Yada Tiensawangchai. A study of needs for English skills of Panasonic Eco Solutions Steel (Thailand) Co., Ltd. employees. Master's Degree(English for Careers). Thammasat University. Thammasat University Library. : Thammasat University, 2015.
A study of needs for English skills of Panasonic Eco Solutions Steel (Thailand) Co., Ltd. employees
Abstract:
This study investigated needs for English skills of the employees of Panasonic Eco Solutions Steel (Thailand) Co., Ltd. The objectives of this study were to identify the English skills the employees need. Additionally, this study also aimed to find out the current situations in which employees are likely to use English and to explore the situations in which employees of Panasonic Eco Solutions Steel (Thailand) Co., Ltd. are likely to use English in the future.The research instrument in this study was a questionnaire asking about background information, needs of English skills, and the current and future situations in which employeesare likely to use English. The researcher distributed the questionnaires to 161factory workers in seven departments at Panasonic Eco Solutions Steel (Thailand) Co., Ltd. The stratified sampling method was employed in this study. The data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences and presented in the form of descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage and means). The results revealed that reading skills were perceived as the most needed skills. Listening to differentaccents and dialects, responding to the questions about work, reading company policy, writing e-mails and writing reports are the current situations in which employees of Panasonic Eco Solutions Steel (Thailand) Co., Ltd. are likely to use English.Listening to generalconversations, responding to questions about work, reading company policy and writing e-mails are the situations in which employees of Panasonic Eco Solutions Steel (Thailand) Co., Ltd. are likely to use English in the future
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