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    Attitudes and motivation in English language learning : A case study of Attarkiah Islamiah School 

    Hasnee Maduerawae; Kasma Suwanarak (National Institute of Development Administration, 2014)

    The research aims at studying the attitudes and motivation in English as a foreign language learning of Thai secondary school students. The study sits within the theoretical framework of constructivist theory taking into account Gardner’s attitude and motivation in language learning. The study considers students’ motivation in English language learning into 2 motives: instrumental and integrative motivation. Participants of this study are 239 Mathayomsuksa 5 students (Grade 11) and 10 English language teachers from Attarkiah Islamiah School. ...
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    Environmental influences on competence in English as a foreign language : A study of Thai undergraduates at an international university in Thailand 

    Jirada Ueasiriwatthanachai; Kasma Suwanarak (National Institute of Development Administration, 2013)

    This study is designed in an attempt to examine the ideal and the actual university learning environment in relation to English language learning and to investigate the actual environmental influence on the students’ English language competence. This is to understand why a number of Thai university students of English-medium instruction programs are still unable to attain high levels of English proficiency despite engaging in an English-medium education system. An interpretive approach was used to conduct interviews with 10 teachers and 15 ...
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    Students and teacher's views on a multimodal approach to English reading skill development of Thai EFL students in a university context 

    Phaisan Phengsuai; Kasma Suwanarak (National Institute of Development Administration, 2019)

    This study aims to explore the NPRU students’ views on how English reading skills were taught through the use of a traditional teaching approach, investigate the NPRU students’ views on how the teacher teaches English reading skills through the use of a multimodal approach, and find out what the NPRU students and the teacher have experienced from the use of the two different approaches. The results from the use of questionnaire surveys and semi-structured interviews show that most students felt very uncomfortable with the use of the traditional ...
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    Thai students and teachers' perceptions of learning and teaching english through the communicative language teaching approach 

    Natthawut Promtara; Kasma Suwanarak (National Institute of Development Administration, 2016)

    This study is designed in attempt to explore Thai students and teachers’ perceptions of English learning and teaching through the communicative language teaching approach (CLT) in Loei Primary Educational Service Area Office 2, and to compare students and teachers’ perceptions of English learning and teaching through the communicative language teaching approach. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were used in the study. The researcher used a quantitative questionnaire survey to explore 295 students and 20 teachers’ perceptions of ...