Development of Online Resource Databank for Enhancing French Writing Skills at the Beginner Level (A1)

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The purposes of this research were to 1) design and develop the Online Resource Databank Enhancing French Writing Skills at the Beginner Level (A1); and to 2) study the opinions of French language teachers on the usage of the Online Resource Databank Enhancing French Speaking Skills at the Beginner Level (A1). The sample were 40 French language teachers that were selected from public schools in the Educational Service Area Office1 and Office2 of Bangkok Metropolis using the multistage sampling: cluster sampling, stratified sampling and simple random sampling by draw. The research instruments were the opinion and satisfaction questionnaires and the website of the Online Resource Databank Enhancing French Writing Skills at the Beginner Level (A1). The data were analyzed through the descriptive analysis, the percentage, the narration and the essay.

The research findings were as follows: 1) the website of the Online Resource Data bank Enhancing French Writing Skills at the Beginner Level (A1), composed of 5 main menus: 1) knowledge, 2) culture, 3) activities, 4) mass media and 5) about, is located at the following URL:http://french4write.wix.com/ beginner; 2) 40 respondents, French language teachers in public schools of Bangkok Metropolis, were mostly agreed with the usage of the Online Resource Databank at 96.42%. Few of them were uncertain about some usage of the online resources with the main reasons for the lack of time to prepare the activity and lesson plan; 3) most of the 40 respondents were satisfied with the website; the overall satisfaction was at 4.67 (highly satisfied) for the data presentation and technology used and at 4.52 (satisfied) for the utility and utilization of the website. The Online Resource Databank was indicated as innovative instructional media that can be used in class, outside the class, and for personal purposes.