Analysis of Language and Cultural Content in Thai Conversation Textbooks for Learners of Thai as a Foreign Language

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the language and cultural content presented in Thai conversation textbooks designed for learners of Thai as a foreign language. The research population comprised 12 graduate-level theses, dissertations, and independent studies, selected through purposive sampling from higher education institutions in Thailand. The research instrument was a language and cultural content analysis form, which calculated the percentage frequency of language and cultural content categories appearing in basic Thai conversation textbooks for learners of Thai as a foreign language. The data analysis revealed that the Thai conversation textbooks for learners of Thai as a foreign language presented content with the following frequency distributions: informational cultural category at 39.54 percent, behavioral cultural category at 42.36 percent, and relational cultural category at 8.19 percent, respectively.



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Kornkanya Ratchaponsit, Phuket Rajabhat University, Thailand

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Conference: ACEID2025
Stream: Higher education

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