Learning English outside the Classroom: Case Study of Tuk-Tuk Drivers in Phranakhon Si Ayutthaya

Autor/inn/en	Wongthon, Yuwadee; Sriwanthana, Supavadee
Titel	Learning English outside the Classroom: Case Study of Tuk-Tuk Drivers in Phranakhon Si Ayutthaya
Quelle	In: International Education Journal, 8 (2007) 2, S.433-448 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1443-1475
Schlagwörter	Educational Needs; Informal Education; Tourism; Lifelong Learning; Foreign Countries; Sampling; Educational Opportunities; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Questionnaires; Educational Legislation; Government School Relationship; Second Language Instruction; Poverty; Employees; Thailand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Tourismus; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Ausland; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fragebogen; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Armut; Employee; Arbeitnehmer; Beschäftigter
Abstract	This study was an investigation of the educational needs of tuk-tuk drivers when using English to communicate with tourists in Phranakhon Si Ayutthaya, an old capital of Thailand. The samples included 30 tuk-tuk drivers at five famous places where tourists require tuk-tuk drivers' services in Phranakhon Si Ayutthaya, for example at the train station, the bus station, a bus stop in front of the Ayutthaya district office, Hua-Ror and the Chao-Phrom market. Six participants were drawn from each place. Simple random sampling was used to select the participants. The instrument was an interview questionnaire constructed by the researchers. The data were analyzed by frequency, percentage and mean. The problem conditions were analyzed in terms of contrast and similarity. Our study has presented the problems and suggested ways to develop English competency to meet the needs of tuk-tuk drivers in order to improve the tourism industry and assist the tuk-tuk drivers themselves who struggle to earn their lives as poor and low educated citizens. This study has supported UNESCO and Thailand's National Education Act 1999, in the pursuit of lifelong learning for all. Non-formal and Informal Education have been promoted as a way for education to meet the needs of tuk-tuk drivers. It has emphasized the necessary cooperation between government educational institutions and local communities if local people are to benefit from meaningful educational opportunities. Such endeavors will assist the development of the tuk-tuk drivers' English communication competency, so necessary in the tourism industry in Thailand. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10