Today, English is the major international language and is widely usedall around the world. It plays important
roles for many people. The development of technology and communication also doubles the importance of – and the
necessity for – English language skills because it is used for transcultural communication. A vast variety of learning
resources can be accessible with English language skills, and especially now in our “high-tech technology age”,
English is one of the fundamental languages in the foreign language subject area, because of internet and the
immense amount of information that is available.
In the Basic Education language subject area for Primary schools, it is therefore highly important that everyone
can complete the basic core curriculum required courses. (Core Curriculum B.E 2551.) However, there are a lot of
Thai people today that are not able to communicate in English even though they have studied English as a basic
education for almost 12 years; for example: Graduators of undergraduate or graduate levels. In the recent report of
Ordinary National Educational Test (O-NET) conducted by The National Institute of Educational Testing Service
(NIETS) in allof the subject areas: Thai language, Social studies, English, Mathematics, Sciences, Health and
Physical Education, and Vocational Education and Technology, revealed that the score of English skills are 31.75,
which is the lowest average score of all subjects at the level of the 6
th
grade, and the highest average score is Health
and Physical Education. Even though there are more accessible English learning resources today, for example;
native English-speaking teachers, English songs, movies, and internet, people could ask the question why Thai
students’ ability in English language is not different from – or better than in – the past. Some scholars said that it
was time to develop learning and instruction by adjusting language teaching methodology. (Ref. Wongleka, 2553.)
Today, English is the major international language and is widely usedall around the world. It plays important
roles for many people. The development of technology and communication also doubles the importance of – and the
necessity for – English language skills because it is used for transcultural communication. A vast variety of learning
resources can be accessible with English language skills, and especially now in our “high-tech technology age”,
English is one of the fundamental languages in the foreign language subject area, because of internet and the
immense amount of information that is available.
In the Basic Education language subject area for Primary schools, it is therefore highly important that everyone
can complete the basic core curriculum required courses. (Core Curriculum B.E 2551.) However, there are a lot of
Thai people today that are not able to communicate in English even though they have studied English as a basic
education for almost 12 years; for example: Graduators of undergraduate or graduate levels. In the recent report of
Ordinary National Educational Test (O-NET) conducted by The National Institute of Educational Testing Service
(NIETS) in allof the subject areas: Thai language, Social studies, English, Mathematics, Sciences, Health and
Physical Education, and Vocational Education and Technology, revealed that the score of English skills are 31.75,
which is the lowest average score of all subjects at the level of the 6
th
grade, and the highest average score is Health
and Physical Education. Even though there are more accessible English learning resources today, for example;
native English-speaking teachers, English songs, movies, and internet, people could ask the question why Thai
students’ ability in English language is not different from – or better than in – the past. Some scholars said that it
was time to develop learning and instruction by adjusting language teaching methodology. (Ref. Wongleka, 2553.)
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