ERIC Number: EJ1075935
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-1916-4742
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Providing Business English Instruction: Thai Instructors' Practices and Students' Perceptions
Pratoomrat, Panadda; Rajprasit, Krich
English Language Teaching, v7 n9 p144-155 2014
The present study aimed to examine how Business English courses are conducted in the Thai Higher Education, and to investigate students' perceptions toward the instructional management of the courses in their universities. The participants were four instructors, and one hundred and forty students enrolling in the courses of four universities in the Bangkok metropolitan areas and the suburbs. The course syllabuses were analyzed, and the questionnaire was administered for data collection. The results revealed that the current situations of the instructional management of Business English courses in their universities were different in terms of course content, a primary focus on learners' development, and instructional materials. Despite the difference among those institutions, Thai learners have positive perceptions toward the instructional management. The results may benefit Business English instructors and course designers in terms of improving and revising the course in the right direction which respond to the present professional world and the trend of Business English instruction.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Business English, English for Special Purposes, Second Language Instruction, College Students, Student Attitudes, College Faculty, English Teachers, Questionnaires, Courses, Course Descriptions, Course Content, Teaching Methods, Student Development, Instructional Materials
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Thailand (Bangkok)
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