Educational Policies and English Language Teaching at the Tertiary Level in the Capital of Thailand: A Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) Study (68860)
Session Chair: Kriangkrai Vathanalaoha
Sunday, 23 April 2023 13:15
Session: Session 3
Room: Ballston Room
Presentation Type:Oral Presentation
In the realm between the pandemic and the post-pandemic situation, it drives the policy makers to reshape educational directions in higher education in Thailand. This study examines the tension between the students’ and educators’ perception at one public university in Bangkok, as this may reflect how the educational policy has been operated in the capital city. The questionnaires, including 19 questions exploring three perspectives: knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP), were collected from 44 undergraduate students, majoring in English language and literature and also collected from 24 lecturers who had at least five-year experience in English language teaching (ELT) at the university level. In addition to the quantitative analysis from the collected data, the qualitative analysis was based on the three students’ semi-structured interviews, compared with the interviews given by the three lecturers whose number of experiences in ELT ranges from five to 15 years. The results revealed that there were differing levels of awareness and practices in terms of digital disruption between the two groups as the lecturers tended to lack integration or misinterpretation of technology in the classrooms, specifically massive online open courses (MOOC) and e-portfolio. Moreover, they inclined to exclude the authenticity of learning and rather focused more on theoretical lessons during the pandemic. This research implies that the students appear to be more adaptive to any alternative educational policy and their educational practices are indifferent or less challenging with or without the pandemic.
Authors:
Kriangkrai Vathanalaoha, Thammasat University, Thailand
About the Presenter(s)
Dr Kriangkrai Vathanalaoha is a University Assistant Professor/Lecturer at Thammasat University in Thailand
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