Thandarin Decharotchanawirun. A study of problems in the business English writing skills of Thai employees at the Classic Chairs Company. Master's Degree(English for Careers). Thammasat University. Thammasat University Library. : Thammasat University, 2015.
A study of problems in the business English writing skills of Thai employees at the Classic Chairs Company
Abstract:
This study aimed to investigate problems in the business English writing skills of Thai employees at The Classic Chairs Company. It was designed to survey the significant problems and the suggestions to improve English writing skills in this company. The study adopted purposive and quota sampling methods, where questionnaires were used to collect data. The total number of respondents was 30 respondents who worked in sales and marketing, logistics, accounting and production departments which usually use English at the company. Due to limited time, this study focused on finding the problems in writing emails, letters and reports. The study showed that the most common problem in the business writing email at The Classic Chairs Company was to writing grammatically correct emails, followed by the problem that they cannot use a wide range of vocabulary in their business English email. The most common problem in writing business letters at The Classic Chairs Company was to write clear and precise letters, followed by the problem that they cannot manage time for writing letters properly. The most common problem in writing business reports at The Classic Chairs Company was to use sentence structure in their reports properly, followed by the problem that they cannot structure paragraphs of their business report properly. In terms of suggestions to improve English writing skills, the respondents emphasized self-study, in-house training of English writing skill provided by the company and they should be trained by taking courses at a language institute
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