UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS’ NEEDS AND SATISFACTION TOWARDS ENGLISH GRAMMAR TEACHING AT KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY NORTH BANGKOK, RAYONG CAMPUS

Abstract

          The Objectives of this research article were to study and compare undergraduate students’ needs and satisfaction towards English grammar teaching at King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Rayong Campus. An open-ended questionnaire was used with 364 students obtained by using a simple random sampling. The statistical data analysis comprised frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t - test, content analysis and One-way ANOVA. If any differences occurred, the Scheffe test would be applied for further analysis and comparison The research results indicated that most of the students were females in their second year with a GPA higher than or equal to 3.00. Overall, students were needed teachers towards thorough point-by-point explanation on grammar structure as well as their satisfactions with the teachers’ grammatical error correction for individual writing task. According to the comparison of students’ need levels, there was no difference in terms of gender. The juniors were more satisfied than the freshmen. Students with a GPA higher than or equal to 3.00 had higher need levels than those with a GPA lower than 2.50 and between 2.50 - 2.99. According to the comparison results of students’ satisfaction levels, there was no difference in terms of gender. The sophomores were more satisfied than the freshmen. Students with a GPA lower than 2.50 were more satisfied than those with a GPA between 2.50 - 2.99. For results of content analysis, it was commented that most teachers followed textbook lessons with examples, quizzes and exercises. In terms of students’ needs, it was suggested that teachers use diverse games and teaching materials which are fun, stressless, and not boring