Improving English education in Thailand by modeling classroom behavior

• Main Authors: Hai, Yang, Harris, Matthew, Jitklang, Pranom
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Communication and Modern Languages, Universiti Utara Malaysia 2007
• Subjects: LB Theory and practice of education; PE English
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/3277/1/H1.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/3277/; http://staf.uum.edu.my/tleia2/

English classroom behavior across Thailand is highly influenced by long-held traditions, culture and values. By comparing Thai secondary education classroom behavior with that of Chinese classes working at the same level, we have constructed a model of Thai students’ English classroom behavior. Comp...