 Onsutee Wattanapruck  MA.TESOL, Ohio State University  Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, Suratthani Rajabhat University

The Role of English in Thailand English for Academic Purposes English for Careers Myths or Facts Easy 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.

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 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

SectionTimeScore Reading minutes30 Listening60-90 minutes30 Speaking20 minutes30 Writing50 minutes30 Total: 120

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 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

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 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

 Listening 400 points  Reading 450 points

He’s excited about the new promotion and looking forward to ____________ more responsibilities. A. taking in B. taking on C. take on D. getting up

All the orders got ____________ on schedule. A. delivered B. delivering C. to deliver D. to be deliver

The new law will encourage growth in the export market ____________. A. possible B. next year C. 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 Limited Call Center (English Skill): (Source:

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 Everybody can speak English to some extend: e.g., Greetings Self-Introduction Familiar 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 programs Online resources

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