ความคิดเห็นของนักศึกษาที่มีต่ออาจารย์คนไทยผู้สอนในหลักสูตรนานาชาติ  ในมหาวิทยาลัยแห่งหนึ่งของรัฐ

Prommin Songsirisak; Kornsiri Boonyaprakob

Authors

Prommin Songsirisak
Kornsiri Boonyaprakob

Abstract

This study aims to investigate students’ perceptions of Thai teachers in an international program at a public Thai university. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative research methods. The data were collected by means of focus group interviews and a questionnaire. Transcriptions of the focus group interviews were analyzed by using open and axial coding techniques (Strauss and Corbin, 1990). The questionnaire data were analyzed by the SPSS Software Program for simple descriptive statistics such as percentage. The participants were 32 second-year and 20 third-year undergraduates from an international program. The findings indicated that overall the majority of the participating students preferred to have native English speaker teachers (NESTs) to teach them in the international program rather than Thai teachers. However, with the expectation for the international program to have only NESTs, a lot of students still preferred the program to have both NESTs and Thai teachers working cooperatively. They perceived that both Thai teachers and NESTs benefitted the program. These teachers should have a role in teaching the subjects in the field of their expertise according to their knowledge, language competence, and abilities. Findings are described in details and supported with some evidence.

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