Topic Management of Learners of Thai as a Foreign Language

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This exploratory study investigates topic management of learners of Thai as a foreign language at the National University of Singapore (NUS). The analysis of a role-playing task presented to Thai language learners of increasing language proficiency will make use of a discoursal approach with a focus on topic continuity. With the idea that interactional competence (IC) increases with language proficiency, this study postulates that a higher language proficiency will result in increased IC. In other words, students with a higher level of Thai proficiency will be better at developing and maintaining topics.

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