, as well as to the ASEAN region over the past decades due to the demand of globalization. Given the huge cultural and linguistic diversity among learners, educating these populations of English language learners can be a challenging but also beneficial for foreign language teachers. This study aimed to analyse the experiences of fifteen Non-native English Speaking Foreign Teachers (NNESFT) teaching in Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. The results of this study suggested that although teachers’ reasons in teaching English language in a foreign classroom were more extrinsic reasons rather that intrinsic and altruistic. NNESFT recognized benefits of teaching in foreign classroom, namely, financial aspects, personal development, and building cultural awareness. Meanwhile, challenges were reported include as a non-native English speaking teachers in a foreign classroom, on the part of textbooks and curriculum, and cultural differences in the classroom. Implications were discussed in light of the findings and recommendations formulated for future research directions.
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Videla, Carmen Burgos, and Javiera Martinez Diaz. "Innovation for English language teaching in higher education." New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences 6, no. 7 (December 31, 2019): 159–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/prosoc.v6i7.4525.
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This research aims to learn about the perception about didactics of professors who teach English in the study programs of Bachelor of Education and English Pedagogy, and Bachelor of English and English-Spanish Translation at the University of Atacama, Copiapo, Chile. For this, a qualitative pilot research was conducted, using the case study approach and the associative letters method for data collection, using as an inductive concept ‘didactics of the English language’. This, in order to gather information about didactics in English teaching, given through the four production and comprehension language skills: writing, reading, speaking and listening. The first findings show a lack of innovation in the field of teaching and unawareness of it. Within the data of the pilot sample, the concepts ‘skills’ and ‘methodology’ stand out as central elements in the English Language Teaching didactics. From this small pilot research, the idea of the importance of communication and methodology as key concepts to be included in the next investigation is reinforced, so that the data collection is meaningful, and a close intervention could be achieved, where the teachers reflect on the didactics used in a more comprehensive and less recursive way.
Keywords: Didactics, higher education, innovation, language teaching, second foreign language.
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Franz, Jens, and Adisa Teo. "‘A2 is Normal’ – Thai Secondary School English Teachers’ Encounters with the CEFR." RELC Journal 49, no. 3 (November 17, 2017): 322–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0033688217738816.
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Thailand has seen several English language curriculum reforms over the last 20 years, all of which were found to have failed to lift Thai students’ standard of English language proficiency across all levels of study. In 2014, the Thai Ministry of Education announced the introduction of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), in combination with Communicative Language Teaching (CLT), as its latest policy to improve the standard of English learning and teaching in Thailand’s schools. The establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015 and concerns about the economic competitiveness of the Thai labour force were provided as the underlying rationale for this policy change. This case study, using Grounded Theory Methodology combining semi-structured in-depth interviews, a questionnaire and document analysis, addresses the question of how this education policy change was experienced and perceived by English language teachers at state secondary schools across four provinces in the south of Thailand. A marked divergence in individual teachers’ knowledge and appreciation of the policy plans was observed, with the majority of respondents displaying indifference to and ignorance of the policy. The Ministry had in 2015 tested all civil servant English teachers in a CEFR-referenced online placement test, where 94% had failed to reach the targeted proficiency level of B2. Consequently, the framework was perceived primarily as an English proficiency test for teachers, a European assessment scale which had been applied to them, but which had had no further application to either classroom teaching or student assessment. These findings are framed in the wider context of curriculum reform and English language teaching in Thailand. Comparisons with other English curriculum reform policies based on the CEFR are made, and the emphasis on testing teachers’ language proficiency is reflected upon through the wider debate on language teacher proficiency.
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Prasetya, Rizky Eka. "Integrating Moodle-Based Of Communicative Language Teaching In Higher Education." Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris undiksha 9, no. 1 (February 11, 2021): 17. http://dx.doi.org/10.23887/jpbi.v9i1.31265.
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Inability to adapt and adjust in Moodle-based English teaching, especially communicative language teaching. This study aims to analyze the Communicative Language teaching approach used in Moodle-based English teaching in universities. The research design used is a qualitative approach with a sequential experimental research design and using semi-structured interviews. The research subjects were 12 English lecturers. The study results indicate that the process-based approach to communicative language learning adapts and adapts Moodle-based English teaching. Practices related to the knowledge and experience of lecturers in teaching English at Moodle. The study concludes that the pedagogical Moodle-based communicative language teaching approach should be improved, and the system provides tremendous possibilities. Moodle makes adjustments in its English pedagogical approach and sequentially develops teaching and learning productivity. The implication of the research is to make adjustments in the pedagogical approach of English and develop learning productivity by integrating it into computers and the Internet.
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Putri, Vincentia Aprilla. "Experiences and Challenges Perceived by Indonesian EFL Teachers as Non-Native English Speaker Teachers (NNESTs) in Thailand." Vision: Journal for Language and Foreign Language Learning 9, no. 1 (May 30, 2020): 61. http://dx.doi.org/10.21580/vjv9i25187.
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<p>This study investigated the experiences and challenges perceived by Indonesian EFL teachers as the NNESTs in Thailand. The study used a questionnaire and interviews to collect primary data from seventeen Indonesian EFL teachers in Thailand. The study discovered that most of the Indonesian EFL teachers are eager to teach English in Thailand to have teaching experience abroad, to improve their English skills, and to earn higher salaries. Besides, the Indonesian EFL teachers did not find difficulties in adapting to the new cultures in Thailand, even though adjusting to the teaching environment became a challenge. Moreover, third, the Indonesian EFL teachers were treated equally as the NESTs, although their salaries were lower than those of NESTs. Lastly, the study reported issues in English classes, such as students' motivations, linguistic gaps, and plagiarisms, which trigger the creativity of Indonesian EFL teachers in English classes.</p>
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Fauziyah, Firda, Arini Nurul Hidayati, and Fuad Abdullah. "Attitudes towards Thai English: Indonesian Pre-service Teachers Lenses During Teaching Practicum in Thailand." AL-ISHLAH: Jurnal Pendidikan 13, no. 3 (October 4, 2021): 1515–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.35445/alishlah.v13i3.809.
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Over the last few decades, World Englishes have shifted the paradigm of how both native and non-native speakers view English as a lingua franca. This paradigmatic shift has attracted scholars to conduct a plethora of investigations on the roles of English as an international language. However, scrutinizing the pre-service teachers’ attitudes towards Thai English amid their teaching practicum in Thailand remains under-explored, notably viewed from Indonesian perspectives. This study investigated Indonesian pre-service teachers’ attitudes towards Thai English within their teaching practicum in Thailand to fill this gap. Four Indonesian pre-service teachers performing teaching practicum at diverse Thai schools were recruited as the participants. The data were garnered through semi-structured interviews and analyzed with qualitative data analysis framework. The findings revealed that Thai English was less intelligible. Besides, they contended that Thai English enables them to experience emotional shifts. Eventually, Thai English has adapted from the English and Thai language. With these in mind, understanding and employing Thai English practically offers the Indonesian pre-service teachers another variety of English to communicate in the classroom.
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Sharma, Madhu, and Laxman Jnawali. "Teachers Perception Towards Pre and Post- Teaching Activities in English Language Teaching." Rupandehi Campus Journal 3, no. 1 (October 31, 2022): 23–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/rcj.v3i1.51544.
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The present study aims to find out the “Teachers’ Perception Towards Pre and Post-Teaching Activities in English Language Teaching”. The main focus of the study was directed on perception of higher level English teacher towards pre and post-teaching activities in English Language Teaching. The study, being an attitudinal study, is believed to be relevant in offering a realistic picture of the effectiveness of pre and post- teaching activities in ELT. The study was carried out using both primary and secondary sources of data. For primary data, firstly higher-level English teachers have been selected through random sampling procedure. The study was confined with in Rupandehi district to find out the effectiveness of pre and post- teaching activities in ELT. It was found that the higher-level teachers are highly positive towards the teachers’ pre and post-teaching activities in ELT.
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Lin, Muying. "A Study on Foreign Teachers’ English Teaching in Higher Vocational Colleges from the Perspective of World English." Education Reform and Development 3, no. 2 (January 24, 2022): 25–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.26689/erd.v3i2.3602.
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There is a growing demand for foreign language teaching resources by higher vocational colleges. However, there are only a number of studies on the development and changes of English internationalization and its impact on foreign teachers’ teaching in higher vocational colleges. This paper analyzes the current situation and concludes that for “good” international language education, EIL and WE should be integrated, and different cultures in curriculum design, teaching methods, class management, and evaluation system should be respected. Foreign teachers in higher vocational colleges have the obligation to deeply understand the explicit and implicit explicit forms and functions of language as well as implement them in the teaching process, so as to effectively identify the cultural identity of students, which is reflected in the second language learning process.
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Phoolaikao, Witchuda, and Apisak Sukying. "Insights into CEFR and Its Implementation through the Lens of Preservice English Teachers in Thailand." English Language Teaching 14, no. 6 (May 13, 2021): 25. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/elt.v14n6p25.
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The Common European Framework of Reference for language teaching, learning, and assessment (CEFR) provides a guideline for English teaching aids and curriculum development in language courses. It identifies and describes the specific skills that language learners must acquire to improve their English language proficiency for communication (CoE, 2001). In the Thai context, the Ministry of Education (MoE, 2014) has adopted the framework as a practical handbook for reforming English teaching at all levels. However, only a few studies have examined Thai stakeholders’ perceptions towards CEFR. As such, the current study investigated preservice English teachers’ perceptions of the CEFR in a Thai context. A total of 200 fourth and fifth-year preservice English teachers participated in this study. A mixed-method design was used to collect data via seven-point Likert scale questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. The quantitative findings revealed that the participants had a high level of understanding of the CEFR, specifically in the assessment domain and development of reference level descriptions. By contrast, the qualitative data revealed that Thai preservice teachers have little knowledge of the CEFR, and their understanding of the CEFR was quite limited. Nevertheless, Thai preservice teachers expressed positive views regarding the implementation of the CEFR into classroom practice. Overall, these findings indicate that the preservice English teachers had a poor understanding of the CEFR conception, which suggests that Thai stakeholders must raise awareness regarding the proper implementation of the CEFR and its alignment with the national curriculum.
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Sinwongsuwat, Kemtong, and Kathleen Nicoletti. "Implementing CA-T Model Lessons in Schools: A Preliminary Study in Southern Border Provinces of Thailand." English Language Teaching 13, no. 11 (October 16, 2020): 15. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/elt.v13n11p15.
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Encouraged by previous studies which recommended incorporating insights from Conversation Analysis (CA) into English conversation teaching to improve EFL students' oral proficiency, this paper reports on the findings from Phase I of a longitudinal study designed to investigate the impact of employing a CA-informed teaching (CA-T) model to improve Thai students' oral English proficiency. The aim of Phase I of this study was to engage local teachers in co-developing and piloting the CA-T model. In this phase, 16 purposively sampled primary and secondary English teachers from Thailand’s southern provinces participated in an intensive 6-day workshop designed to (1) familiarize them with the instructional value of CA insights and key features of the CA-T model and (2) assist these teachers in creating CA-T lesson plans. Following the workshop, teachers piloted the lesson plans, provided feedback on the implementation process, reported on the perceived effects of the lessons, and offered recommendations for improving the CA-T model. This paper describes the content of the workshop, shares teachers' feedback about the CA-T lessons and implementation process, and presents preliminary findings as to the potential challenges and benefits of employing the CA-T model in Thai primary and secondary classrooms.
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Gómez Calderón, María José. "EMI and the Teaching of Cultural Studies in Higher Education: A Study Case." Language Value 14, no. 2 (December 2, 2021): 87–113. http://dx.doi.org/10.6035/languagev.6130.
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This paper examines students’ perspectives on the challenges raised by their first encounter with EMI pedagogy in higher education. The research was conducted with a group of beginner students with no previous experience in monolingual instruction in English. The case studied is based on two English Cultural Studies subject courses of the English Studies Program at a Spanish university and taught in a learning environment of total linguistic immersion. By activating their metacognitive and metalinguistic awareness, students were encouraged to take ownership of the stages of their learning process and assess it critically. Set at the intersection of EFL, ESP, and EAP, the specificities of these courses comprising linguistic and non-linguistic contents shed light on the teaching procedures employed in English Departments training programs, whose goals are to turn undergraduates into expert linguists and philologists and maximise their communicative proficiency in academic English.
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Assalihee, Muhammadafeefee, and Yusop Boonsuk. "Factors Obstructing English Teaching Effectiveness: Teacher Voices from Thailand’s Deep South." IAFOR Journal of Education 10, no. 1 (May 27, 2022): 156–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.22492/ije.10.1.08.
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Administering English language teaching (ELT) in rural settings of the three southern border provinces has been challenging for both teachers and learners due to two decades of political unrest, eruptions of violence, fears, and insecurity. To enhance ELT, this study aimed to investigate factors affecting the ineffectiveness of ELT in these three educational environments and introduce a new lens of contextualized English instructions for learners in schools located in Southernmost Thailand, where learners live amid linguistic and cultural diversity. In this qualitative study, data were collected from teachers operating in two schools of each province (totaling six institutions) by semi-structured interviews and analyzed by content analysis. Findings revealed that five primary factors deteriorating English language learning efficiency in the three southern border provinces were Implementation of Broad-Spectrum ELT Policies; Insufficient Teaching Integrations with Islamization; Inadequate Awareness of the Significance of English; Inconsistencies between ELT Textbooks and the Sociolinguistic Reality of English; and Impractical Classroom Arrangement. The findings could be beneficial if they are further utilized by the Ministry of Education in establishing policies for ELT in specific contexts as well as school administrators and teachers in formulating instructional approaches, managing learning resources, and arranging classrooms based on local needs and identities. Although this study has a specific spatial scope, which is the three southern border provinces of Thailand, its findings can be adapted for a broader application as a part of the global perspective and a clue to solve language learning problems across ELT communities encountering a similar challenge.
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Qambarova, Diloram Y. "INTERACTIVE METHODS OF ENGLISH TEACHING IN HIGHER EDUCATION." Oriental Journal of Education 02, no. 01 (March 1, 2022): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.37547/supsci-oje-02-01-01.
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As the world becomes ever more connected, the appeal of learning a new language is clear. Whether for business or pleasure, being able to communicate on an international level can bring many benefits. Nowadays most students of higher education want to use effective study methods so they can learn a language fast and speak it. So today English teachers of higher educations should be creative, searchable and find the best suitable method for each group or even for each student. In this article there are given some modern methods of teaching English.
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Jenny Jingga. "Teaching English Language in Early Childhood." Journal of Applied Linguistics 2, no. 2 (July 28, 2022): 46–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.52622/joal.v2i2.78.
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Learning English is a crucial skill that will enable youngsters to reach their full potential in the future. They can learn English quickly and successfully if they use the appropriate strategies since early childhood. As a result, it is critical that kids learn English that is both practical and beneficial. For youngsters, learning should not be a stressful experience. It should be entertaining as well as stimulating. Reading, listening, and speaking English should become second nature to them as a result of their study. They will learn more and use English language at a higher level as their confidence grows. This paper outlines various resources for EFL teachers to help youngsters learn a foreign language more effectively since they are in their early childhood. These are designed to help them teaching effectively while also providing the excitement and variety that children require. This paper's final section discusses how to ensure that youngsters learn English using easy approaches that will undoubtedly make teachers' jobs more enjoyable and rewarding. Furthermore, it is expected that the teachers would have enough new ideas to be the most inspiring teachers possible. Keywords : Teaching Language, Early Childhood
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Cai, Huan, Meining Wang, and Yingmei Yang. "Teaching Accounting in English in Higher Education – Does the Language Matter?" English Language Teaching 11, no. 3 (February 14, 2018): 50. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/elt.v11n3p50.
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Learning business related courses, especially accounting, in English is a challenge for many Chinese students. The purpose of this study is to provide some insights into the role of the language in accounting learning. We investigate this issue in the program of Teaching Business Related Courses in English for undergraduate students at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies. Accounting courses in English at GDUFS are taught to two different groups: English majors with higher English proficiency who are required to receive 2 years of intensive training in listening, speaking, reading and writing before taking the accounting course in English and non-English majors who do not receive the same level of English training as English majors do. We find that there is no direct significant relationship between accounting learning and students’ English proficiency but we do find a strong correlation between students’ analytical ability and their accounting learning instructed in English. We also find that motivation, specifically students’ clear career path in the accounting field, plays an important role in determining their performance in accounting learning. The findings in this paper have meaningful implications for the feasibility of teaching non-English majors accounting in English and for designing a good learning environment in English educational settings.
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Hossain, Md Sabbir, and Md Nazmul Haque. "COMPLEXITIES IN TEACHING ENGLISH IN HIGHER SECONDARY LEVEL: A STUDY OF FOUR COLLEGES IN BOGURA DISTRICT, BANGLADESH." JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE 4, no. 1 (May 29, 2022): 34–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.30743/jol.v4i1.5225.
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This paper aims to explore the challenges of English language teaching in the Bogura district, Bangladesh. Although Bogura is advanced in establishing educational institutions and trades, it is still lagging in respect of the quality and consequence of English language teaching in higher secondary education. In comparison to the other subject, it seems much more difficult for both teachers and learners. Therefore, the problems of English language learning have been listed, and the result of class observation of colleges in the Bogura district has been presented. To do this study, a descriptive research design, quantitative method, and questionnaires are used. The present findings opine that the majorities depend on the exam system to just pass the exam and there is no equal chance to be skilled in four skills of the English language students. The lacking of teachers has also been detected. However, the study attempts to illuminate a scenario of the English teaching system as well as the problems and prospects of English language learning and teaching in higher secondary education.
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Perrodin, David D., and Narumon Somboon. "Is The Natural Order of Morpheme Acquisition Being Appropriately Presented In English Language Teaching Course Books?" JEELS (Journal of English Education and Linguistics Studies) 6, no. 2 (May 26, 2022): 285–302. http://dx.doi.org/10.30762/jeels.v6i2.199.
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This study sought to determine the sequence of L2 morpheme presentation, as well as to determine whether or not the sequence of morpheme presentations correspond with the recognized natural order of morpheme acquisition in English Language Teaching course books utilized with young adult learners at a public sector vocational education institution in Thailand. Qualitative analysis was employed in the scrutinizing of twelve beginner and elementary level ESL and EFL learners course books that have been utilized as the primary teaching material for over a decade by the general education department of the institute. This examination revealed that the morpheme presentation sequence within the selected ELT course books was not analogous with the conclusions in the supporting literature. The findings further indicated that the widely accepted viewpoint of natural order morpheme acquisition was likewise not substantially reflected within the analyzed texts. Albeit, earlier studies have found that an unnatural sequence of morpheme presentation in EFL course books may hamper communicative competence in English, further study is required to establish if this may be a contributing factor for the overall low English proficiency of adult L2 learners in Thailand.
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Perrodin, David D., and Narumon Somboon. "IS THE NATURAL ORDER OF MORPHEME ACQUISITION BEING APPROPRIATELY PRESENTED IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING COURSE BOOKS?" JEELS (Journal of English Education and Linguistics Studies) 6, no. 2 (November 29, 2019): 285–302. http://dx.doi.org/10.30762/jeels.v6i2.1569.
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This study sought to determine the sequence of L2 morpheme presentation, as well as to determine whether or not the sequence of morpheme presentations correspond with the recognized natural order of morpheme acquisition in English Language Teaching course books utilized with young adult learners at a public sector vocational education institution in Thailand. Qualitative analysis was employed in the scrutinizing of twelve beginner and elementary level ESL and EFL learners course books that have been utilized as the primary teaching material for over a decade by the general education department of the institute. This examination revealed that the morpheme presentation sequence within the selected ELT course books was not analogous with the conclusions in the supporting literature. The findings further indicated that the widely accepted viewpoint of natural order morpheme acquisition was likewise not substantially reflected within the analyzed texts. Albeit, earlier studies have found that an unnatural sequence of morpheme presentation in EFL course books may hamper communicative competence in English, further study is required to establish if this may be a contributing factor for the overall low English proficiency of adult L2 learners in Thailand.
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Keengwe, Jared, Moussa Traore, and Gary Schnellert. "Using Instructional Technology Tools to Teach Informational Texts in Thailand." International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education 8, no. 1 (January 2012): 35–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jicte.2012010104.
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This article examines the teaching of English as a Second Language (ESL) to medical personnel (nurses and doctors) in a hospital in Northern Thailand. The study shows that using technological devices like listening and comprehension CDs, tape recorders and the Internet to teach informational texts can help ESL learners overcome some of their learning difficulties. Evidence from the study suggests that such a pedagogical approach not only improves the comprehension of informational texts but also students’ mastery levels of spoken and written English. The findings also reveal that such a pedagogical approach exposes students to the various nuances and differences associated with Global English awareness and understanding.
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Rungwaraphong, Piyawan. "A Phenomenological Diagnosis of the ProDuct-based Instruction in EFL’s Writing Class: Barriers and Strategies to Tackle." International Journal of Language Education 5, no. 4 (December 31, 2021): 309. http://dx.doi.org/10.26858/ijole.v5i4.19701.
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This paper presents a phenomenological diagnosis of the implementation of ProDuct-based Instruction (PDI) in EFL’s writing class in Thailand contexts. PDI is a new instructional method for teaching business English writing. Its key is in the products that are tangible and appeal to human senses; the product’s tangibility serves as a scaffold to help students generate ideas and stimulate analysis and interrogations. The study focused on the first phase of PDI, in which students were required to learn inductively, and was conducted to explore barriers that both the learners and the instructors encounter while learning inductively in the researcher’s PDI approach, and to discover possible solutions to tackle with those barriers. Participants were 3 Thai lecturers of English writing and 60 Thai students from three government universities in Thailand. Data was collected through vignettes, participant observations, and students’ written texts. Results indicate three major barriers of implementing inductive phase of PDI in Thailand contexts, which include: students’ English reading and grammar skills; students’ inference skill; and teachers’ inductive teaching expertise. The study suggests solutions to tackle these barriers, which include creating a guided graphic organizer, providing formative assessment and feedback for the students, and organizing a PDI training for the teachers who want to adopt PDI in their profession.
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Thumvichit, Athip. "ELT Master’s Programmes in Thailand: Focused Areas and Research Trends." Journal of Language and Education 6, no. 4 (December 31, 2020): 171–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.17323/jle.2020.10532.
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The increasing demand for competent users of English and qualified English teachers has accelerated the growth of graduate programmes in English language teaching (ELT). In Thailand, ELT master’s programmes have been serving as a training ground for Thai English teachers for decades. This study explores the focused areas and research trends of Thai ELT master’s programmes. The analyses involved ten ELT master’s programmes offered by ten different universities and 201 master’s theses submitted between the years of 2014 and 2018. Foundation and core courses were categorised into twelve content areas. The findings show that teaching and research methodology courses were the most common areas, indicating that the programmes were not only pedagogical but also research-oriented. In consistence with the international trends of ELT research, the Instructional effects research area still prevails. The number of studies on Assessment and Curriculum/Programme is relatively low compared with the number of courses in such areas. Also discussed are considerations for programme management, lecturers, and students. It is also recommended that all the courses offered be treated as a gateway to research opportunities in addition to teaching practice and professional practice improvement.
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Rudzinska, Ieva, and Buratin Khampirat. "CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING IN THAILAND AND LATVIA." Journal of Education Culture and Society 10, no. 1 (June 30, 2019): 219–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.15503/jecs20191.219.233.
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Aim. The article examines the characteristics of learning English in students from different cultural backgrounds – Thailand and Latvia. We aimed to gain empirical evidence of how the cultural background influences student leisure time English language learning habits and their English language learning anxiety.
Concept and Methods. In the study two questionnaires were used: leisure time use of reading and writing activities in English (RWA), and English language learning anxiety scale (ELLAS). RWA included five areas of leisure time use of reading and writing activities: using Internet or e-mail, writing regularly, reading regularly, watching TV or movies, and having checker; ELLAS consisted of four subscales - Communication Anxiety, Fear of Negative Evaluation, Test Anxiety, and English Classroom anxiety. The participants in the study were 95 undergraduate sports science program students from Thailand and Latvia – Thai students were 50, and 45 students represented Latvia. The research was carried out in two stages, first one being a pilot study.
Results and Conclusions. The results showed that Thai and Latvian students showed more similarities in their leisure time use of reading and writing activities in English than differences: they often watched movies and TV, but rarely were reading and writing to improve their English. Latvian students spent more time watching TV, movies, reading regularly, using Internet or e-mail than Thai students (p < .01 and .05). Both Thai and Latvian students experienced moderately elevated communication anxiety, fear of negative evaluation, test anxiety, and English classroom anxiety. However, Thai students had higher anxiety than Latvian students in all aspects of ELLAS (independent samples t-test, statistically significant level of .01).
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Loo, Daron Benjamin, Anita Sundaresan, and Leong Jin Jee. "Translanguaging for Higher Education Learning: Perspectives From International Students in Thailand." TRANS-KATA: Journal of Language, Literature, Culture and Education 2, no. 2 (May 30, 2022): 133–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.54923/transkata.v2i2.92.
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International student mobility is a common phenomenon observed globally, especially in higher education settings where English is used as the main medium of instruction. In such settings, international students may find themselves using English along with their first language for social or academic purposes. This study examines international students’ perspectives towards translanguaging in a university setting. With a mixed-methods approach, an anonymous online questionnaire and open-ended survey were distributed to international students. A total of 74 international students comprising 16 nationalities completed the survey. From the quantitative data, the students indicated a generally positive perspective towards translanguaging, especially to become more confident in English use and to relate better with other international students. Further quantitative analysis indicated that the perceptions differed significantly across years of study. The qualitative data provided further insights regarding translanguaging, namely the suitability of using a shared language in a formal learning context, such as in the classroom. All in all, this study was able to provide further insights into international students’ perspectives towards translanguaging.
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Wang, Jiachun. "A Comparative Study on the Washback Effects of Teacher Feedback plus Intelligent Feedback versus Teacher Feedback on English Writing Teaching in Higher Vocational College." Theory and Practice in Language Studies 9, no. 12 (December 1, 2019): 1555. http://dx.doi.org/10.17507/tpls.0912.12.
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For college students majoring in English, English writing is a relatively difficult project. How to effectively improve the English writing ability of students of English majors in vocational colleges is an important issue that every college teacher needs to pay attention to. As a teaching tool, the intelligent computer automated essay evaluation system can help students improve their English writing ability more objectively, efficiently and accurately. This paper employs the intelligent computer automated essay evaluation system as a teaching tool, taking college students as the research object, and carried out an 18-week online self-writing teaching experiment and traditional writing experiment. This paper conducts a comparative study on the washback effects of teacher feedback plus intelligent feedback versus teacher feedback on English writing teaching in higher vocational college, which provides a prominent research value and research significance for the reform and innovation of English writing teaching in higher vocational colleges.
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Aburezeq, Ibtehal Mahmoud, and Fawzi Fayez Ishtaiwa Dweikat. "Cloud Applications in Language Teaching." International Journal of Distance Education Technologies 15, no. 4 (October 2017): 39–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijdet.2017100103.
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This study examined pre-service teachers' expertise, perceptions and integration of cloud applications in teaching of Arabic and English. Questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were used as data collection methods. The findings of the study specified that pre-service teachers did not own sufficient expertise for effective integration of cloud applications. The findings also revealed that participants perceived cloud applications as a valuable tool to improve many aspects of language education. Nonetheless, participants concentrated on integrating limited features of cloud applications. While the study revealed that there was no significant difference in participants' expertise in integrating cloud applications based on the language they teach, it found that pre-service English teachers had significantly higher levels of positive perceptions and integration of cloud applications than pre-service Arabic teachers. Finally, a positive significant correlation was found between expertise, perceptions, and integration of cloud applications.
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Isnaniah, Siti, and Islahuddin. "Management of Indonesian Language Learning for Foreign Speakers (BIPA) at Islamic Religious Higher Education Institutions (PTKI) in Indonesia and Thailand." Jurnal Pendidikan Islam 9, no. 1 (September 30, 2020): 1–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.14421/jpi.2020.91.1-27.
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This study aims to compare the management of Indonesian language learning for foreign speakers (BIPA) at PTKI (Indonesian Language Education/TBI IAIN Surakarta) and the Indonesian Language Concentration (KBI) Department of Malay Language (JBM), Fatoni University (FTU), Thailand from the aspects of the curriculum, institutions, teaching materials, instructors, students, and methods. This study uses a descriptive-analytic method with a qualitative approach. Sources of data are informants (BIPA instructors; BIPA managers; managers of the Indonesian Language Program; Indonesian Language Concentration, Department of Malay Language, Fatoni University of Thailand, and Thai students). The results of the study show that teaching Indonesian abroad and domestically is successful because it is proven by the increasing pace of Indonesian language study by foreigners abroad. This has not only occurred at the institutional level of the BIPA program, but it has also led to majors, such as the Indonesian Language Concentration at the University of Malay Language Department. Fatoni Thailand. Meanwhile, the number of students in the PTKI Indonesian Language Program is increasing annually, and International students are increasingly interested in studying at the PTKI TBI Program. The increasing development of teaching Indonesian domestically and abroad requires ideal learning management (curriculum, instructors, institutions, students, teaching materials, and methods). TBI IAIN Surakarta and KBI JBM FTU Thailand appeared to successfully manage Indonesian language learning, although there are slight differences between the two. In terms of curriculum, instructors, institutions, students, teaching materials, and methods, learning Indonesian at TBI IAIN Surakarta is more comprehensive and ready. Therefore, intensive coordination between the two is needed because both are Islamic-based PTKIs to support the Indonesian language's internationalization by making Indonesian as the host in their own country and honored guests in other countries. This paper provides a broad view of BIPA learning management in Islamic higher education institutions in Southeast Asia because not many Islamic Higher Education Institutions in Southeast Asia have BIPA. Therefore, further studies are required on the developments (R & D) related to curriculum, instructors, institutions, students, teaching materials, and methods.
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Jantri, Palatee, and Pilanut Phusawisot. "The Influence of Linguistic Insecurity on Thai EFL Teachers’ Teaching Performance." International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation 3, no. 8 (August 30, 2021): 35–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.32996/ijllt.2021.4.8.6.
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Using a case study approach, this study focused on teachers’ linguistic insecurity. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influences of Thai EFL teachers’ linguistic insecurity on their teaching performance. The data were obtained from classroom observation and semi-structured interviews. Using a purposive sampling, the participants were two Thai EFL teachers who were in-service teachers at a public secondary school in the northeastern part of Thailand. The study was conducted in the second semester of the 2020 academic year. Data were analyzed by using content analysis to identify themes. The results of the study indicated that the participants perceived that linguistic insecurity influenced their teaching performance in three aspects: lack of confidence about English knowledge, poor performance in English language teaching, and negative self-concept toward their English language ability. The discussion of findings, pedagogical implications, and recommendations for further investigations were also discussed.
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Likitrattanaporn, Wannakarn. "The Development of English Language Teaching Skills for Graduate Students through the Process of Learning by Doing." English Language Teaching 10, no. 7 (June 6, 2017): 96. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/elt.v10n7p96.
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The purposes of this investigation were 1) to examine the findings of effectiveness of the process of learning by doing conducted with 5 linguistic graduate students at Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand 2) to develop the linguistic graduate students skill of designing English teaching materials and teaching English language and 3) to find out the efficient format of learning by doing used for training the student teachers skill of teaching English. The subjects of the study were 5 graduate students majoring in Linguistics at Srinakharinwirot University. This investigation is a qualitative research. The research instrument was a questionnaire designed to ask the students’ opinions towards learning by doing of constructing English teaching materials and teaching English language of their own and their friends. The qualitative data from brainstorming in a group discussion were taken into account. The results showed that the students get the benefits from the process of learning by doing. It can assist them to discover the knowledge of designing English teaching materials and English teaching skill by themselves. It is also found out that the efficient format for training teaching skill of the student teachers should integrate with the activity of brainstorming in a group discussion in every teaching-learning step i.e. from the preparation step when the principles and teching techniques of language teaching input of Audio Lingual Method, Cognitive Code Learning Theory and Communicative Language Teahing Approach were presented, during the step of adaping teaching materials and experimenting the practical teaching in school as well as after the students completed their self reflection and peer reflection.
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Albatti, Hamood. "E-Learning for English Language Teaching in Higher Education Institutions in Saudi Arabia during Covid-19 Pandemic." Arab World English Journal 13, no. 4 (December 15, 2022): 355–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awej/vol13no4.23.
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The study’s main aim is to examine E-Learning for English Language Teaching in Higher Education Institutions in Saudi Arabia during the Covid-19 Pandemic. The significance of the study is to investigate the level of adoption of e-learning for English Language teaching and practice, the impacts of the adoption of e-learning for English Language teaching and training, challenges associated with the adoption of e-learning for English Language teaching and practice, and the future of the use of e-learning for English Language teaching and practice in Higher Education Institutions in Saudi Arabia. The study’s central question is what are the impacts and challenges of E-Learning for English Language Teaching in Higher Education Institutions in Saudi Arabia during the Covid-19 Pandemic? The study used the semi-structured interview to obtain data from six English language lecturers in Saudi Arabia Universities selected using purposive and convenient sampling techniques. The data obtained were analyzed thematically. The study concluded that e-learning is the future of theoretical and practical courses such as English language teaching and practice in Higher Educational Institutions. This technology usage will benefit everyone involved; Higher Educational Institutions can save money and time while encouraging creativity. The study recommended that students and staff should be trained and re-trained on how to use digital technologies. Education institutions and government agencies should support students with computers and adequate software.
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Qin, Zhou. "A Case Study of Implementation of Action Research on Oral English Teaching in Vocational and Technical College." English Language Teaching 11, no. 12 (November 25, 2018): 205. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/elt.v11n12p205.
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With the globalization and the increase of the foreign-oriented affairs, the oral English teaching and learning in higher vocational colleges has got a wide attention from all walks of life, especially, the educational circle. It has become an important task to explore how to improve the oral English teaching and strengthen students’ practical and communicative ability in higher vocational colleges. Aiming to reform the educational practice and to improve the effect of oral English teaching, a ten-week task-based teaching plan has been designed and some adjustments on teaching content have been done according to the actual situation in implementation. The figures in the final analyses show that not only have the students’ interests, confidence and effect of learning been rapidly improved, but also the teacher’s self–reflection and the ability of putting theories into the practice have been clearly strengthened. The research result in this paper reveals that action research is a useful and practical way to propel the development of the oral English teaching in higher vocational education.