Caijun LIN. Teaching Competence and Its Affecting Factors of Local Chinese Teachers in Middle Schools in Thailand. (). มหาวิทยาลัยแม่ฟ้าหลวง. ศูนย์บรรณสารและสื่อการศึกษา. : , .
Teaching Competence and Its Affecting Factors of Local Chinese Teachers in Middle Schools in Thailand
Abstract:
The purposes of this research were to reveal the current situation, main problems, reasons and influencing factors of the teaching competence of local Chinese teachers in middle schools in Thailand. This research applied the method of combining questionnaire survey and interview, from the five dimensions of the basic knowledge and skills of Chinese, Chinese communicative competence, Chinese culture and intercultural communication, classroom teaching and organization, and classroom management investigated and analyzed the teaching competence of local Chinese teachers in middle schools in Thailand, and discussed the correlation between their Chinese teaching competence and the factors such as their Chinese level, teaching years, age, educational background and majors studied. The study shows that: 1) The overall teaching competence of local Chinese teachers in middle schools is relatively high, but their teaching competence in Chinese communicative competence is average, and their teaching competence in Chinese culture and intercultural communication and Chinese basic knowledge and skills is not high enough; 2) Local Chinese teachers in middle schools have various specific problems in all dimensions of teaching competence, and the reasons are complex and diverse; 3) The teaching competence of local Chinese teachers in middle schools is significantly related to their Chinese level and majors, but not to their age, teaching years and educational background. Based on the results of this study, we put forward some suggestions to promote the development of the teaching competence of local Chinese teachers in middle schools in Thailand.