This study investigated the students’ attitudes towards activities used in an EFL classroom in
one Thai university. The research participants include the students of first year (bachelor
students of medical and engineering faculties) who had studied public speaking subject as their
minor in second semester. The data was collected through class observations and semi
structured interviews. In classroom observations, EFL learners’ perceptions and satisfactions on
their teacher using class activities were recorded in the field-notes and questions related to EFL
learners’ attitudes in target language learning based on certain factors that include better
teaching strategies, classroom activities and social environment that can help reduce or change
negative attitudes were asked through interview. This study found promising results on the
students’ attitudes towards teacher using activities. More than half of the participants regarded
teacher’s using activities that determined their success in language learning. However, less than
half of the participants showed dissatisfying factor that related to the EFL teacher using humor
on their cultures as the part of his teaching. This research paves a way for future research by
indicating issues and questions for researchers to address.