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Ideal L2 Self and Ought-to L2 Self: A Study in the Thai Context
(2016)
The study of motivation has been one of main interesting areas in second language teaching
and learning. The integrative and instrumental motivation proposed by Gardner and Lambert
(1972) has been challenged by the rise of global English and the changing purposes of
English language teaching, learning, and using worldwide. In this study, the new theory of L2
Motivational Self System (Dornyei, 2005) has been used as the framework. The objectives of
the study were to: 1) explore how students view themselves as L2 users; and 2) explore ...
Literature in Language Teaching: What, Why and How?
(2016-07)
This paper addresses some of the major
issues related to the teaching of literature as a
specialist subject and as a language teaching
resource. The discussion includes an overview of the
term literature, the possible reasons for using
literature in language teaching and what it means to
go beyond the traditional term of literature in the
context of language education. Finally, some of the
approaches to the teaching of literature have been
discussed.
Western Travelogue Films Set in Siam during the Silent Film Era: A Case Study of In Siamese Society (USA 1919)
(2014-08)
Thailand’s great variety of panoramas, its thriving domestic film industry and the country’s
well-developed infrastructure, have been attracting western filmmakers for over one hundred
years. Hence, the number of western-produced films in Thailand in the 20th century is
substantial. However, only little research about selected films made after the Second World
War has been conducted. And studies of relevant films made prior, when Thailand was still
named Siam, are virtually non-existent. This apparent lack of academic interest in these fil...
A study of Thai high school text books from an ELF perspective
(2015-12)
This paper is a study of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) features of English text books used
in the high schools of Thailand. In the first part of the paper, the author will provide an overview
of the study in terms of background and rationale before explaining the theoretical concept of
ELF. In the second part, the author will discuss ELF features in terms of characters, contexts
of use and varieties of English found in the materials selected for the study. The findings are
meant to create awareness among teachers and language educa...
Teaching writing by modeling genres through the teaching-learning cycle
(2009)
Over the last 60 years, the teaching of writing has gone through multiple metamorphoses, from being simply a way to reinforce grammar learning, to encouraging self-expression and the writer's composing process, to focusing on writing the genres of academia and the professions (Silva, 1990). Developed by teacher-researchers in the Hallidayan Systemic-Functional school of linguistics, a multi-step cycle-the 'Teaching-Learning' (Hammond, 1990) or 'Curriculum' (Rose, 2006) Cycle-provides a principled and practical way to teach school-age or adult ...