Rungphailin Saengsukkha. Thai EFL teachers' beliefs about World Englishes. Master's Degree(Teaching English as a Foreign Language). Thammasat University. Thammasat University Library. : Thammasat University, 2015.
Abstract:
This study aims to investigate Thai EFL teachers beliefs about World Englishes and to find out their implementation of World Englishes in their classroom. The subjects were 30 Thai EFL English teachers at the secondary level in Muang District, Rayong Province. The research instrument employed for collecting data was a questionnaire consisting of a Likert scale of Teachers beliefs, Teachers practices about World Englishes, and open-ended questions. The data were analyzed by using percentage, mean and standard deviation (S.D). The findings of the study revealed that most of Thai EFL teachers believe in using books and materials with World Englishes model. Teachers implementation of World Englishes was also consistent with teachers beliefs about World Englishes. They usually use the books and materials that contain varieties of Englishes. However, Thai EFL teachers held strong beliefs about teaching grammar and vocabulary as well as using dictionary with standard English
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