Lawarath Social E-Journal

The Distribution of Meaning Items of the Mandarin Verb "Mái" (to Bury)

Haidan Feng , Hongjuan Ai — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0700

This study aims to investigate the classification and distribution of meaning items of Mandarin burial verbs in Chinese learner's dictionaries. The verb "mái" (to bury) is taken as a representative and analyzed through a combination of corpus technology, argument structure, and qualia structure theory. Through the analysis and classification of objects involved, including the subject, object, location, and instrument, four main senses of the verb are identified: 1. interring a dead body in the ground; 2. covering something with soil, sand, snow, debris, etc.; 3. concealing something from discovery or manifestation; and 4. lowering one's head, face, or eyes. Image schemas are created for each meaning items of the verb based on typical objects and semantic features, along with collocations of typical objects to facilitate second language learners of Chinese in understanding and mastering the meanings. Finally, suggestions for improving the classification and description of meaning items in Chinese learner's dictionaries are proposed.

A Study on Patterns and Culture through the Chinese National Costumes in Miss Universe Competition Since 2002 to 2019

Natthakhanin Nicharom, Chatuwit Kaewsuwan — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0700

This research paper aims to study the patterns of Chinese national costumes on the Miss Universe stage, and to study Chinese culture reflected in eighteen national costumes on the Miss Universe stage between 2002 and 2019. Research data were collected and analyzed through Chinese online news and entertainment sites: 中国新闻网、每日头条新闻、娱乐新闻 Pageant site Missosology, Miss China Fan Club 环球小姐吧, Chinese online fashion site 中华服饰网and information from the tapes of the Miss Universe pageants from online media, YouTube. The results showed that the Chinese national costume patterns in the Miss Universe contest included two royal dress styles, five tribal costumes, four Chinese opera costumes, and seven simplified Chinese opera costumes. Chinese national costumes utilized various color tones. Red served as the main color tone in the twelve costumes, followed by the two costumes in blue and another two in yellow, one costume in white, and another one in brown tones. This reflected how the Chinese adore the red color as it is their cultural belief that red is a color of auspicious. Other colors were chosen based on the concept of dress design. Furthermore, the patterns used in the costumes, which reflect the cultural beliefs of the Chinese people, were also noteworthy. Patterns such as peony, bamboo, swan, peacock, panda, dragon, butterfly, and the character "福" (Fu) are all considered auspicious and believed to bring prosperity.

A Study of Implementation Needs of Environmental Education Standards School for Sustainable Development of Schools under Lopburi Primary Educational Service Area Office 2

Pimpawan Suebsaithongkum, Phatsayakron Laosawatdikul , Sunchai Chucheep — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0700

The purposes of this research are to: 1. study the current and desirable conditions to implement the environmental education standards school project for the sustainable development of the schools under the Primary Educational Service Area Office 2, Lopburi, and 2. study the necessities in implementing the environmental education standards school project for the schools. The samples were 158 people involved with the project. The research instruments included a five-level rating scale questionnaire and frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation, the priority needs index, and content analysis were used to analyze the data.

The results showed that: 1. the current conditions of environmental education standards school project, overall, was at a high level. The desirable conditions of the project operations, overall, were at the highest level; and 2. for the necessities on the project implementation, it was found that the most needed aspect was participation and network building, followed by a curriculum and learning management, the effects from an environmental management and the project operations, respectively.

Research on The Distribution of The Wore "SHEN (深)" in Modern Chinese Based on The Qualia Structure Theory

Qian Zou, Shichun Li — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0700

This paper takes the word "SHEN (深)" as the research object, extracts enough corpus from the CCL corpus of Peking University, analyzes its sememe distribution in the real corpus and the prominent qualia roles of the corpus, and then according to the frequency of use, the meaning of the word reclassify and describe. On the basis of the existing 9 meanings in A Dictionary of Current Chinese (7^th ed.) [Xiandai Hanyu Cidian (7^th ed.)], 7 new meanings were found: "the pitch of the voice is lower than that of the conventional or comparison object", ""completely participates in a certain activity or state", describe people have a quiet and introverted personality, and do not express their true feelings or opinions easily ""the volume of air inhaled or discharged is larger than that of conventional or comparison objects" "describes sharp eyes and contains rich meanings" , "people are in a state of deep sleep and are not easily awakened" and "below the surface of abstract things and develop towards a more core stage". In addition, according to the theory of qualia structure in the generative lexicon, the derivation relationship between the meaning items of "SHEN (深)" is explained, which provides new basis for the existing dictionary definitions and optimizes and adjusts some meaning items.

A Study on the Efficiency of Using the Aircraft Mechanic Training Aid Handbook: A Case Study of the 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Technical Inspector and Supervisor Course

Theerapong Boonterm — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0700

The objectives of this study are to: 1. study the efficiency on using an Aircraft Mechanic Training Aid Handbook with an 85/85 criteria and 2. compare the learning outcomes before and after the training. The samples were fifteen students studying in the 23^rd Aircraft Maintenance Technical Inspector and Supervisor Course. The research tools included the Aircraft Mechanic Training Aid Handbook, the training aids, hands-on skill record forms, and the learning achievement tests. To determine the learning achievement from the use of handbook, the pre-and post-training outcomes were evaluated using mean, standard deviation, and t-test dependent.

The research results showed that: 1. the samples’ achievement test scores after the training using the handbook were 88.53/92.00 which reflected the efficiency related to the criteria, and 2. the results after using the Aircraft Mechanic Training Aid Handbook in the 23^rd Aircraft Maintenance Technical Inspector and Supervisor Course, showed that the samples’ practical-test scores after the training were increased with a statistical significance at 0.05. This indicates the effectiveness of the handbook used in the training that it has positive effects on the samples’ post-test scores.

Guidelines for Debt Management of the Women's Development Fund in Sawangha District, Ang Thong Province

Patinya Muangyen, Mayuri Rattanasermpong , Wasita Kerdphol Prasopsak — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0700

The research aims to: 1. study problems, and obstacles in debt management of the Women's Development Fund in Sawangha district, Ang Thong province, and 2. determine the guidelines for debt management of the organization. This mixed methods research was done with 385 samples selected by stratified random sampling. The research tool was a five-rating scale questionnaire and data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. An in-depth interview was used to collect data from the samples of 8 steering groups including the officers at the organization, the volunteer coordinators of the Village Women's Development Fund, and the organization's members.

The findings showed that: 1. the problems in debt management of the Women's Development Fund, overall, was at the highest level. A fund management problem due to the overdue debt as the debtors’ default on the payment was presented at the highest average, followed by the management problem caused by members’ lack of knowledge and understanding in writing projects, the long document review process, and the problem during the in-debt period as the debtors spent the money in the way that did not relate to the purpose of the project and the debtors’ unsuccessful business and 2. the knowledge gained from this study could enhance knowledge and mutual understanding of all target groups including officers and members of the fund who apply for the loans. This will help them to understand the objectives and operation guidelines. They could write a suitable project to get support. The members could learn about the loan project reviewing process and how to pay the debt before proposing a project. With this guideline, the operations would truly meet the organization’s objectives, and it would help reduce the outstanding debts in the future.

Research on The Use of Dictionaries by International Students In China Based on The User Perspective ------Take Some Universities in GuangDong, GuangXi and YunNan Provinces as Examples

Huang Yun, Shichu Li — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0700

This paper studies Chinese overseas students, and examines the attitudes of 358 international students in regarding the user experience of Chinese learning dictionaries by distributing questionnaires, including the number of dictionaries used, commonly used dictionary categories, dictionary use purpose, dictionary use skills, interpretation requirements and so on. By analyzing the current problems of dictionary use in the field of teaching Chinese as a foreign language, such as students' lack of involvement in Chinese dictionaries in learning, less involvement in dictionary categories, single purpose of use, and weak dictionary use skills, it is suggested that the compilation of Chinese dictionaries for foreigners should consider research on users from the demand perspective, acceptance perspective, and communicative perspective, in order to better adapt to users' needs.

Mapping Local Students’ Proficiency to CEFR Standard and the Investigation on Coursework’s Impacts from Students’ Perspectives

Shin Fuangfungsuk, Jitraporn Ngamnet, Chiraphan Misiri — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0700

This research article explores level of English language proficiency of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students in Thailand. The intact group represents the Thai students from a public university located in central Thailand. The objectives of this study are to assess the level of English proficiency of students and to investigate of courses enrolled by students play a crucial role in mastering their English language proficiency from students’ perspective. Instruments used are the redesigned mock TOEIC test administered to 129 students majoring in English. Apart from the test, the semi-structure interviews were conducted with 8 participants from four different years of study. For data analysis, descriptive statistics is employed to explain findings on students’ proficiency in English language in comparison to Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). This study is deemed to be a showcase of local students at a public university in Thailand where the institution is limited to conduct admission test besides the placement test, which extremely influence to learning and teaching of English language. The limitations and suggestions are presented at the latter part for future researcher and further improvement.

A Study of Chinese Inverse Morphemes Words

Suthanya Panthong — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0700

This research aims to study the meanings and functions of Chinese inverse morphemes words focusing on the AB - BA format from the book “Chinese Proficiency Vocabulary and Character Level Outline” (2001). The study found that the rearranged Chinese words would often have varied meanings from the original one. They could be classified into three forms: 1. the inverse morphemes words that had similar or related meanings (20 pairs); 2. the inverse morphemes words with different meanings (5 pairs); and 3. the inverse morphemes words that had different meanings but shared some similarities (27 pairs). In terms of the functions of word, when Chinese words undergo the position rearrangements, those words can also serve as different parts of speech. They could be categorized into two groups: 1. the function of original words was unchanged (23 pairs) and 2. the function of words changed from its original function (29 pairs), which those words could serve more than one types of part of speech. Therefore, the Chinese inverse morphemes words might not be defined by solely distinguishing the words' meaning, but word's functions and contexts conveying comprehensive meanings should be also emphasized.

The Enhancement of Social Engineer Potential for The Sustainable Development of Local Communities

Niwet Pueanthim, Phattrapron Chokpaiboon , Sutinee Wongwattanukun — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0700

This research aims to enhance students’ social engineering skills to analyze and make connections between the reasons, causes, and effects of events to apply the skill to create innovations for local community development through participatory action research. The samples for quantitative study were 130 students. For the qualitative study, the samples included the experts in education field and lectures in total of 35 and local leaders and local people in total of 50. The research tools were questionnaires, interview forms, observation forms, and group discussion recordings. Quantitative data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation and content analysis and thematic analysis were used to analyze qualitative data.

The results included: 1. the development of students’ social engineering skills to analyze and connect reasons and causes of things, showed that they had knowledge and understanding of social engineering equipment at a high level and had satisfaction with the training at the highest level; 2. the employment of the skills to create innovations for local community development, showed that the participants effectively practiced using social engineering equipment and techniques to collect in-depth data to create innovations through a systematic thinking process. The innovations were: 1. Coconut wafer, Ban Sam Klew 2. playground for children with special needs 3. elderly’s foot massage pathway 4. goat manure compost 5. PaWai Housewives Group’s puffed rice 6. Pa Wai Thung Housewives Group’s minced fermented fish 7. small herbal massage compressor 8. Ban Pa Tan's Thai classic-style embroidered fabric 9. Ban Pa Tan’s DIY brush-dyed fabric and 10. knowledge of Lao Wiang's fire-lying after childbirth, Ban Pa Tan, and 3. the success factor of social engineer development was that the participants had a chance to learn from real practices. With this, they gained knowledge and skills in doing the fieldwork to help develop innovations for the local community. The success factor in creating innovations was due to the cooperation and participation of people and local government organizations in the communities.

Research on the Differentiation between Xiangxi Tie-dye and Nantong Tie-dye

Gao Xiang — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0700

Tie-dyeing is a specific fabric dyeing pattern resulting from binding and dyeing the fabric in particular ways. Tie-dyeing in China developed into diverse styles due to geographical, historical, and cultural factors. This paper compared the tie-dye products, development process, and sales mode in Xiangxi and Nantong. The development of tie-dye in Xiangxi is mainly a combination of traditional tie-dye and local tourism. In contrast, Nantong tie-dyeing is more modern in its techniques and production methods and thus is more innovative than traditional tie-dyeing. This paper identified the major problems in developing the tie-dye industry in Xiangxi: insufficient talent, low production efficiency, and low product quality. The current problems in Nantong include the tie-dye industry lacking designing talents, products lacking cultural heritage, and cooperates lacking brand awareness. This paper suggested that the tie-dye industry in Xiangxi and Nantong should learn from each other and improve personnel training, product marketing, and brand building to promote their status quo. This research is conducive to the target protection of the tie-dye industry and the inheritance of other traditional handicraft arts.