Tag: Languages education and applied linguistics (ESL/TESL/TEFL)
The Advantages and Disadvantages of E-Dictionary to Enhance Reading Comprehension of ESL Learners
Due to the advent of Internet, tertiary students prefer to read hypermedia materials in comparison to printed materials. One of …
A Genre Analysis of Job Application Letters Written by ASEAN Applicants
Recent genre-based studies on job application letters have increasingly focused on cross-cultural awareness. However, very few have been conducted in …
Foreign Language Anxiety: A Case of Thai EFL Learners at Ubon Ratchathani University
Despite the decades-long integration of EFL in the Thai education system, Thai EFL students in general still perceive the English …
Exploratory Practice: A Case Study of Communication Arts Students at UBU
English in Communication Arts is a compulsory course at Ubon Ratchathani University, Thailand. The main purpose of this course is …
Speaking Difficulties Encountered by Low-Proficiency EFL Students at Ubon Ratchathani University
In English as a foreign language learning contexts, speaking, as one of the productive skills, has been considered as a …
The Role of L1 in the Instruction of L2: Perspectives of Thai EFL Teachers
The medium of instruction has long been a contentious issue in foreign language teaching. The teacher’s decision about which language …
Project-Based Approach by Using the Song-Lyric Method in Teaching English Writing for Students of Music Department
This study discusses the problems that arise in increasing the ability of English writing skill of students at the Department …
Multiple Reading Program: An Assessment on Reading Comprehension Ability of Thai University Students
In order to develop English reading comprehension abilities, we have to understand how our students learn, pre-assessment and ongoing assessments …
Chinese-Speaking University Students’ Use of Metacognitive Strategies in English Listening
Listening plays an essential role in enhancing oral communication. The goal of training learners with English listening skill is to …
The Effectiveness of Using Touchstone 1a to Promote Low English Proficiency Students of College
EFL textbooks are perceived as a vital and important element in English language teaching and learning as it not only …
The Role of ESL Education for the Social and Economic Development in Global Contexts
English is the "Global language"which is widely used in international business, academics, politics, and technology in the world; therefore, English …
Students’ First Language in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Classroom in Ubon Ratchathani University: “The Students’ Perspective”
This study tries to investigate the students' perspective on the use of their L1 (Thai) in the acquisition of the …
Flipping with a mooc: A Case Study of an English Academic Writing
Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) have been growing in popularity with educational researchers and learners in online environments. Courses in …
The Development of Application for Thai-ASEAN Neighboring Language- English Common Base Concepts Wordnet of 1st Order Entity
The application of Thai, ASEAN neighboring languages, and English common base concept words was developed from the equivalent translation WordNet …