2.3. English Language in Thailand
This section of the chapter focuses on the importance of the English language in Thailand; the reforms related to English proficiency improvement and their challenges; and the English language skills competencies of Thai public servants. 2.3.1 English Language in Thailand and the Coming of ASEAN. Thailand prides itself as the only country in Southeast Asia that has never been occupied by a western power. Because of this and the concept that one language keep the country stable, the Thai language has remained and been kept intact. However, as the world becomes more borderless due to rapid progress in communication technology and globalization, it has become clearer that Thailand need to adapt to the trend
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Some suggested that the education system must be overhauled; that educators, teachers, administrators and curriculum developers must immediately pay attention in order to improve English Language Teaching (ELT) in Thailand (Khamkhien, 2012; Wiriyachitra, 2002). One example of the flaws in English instruction in Thailand is that the English curriculum in Thai universities cannot meet the demands for English in the work setting. At work, high levels of proficiency are needed in speaking and listening, which are not catered by most Thai tertiary education curriculum (Wiriya-chitra, 2002). Wiriya-chitra (2002) further commented that English language teaching in Thailand is not preparing the Thais for the changing world, making the country lagging behind in terms of English language …show more content…
The hypotheses put primary importance on the comprehensible input (CI) that language learners are exposed to. Understanding spoken and written language input is seen as the only mechanism that results in the increase of underlying linguistic competence, and language output is not seen as having any effect on learners' ability. Furthermore, Krashen (1982) claimed that linguistic competence is only advanced when language is subconsciously acquired, and that conscious learning cannot be used as a source of spontaneous language production. Finally, learning is seen to be heavily dependent on the mood of the learner, with learning being impaired if the learner is under stress or does not want to learn the language (S. Krashen, 1978,
The purpose of this assignment is to explain the impact of English language learners in the classroom. As a foreign student, English language learner in the United States faces multiple challenges for achieving academic success. To successfully complete a task, they need to master both English as a language and how it is used in core content classes especially when they are an adult. When trying to assist in instructing English language learners, they usually have many concepts and language abilities that they need to master, as do the teachers that are trying to teach them. With the incorporation of the concepts and approaches to identify and assess the issues and concerns that we have learned in our classroom instruction, such as lesson preparation,
The concern about the English proficiency at workplace is left unchecked and this leads the lack of competitiveness in all aspects of our economic environment like administration, education, finance or trade. In this Modern world there are much advancement in the technology and acc...
In this paper the writer is going to present an overview of the field of neurolinguistics which is the study of the mental faculties involved in the perception, production, and acquisition of language. In other words, the neurobiological factors that enable humans to acquire, use, comprehend and produce language.
Language acquisition is perhaps one of the most debated issues of human development. Various theories and approaches have emerged over the years to study and analyse this developmental process. One factor contributing to the differing theories is the debate between nature v’s nurture. A question commonly asked is: Do humans a...
People utilize this language not only to communicate with the different people from the distinct countries but also to apply in their daily life needs. Indeed, we can see this popular language at all countries we arrive; therefore, it is exact to say that learning and being proficient in English is crucial in the 21st century. If people are not good at English, they can encounter some problems; such as giving or acquiring the incorrect information, missing the useful inventions, or losing the opportunity to gain the proper
How do children acquire language? What are the processes of language acquisition? How do infants respond to speech? Language acquisition is the process of learning a native or a second language. Although how children learn to speak is not perfectly understood, most explanations involve both the observations that children copy what they hear and the inference that human beings have a natural aptitude for understanding grammar. Children usually learn the sounds and vocabulary of their native language through imitation, (which helps them learn to pronounce words correctly), and grammar is seldom taught to them, but instead that they rapidly acquire the ability to speak grammatically. Though, not all children learn by imitation alone. Children will produce forms of language that adults never say. For example, “I spilled milk on hisself” or “Debbie wants a cookie”. This demonstrates that children have the desire to speak correctly and have self-motivating traits to communicate. This supports the theory of Noam Chomsky (1972)-that children are able to learn grammar of a particular language because all intelligible languages are founded on a deep structure of universal grammatical rules that corresponds to an innate capacity of the human brain. Adults learning a second language pass through some of the same stages, as do children learning their native language. In the first part of this paper I will describe the process of language acquisition. The second part will review how infants respond to speech.
To understand Thai culture, belief and value, it is important to understand the language use in Thai society. According to sociolinguistic point of view, Thailand is considered the “Diglossia Society”, where there are variety of languages use to serve a specialized function and are used for particular purpose. The purpose of the different language is to serve the different types of people. The standard Thai language is used with normal domain or normal people. Another language is used for “ High Function” or with the higher status domains such as with the monk and with the King and the Royal family. This kind of language is called “ Kam Racha Sap” /
All over the world, English is considered an international language, it is the bridge among the countries. In Viet Nam English has become essential and mandatory communication language since the opening of its doors to the world in 1986. There are many companies from all over the world started coming to invest in Vietnam. This has motivated Vietnamese to learn foreign language especial English to facilitate efficient and effective communication among their counterparts. Understanding the importance of English in the developing process in Vietnam, the Vietnamese Prime Minister issued Decision “Teaching and Learning Foreign Languages in the National Formal Education System in the Period 2008 -2020” to promote the study of English further and
Language is the cornerstone of culture. Every culture have their own spoken language. People who speak the same language share the same culture. However , differences in language makes it difficult to communicate. For an example , when we are in a foreign country , we do not know their language and the people there do not know our language. This will eventually create a gap between us . Hence , language is very important to communicate. In Malaysia , a common language is considered important that the people advocate by making ‘Bahasa Malaysia’ the official language of the nation. In order to become of the society, the language has to be learnt.
Even though some people say that learning English is difficult, English is not too difficult to learn compared to other languages. For example, D...
Recently, English language has been used swiftly in daily life as its role as a second language in Malaysia. This was emphasised by the Minister of Education, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (2012) who stressed that English language plays an essential role in ensuring nation building. Furthermore, students with good understanding towards English language will have a better usage of it and the more effective a student involves with language the more skills can be developed from it. However, school students are afraid and refuse to use English in classroom because of their weak foundation of the language itself (Fan, 2001). Kim (2011) concludes that students with low English language have problems in expressing their ideas and also struggle in completing classroom
Though the period of english in the early days was shorter but now day by day the language is moving up the chain, some even consider it as their 2nd language. The use of english increased with the establishment of universities, schools and other educational institutes. The government also stated that english is now in the process of acquiring the status of a compulsory ‘3rd
Even though there are advantages as well as disadvantages, the need for international language for communication, politics, economics and security is necessary and English is the best “language candidate” for that function. English is a language spread all over the world and it is used by millions and millions of speakers. According to my opinion, people should use English as a tool to communicate with all cultures but every country must keep their culture and language is a great part of it. In conclusion, language defines identity of a country and everyone should keep their language and explore others.
Once English language was considered to be the language of imperialism, but now it can no longer be the language of elect society. Now it is the most viable and accessible language of every man in this planet. English occupies an important position in India as a second Language by winning a position of associate status and as an official Language for International, national, administrative, political, social, legal, academic commercial and scientific communication. English came to be the language of the legal system, higher education. It is also mainly used for diplomatic communication and for tourism around the world. Every Language is bound to its culture where as the English language is made to bind to any cultural society, it percolates,
Learning English can be worthless to certain people in Malaysia. This is because they have set their mindset that learning English would not guarantee a promising future. It is a norm in Malaysia by agreeing that those who are taking science stream will have better job opportunities while those that are from art stream might not have a bright future. This mindset of theirs has caused the development of English to develop slowly in an emerging country. According to New Straits Times (2016), many graduates are not employed due to their lack of proficiency in English when it comes to speaking. The importance of learning English has never been in the back of their mind. Therefore, Malaysians should be open-minded and enhance their cognitive skills to embrace English Language as their second language because in the end their perception is what matter the most. For example, parents should be practicing their children to speak English or get them familiar with the language but at the same time not to ignore their mother tongue. In brief, Malaysians should change the way they think in order to excel in the