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Onsutee Wattanapruck MA.TESOL, Ohio State University Faculty of Humanities & Social
Sciences, Suratthani Rajabhat University
The Role of English in ThailandEnglish for Academic PurposesEnglish for CareersMyths or FactsEasy Tips for Learning English
Thailand is in the Expanding Circle which means that English plays an important role and is widely studied in more specific fields such as business and industry rather than for general usage or academic objectives.
However, recently, English has gradually increased its role in Thailand especially in academic areas; it is now taught as a compulsory subject from early childhood to the university level.
Furthermore, English language is expanding in popularity and is extensively used through every medium like television, radio, billboards and internet websites.
ASEAN Free trade area
TOEFL ® TestIELTS Test
English for Academic Purposes (EAP) deals with the use of English in study settings (particularly but not exclusively in higher education) where the main goal of learning is to cope with the students’ chosen academic specialism
(K. Johnson & H.
Johnson,1998)
Students who want to study abroad Students who want to study in the
international programs in Thailand
TOEFL IELTS
Test of English as Foreign Language Measures the ability of nonnative
speakers of English to communicate in English in academic context
More than 7,000 academic institutions accept it throughout the world
Content: Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing
Section Time Score
Reading 60-100 minutes 30
Listening 60-90 minutes 30
Speaking 20 minutes 30
Writing 50 minutes 30
Total: 120
Internet-Based
Computer-Based
Paper-Based
120 300 677
100 250 600
79 223 550
61 173 500
Log on to www.toefl.org Contact Education Consultant
International English Language Testing System
More than 6,000 institutions across 120 countries accept it
Content: Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing
Academic – Institutions of Higher and Further Education
General training – for school, work or migration
The IELTS 9-band scale
Each band corresponds to a level of English competence. All parts of the test and the Overall Band Score can be reported in whole and half bands,
e.g., 6.5, 7.0, 7.5, 8.0.
Band 9 - Expert user Band 7 - Good user Band 6 - Competent user Band 5 - Modest user Band 4 - Limited user Band 1 - Non-user Band 0 - Did not attempt the test
Log on to www.ielts.org Contact British Council and IDP
Education
Job interviewTOEIC Test
English for Careers deals with the use of English in business settings
Everyone who wants to work in wide-range of business context
All business context where communicative English is used as a medium
Example: hotel and hospitality, and import/ export business
Hello, how are you today?My name is____________________________.You can call me ______________. I’m from ___________________________. I am studying at the Faculty of
___________. Nice meeting you today!
Test of English for International Communication
Measures the ability of nonnative speakers of English to listen, read, speak and write in English in the global workplace
Used by over 9,000 organizations around the globe in more than 90 countries to assess English proficiency in the workplace
Content: Listening and Reading
Two sections of 100 questions each: Section I: Listening (45 minutes) Part 1: Photographs Part 2: Question-Response Part 3: Conversations Part 4: Short Talks Section II: Reading (75 minutes ) Part 6: Error Recognition or Text
Completion Part 7: Reading Comprehension
Listening400 points
Reading450 points
He’s excited about the new promotion and looking forward to ____________ more responsibilities.
A. taking inB. taking onC. take onD. getting up
All the orders got ____________ on schedule.
A. deliveredB. deliveringC. to deliver
D. to be deliver
The new law will encourage growth in the export market ____________ .
A. possibleB. next yearC. in fact
D. sometimes
Honda R&D Asia & Pacific Co., Ltd. Engineering Designer: 500 up
Tri Petch Isuzu Sales Co., Ltd. Sales & Marketing Coordinator : 600 up
True Visions Public Company LimitedCall Center (English Skill): 700-800
(Source: www.JobsDB.com)
Log on www.toeic.co.th Contact Center for Professional
Assessment (Thailand) – Bangkok - Chiang Mai
(www.YouTube.com)
Everybody can speak English to some extend: e.g.,
GreetingsSelf-IntroductionFamiliar topics
Accent doesn’t matter anymore. We’re now in communicative English
era. As long as you can speak and everybody understands it, you’re fine.
So don’t worry, keep talking!
Practice makes perfect! Learn more. Start from what you like. Take every opportunity to practice your
English.
In fact, there’s no such thing as silver bullet.
It takes time and practice. Keep practicing and you’ll sure get
better.
It doesn’t cost as much as you think. There are plenty of FREE resources
available for you. Free newspapers and magazine
Radio and TV programsOnline resources
www.elfs.com www.youtube.com www.manythings.org www.sozoexchange.com www.english-for-thais.blogspot.com http://www.voanews.com/
specialenglish/index.cfm
www.merriam-webster.com http://www.eslpartyland.com http://www.eslpages.com/
findesljob.htm
Email: [email protected] Blog 1: www.onsutee.bloggang.com Blog 2:
www.kruonsutee.wordpress.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/KruYing