This study explores opinions of university Thai EFL students, who have been subject to a
conventional teaching approach for years, on adding communicative tasks in grammarbased
classes drawing from relevant literature and previous studies. The results of the
study suggest that Thai students want to have communicative tasks in grammar learning,
but only with formal instruction prior to the tasks. The study also shows how
communicative tasks may be integrated into conventional language pedagogy from Thai
students in the study's perspectives and relevant literature.
As expected, the results indicated that Thai students were reluctant to complete tasks in
English because of shyness, particularly when conversing with peers, a lack of
competence in language skills, and fear over losing face. The interviews conducted with
students revealed instructional techniques that they themselves believed would be
beneficial in encouraging greater participation in tasks without inhibitions.
Finally, the study concludes that Thai EFL students are ready to be trained in
communicative tasks and that instruction in Thai EFL classes should shift from
substantially form-based to more communication-based instruction.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/219478 |
| Date | January 2000 |
| Creators | Wuttipornpong, Tikamporn, n/a |
| Publisher | University of Canberra. Languages & International Education |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | ), Copyright Tikamporn Wuttipornpong |
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