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

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