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Navigating To Read - Reading To Navigate, Prangtip Noparumpa
Navigating To Read - Reading To Navigate, Prangtip Noparumpa
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Murray, D. E. & McPherson, P. (Eds.) (2005). Navigating to read - reading to navigate. Sydney: The National Centre for English Language Teaching and Research, Macquarie University.
Collaboration, Communication, And Online Groups: Analysis Of Two Projects, Anil Pathak, Lee Hwee Hoon, Fazilah Mohamed Ismail
Collaboration, Communication, And Online Groups: Analysis Of Two Projects, Anil Pathak, Lee Hwee Hoon, Fazilah Mohamed Ismail
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This work began with the presupposition that asynchronous web-based interactions (and collaboration) can add a special dimension to learning. Both projects were carried out with Engineering students. In both instances, institutionalized discussion boards were created for online group interaction. Data for both projects were collected from student surveys and. postings on the discussion boards. Analysis of student surveys showed different responses to the use of discussion boards. Students in the first project viewed themselves as accountable for their own learning, whereas students in the second project had a negative perception of the online discussion platform. Analysis of student postings from …
On English As An International Language, Saksit Saengboon
On English As An International Language, Saksit Saengboon
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In this position paper, I argue that English as an International Language (EIL) is meant to elucidate the current practice of English teaching, and more importantly to broaden the scope of inquiry focusing on such issues as English language policy, teaching approaches and materials (e.g., use of non-native literature). Being context-sensitive and culture-specific, EIL tries to answer a local question as to what constitutes "standard" English, etc. In addition to a tentative model of EIL, I also provide a list of eminently researchable topics revolving around the notion of EIL.
Experts' Opinions On Frequently Asked Questions, Richard Donato, Dolores Parker
Experts' Opinions On Frequently Asked Questions, Richard Donato, Dolores Parker
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Over the past years, the use of tasks to promote language development has been discussed, researched, and incorporated into many curricular innovations. In this issue, two experts in the field of English language teaching were interviewed via email on some questions which are frequently asked by those who are interested in understanding task based instruction.
A Survey Of Students' Attitudes Toward Group Work, Pornpim Kijsiripanth
A Survey Of Students' Attitudes Toward Group Work, Pornpim Kijsiripanth
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Research has shown that collaborative learning has positive effects on students' attitudes toward both themselves and subjects studied. Working collaboratively can motivate students to learn and achieve common goals. The present study was classroom-based research which aimed to investigate students' attitudes toward group work and other activities in class. The subjects were 29 students who took the English Writing for Economics, a required course for second- year Faculty of Economics students at Chulalongkorn University. Collaborative work was used in several activities during the second half of the semester. The survey revealed that students had positive attitudes toward group work. They …
Meaning And Morphological And Syntactic Information In Learners' Dictionaries: Do Learners' Dictionaries Really Meet Learners' Expectations?, Somporn Handee
Meaning And Morphological And Syntactic Information In Learners' Dictionaries: Do Learners' Dictionaries Really Meet Learners' Expectations?, Somporn Handee
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Learners' dictionaries are supposed to be user-friendly and comprehensive reference books for non-native learners. It is. therefore, generally expected that learners' dictionaries should not only present precise and easily comprehensible definitions but also provide morphological and syntactic information about individual words not deducible from general rules of grammar. This paper explores how renowned learners' dictionaries deal with this and how successfully they meet such expectations.
A Critical Review Of Second/Foreign Language Teaching Methods Books, Hatai Sri-Ampai, Saowanee Treerat
A Critical Review Of Second/Foreign Language Teaching Methods Books, Hatai Sri-Ampai, Saowanee Treerat
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A Special Talk With Associate Professor Sara Cotterall, Akita International University, Japan
A Special Talk With Associate Professor Sara Cotterall, Akita International University, Japan
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What does 'learner autonomy in language learning' mean to you?
Learning From Classroom Observation: An Australian Experience, Nopporn Sarobol
Learning From Classroom Observation: An Australian Experience, Nopporn Sarobol
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This paper describes the learning experiences I gained while observing classrooms in an Australian setting. In this paper I first give the background and the context of the study, followed by the aim of the visit, focusing particularly on professional development. In addition to learning from the experiences of other teachers, I also see this as a good opportunity to gain some experiences necessary for carrying out action research I hope to subsequently pursue. Next, I describe the procedure for a classroom visit, including the preparations made before and after observation, as well as the process of observation itself. Furthermore, …
Experts' Opinions On Frequently Asked Questions
Experts' Opinions On Frequently Asked Questions
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Four experts in the field of ELT research were interviewed via email on some questions which are frequently asked by ELT research students, and sometimes misunderstood by researchers more at home with quantitative than qualitative research.
Reading Faster, Paul Nation
Reading Faster, Paul Nation
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This article describes what happens when people increase their reading speed. It then describes a range of well -researched techniques for bringing about increases in treading speed.
Cultural Awareness And Second Language Acquisition: An Investigation Of Thai Learners, Will Baker
Cultural Awareness And Second Language Acquisition: An Investigation Of Thai Learners, Will Baker
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The aim of this study was to identify connections between culture, in particular cultural awareness, and second language acquisition (SLA). A number of socio-cultural models of SLA were utilized in the design of the research. Most significantly was the Socio-Education Model (Gardner and MacIntyre, 1993a), which emphasizes the crucial, although indirect, role context and culturally influenced factors play in SLA. A questionnaire was administered to 100 undergraduate English students at a Thai university. The subjects were asked to report on their attitudes and behavior regarding cultural awareness, orientation/motivation, attitudes towards English and Thai culture, people and language, and culturally significant …
Teacher Intervention During The Writing Process: An Alternative To Providing Teacher Feedback On Efl Academic Writing In Large Classes, Kriengsukdi Syananondh, Watana Padgate
Teacher Intervention During The Writing Process: An Alternative To Providing Teacher Feedback On Efl Academic Writing In Large Classes, Kriengsukdi Syananondh, Watana Padgate
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Providing written feedback is often burdensome and time-consuming for teachers, especially in large classes. This quasi-experimental study was conducted to test an alternative to giving teacher feedback in large EFL classes, i.e. employing teacher intervention during the writing process. The subjects were undergraduates taking a writing course at a Thai university. Two intact groups were employed, one assigned to be a control group and the other an experimental group. The control group finished their draft, submitted it to the teacher, and received individual written feedback while in the experimental group the teacher intervened in the writing process by giving explanations …
A Contrastive Analysis Of Adverbs In English And Thai And Its Implications On Language Teaching, Aekpong Rungnaphawet
A Contrastive Analysis Of Adverbs In English And Thai And Its Implications On Language Teaching, Aekpong Rungnaphawet
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This article presents a contrastive analysis of adverbs in English and Thai, focusing on how morphological and syntactic features of adverbs in Thai may interfere Thai learners in using derivational adverbs in the English language. It postulates that due to different derivational processes of adverbs in the two languages. L1 interference may be found with regards to forms, functions, and positions, and a combination of these in particular. In terms of derivation, adverbs in English are morphologically devided, whereas those in Thai are lexemically derived. These influence their modificational functions in a sentence, which eventually affect their transmobility. That is, …
Stories Matter: The Complexity Of Cultural Authenticity In Children's Literature, Suriyan Panlay
Stories Matter: The Complexity Of Cultural Authenticity In Children's Literature, Suriyan Panlay
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Stories Matter is an edited collection offering differing voices, viewpoints, and perspectives of respected authors, illustrators, editors, publishers, educators, librarians, and. scholars on the contentious issue of cultural authenticity in children's literature. It explores the complexity of this issue by highlighting important historical events, current debates, and. new questions and critiques. Readers will find a discussion on the topic truly passionate and richly diverse.
A Language Lesson Under A Bodhi Tree: Teaching English To Monks - A Reflection, Apisak Pupipat
A Language Lesson Under A Bodhi Tree: Teaching English To Monks - A Reflection, Apisak Pupipat
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From external nature, Buddhist monks learn to draw parallels with some profound truths in life. Similarly, in a simple English classroom at a Buddhist university in Northeast Thailand devoid of anything except a whiteboard and. walls, we can. learn much as well.
A Special Talk With Associate Professor Thomas Sylvester Charles Farrell Department Of Applied Language Studies (Dals), Brock University, Toronto
A Special Talk With Associate Professor Thomas Sylvester Charles Farrell Department Of Applied Language Studies (Dals), Brock University, Toronto
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While you have an impressive publication list which covers a number of issues in ELT, your most recent focus, in the last couple of years, seems to have been reflective practice. Could you briefly share with our readers just what 'reflective practice' means to you?
Efl Classroom Discourse, Reongrudee Soonthornmanee
Efl Classroom Discourse, Reongrudee Soonthornmanee
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Research results in the past pointed out that second language (L2) learning would not simply extrapolate from first language (L1) acquisition or from general learning theories. Therefore, teachers need to understand ways students learn L2 as well as the nature of the classroom that leads to efficient and effective learning of instructional contents. The present study aimed to explore different types of discourses in an EFL classroom, occurring as a result of teacher-centered interactions in class. The data revealed that the teacher mainly asked questions and gave feedback to students' answers. That is, the interaction generated in the EFL classroom …
Second Language Acquisition (Sla) And English Language Teaching (Elt), Saksit Saengboon
Second Language Acquisition (Sla) And English Language Teaching (Elt), Saksit Saengboon
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In this paper, the author discusses second language acquisition (SLA) as it pertains to English language teaching (ELT) in the Thai context. First, he presents the definitions of SLA and ELT. Second, based on a review of selected SLA theories, he provides insights into a long-standing problem i.e. why a few Thais succeed and many fail in learning English. In doing so, he provides a characterization, of ELT in Thailand. He concludes the paper by suggesting trends in research and teaching vis-a-vis English language teaching in Thailand.
Cultural Representations And Reference In English Textbooks Used At Second In Thailand: A Quantitative Analysis, Tanja Greil
Cultural Representations And Reference In English Textbooks Used At Second In Thailand: A Quantitative Analysis, Tanja Greil
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This paper presents the results of a culture-oriented quantitative analysis of three series of English textbooks approved for use at secondary school level (Mathayom 4-6) by the Thai Ministry of Education— Snapshot 1-3, Speed Up to the World Outside 1-3, and Weaving It Together 1-3—all three textbook series being international editions not specifically designed and adapted for Thai learners of English. The focus of the analysis is on cultural representations and references in those books: What is the cultural orientation of the textbooks? And to what extent do reading and listening texts focus on either presenting the life-style and activities …
A Survey Of Writing Techniques, Authorship, Tenses, Voices, And Length Of Opening Sentences Of Medical Research Articles, Phan Banpho
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A large number of genre analyses have investigated schematic units or "moves" of many parts of medical research articles. The present analysis deals with the inner element of the first move, the introduction, section. It explore the techniques for writing opening sentences, and investigates authorship, tenses, voices, and sentence length. The subjects were 167 opening sentences from two world journals in medical science, the Annals of Internal Medicine and The Lancet, which represent American English and British English, respectively. A concordancing computer program. Microsoft Word, and the SPSS (v. 11.5) were used. The findings of this study suggest that most …
Idea Sharing: Teaching And Learning In A Thai University Classroom: Reflections On A Memorable Month, Sharon L. Pugh
Idea Sharing: Teaching And Learning In A Thai University Classroom: Reflections On A Memorable Month, Sharon L. Pugh
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When. I was first invited to teach a short graduate course in. the Language and Communications Department at NIDA, I assumed that my subject would be one I had taught before, having to do with metaphor, narrative, or critical thinking. In fact, it involved all three but in an unexpected context, the topic of gender and communications. As a new academic area for me, this topic challenged me to consider my beliefs about knowledge and teaching, particularly when addressing a sensitive issue like gender in. a cultural setting that was different from my own. It also enabled me to learn …
Electronic English Excellence: Facilitating Educational Success For The Thai Learner In An International Environment, Jan Van Maele, An Schollen
Electronic English Excellence: Facilitating Educational Success For The Thai Learner In An International Environment, Jan Van Maele, An Schollen
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The objective of the Electronic English Excellence project (e-English Excellence) is increasing Asian students' English language skills before they start their studies at Group T, an engineering, educating, and enterprising institute of higher education, based in Leuven, Belgium. One part of the project revolves around the English Excellence website, a low-threshold, economical online learning environment, implemented in a collaborative effort between Group T and partner universities in Asia. The site takes students through four successive steps: self-assessment, assessment of actual proficiency through targeted language tests, feedback on self-assessment and test results, and finally, selective practice. This article describes the learner …
Idea Sharing: Tasks That Work In The Thai Classroom, Hilary Isaacs
Idea Sharing: Tasks That Work In The Thai Classroom, Hilary Isaacs
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Having accumulated a wealth of EFL and ESP experience teaching in Europe for almost two decades, as well as experience of curriculum, course and exam design, implementation, and materials writing, it is perhaps not surprising that I considered myself fairly well prepared for teaching in Thailand when I arrived in the country two years ago. But how very wrong I was!
Measuring A Textbook Against The Thai Foundation English Course Goals And Standards
Measuring A Textbook Against The Thai Foundation English Course Goals And Standards
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Presumably because few textbooks on their own cover what is officially expected in Thai university English foundation courses, the option of selecting more than one textbook is often taken. Not only does this add to student expenses but it also makes achieving the two official goals and seven associated standards set for these courses all the more difficult. This review therefore looks at a recently published textbook that Thai universities might consider adopting as a foundation English text measuring it against these goals and standards. The text which was selected to do this with is Natural English Upper-intermediate published by …
A Special Talk With Professor Lyle F. Bachman Chair, Ucla Department Of Applied Linguistic And Tesl
A Special Talk With Professor Lyle F. Bachman Chair, Ucla Department Of Applied Linguistic And Tesl
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You are well known for your expertise in language assessment, and you have discussed both web-based assessment and paper and pencil assessment. What do you see as major developing trends in ELT language assessment?
The Assessment Of The Reading Speed And Reading Ability Of Thai University Commerce And Accountancy Students Who Are Trained By Using A Computer Reading Program, Kulaporn Hiranburana, Prakaikaew Opanon-Amata
The Assessment Of The Reading Speed And Reading Ability Of Thai University Commerce And Accountancy Students Who Are Trained By Using A Computer Reading Program, Kulaporn Hiranburana, Prakaikaew Opanon-Amata
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This research investigated the use of the computer in developing reading abilities, including speed reading and reading comprehension. In this study, 99 students from the Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy were trained in speed reading using a computer program in English. The program contained activities aimed at increasing reading speed such as eye movement, timed reading and paced reading. The performance of these students in speed reading, comprehension and general English proficiency pretests and post-tests was compared with that of students who did not take part in the training. The results show significant gains in the reading rates of the …
Focused Business Writing: The Case Of Replies To Complaints, Anil Pathak
Focused Business Writing: The Case Of Replies To Complaints, Anil Pathak
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Although writing replies to complaints has been a part of our business writing course for long, I was rather disappointed to see students writing similar letters with inadequate structure and making the same mistakes every semester. In this paper I describe a small-scale investigation into the problems faced by students while writing reply letters.
Reduced Forms And Liaisons In The Teaching Of English To Thai Learners, Tanyaporn Arya
Reduced Forms And Liaisons In The Teaching Of English To Thai Learners, Tanyaporn Arya
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This paper proposes the inclusion of reduced forms and liaisons in English as a second language instruction, especially as part of pronunciation exercises or in speaking and listening classes since these two aspects contribute much to the effectiveness of communication as will be addressed later in the paper. This paper is divided into 6 parts. The first part of the paper gives an overview of the nature of pronunciation as defined by Pennington and Richards (1986), which will serve as necessary background knowledge in understanding the two features of pronunciation in focus, namely reduced forms and liaisons. The second part …
A Better Understanding Of Attitude And Motivation Of Children In Different Language Learning Contexts, Jirada Wudthayagorn
A Better Understanding Of Attitude And Motivation Of Children In Different Language Learning Contexts, Jirada Wudthayagorn
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Attitude and motivation is one of the psychological variables that play a role in language learning and achievement (e.g., Gardner, 1985; Gardner, Tremblay, & Masgoret, 1997; Tremblay & Gardner, 1995). This paper demonstrates how in different contexts of learning languages, attitude and motivation play a different role in child language learning. This paper begins with an overview of attitude and motivation. Then, the two empirical research of attitude and motivation conducted in different language learning contexts are discussed. Pedagogical and research implications are also provided. It is hoped that this paper will shed some light on a better understanding of …