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English is used some of the time 4 χ 2 (p)= 0.01313 Per cent Thai is used 4 χ 2 (p)= 0.00040 English is not used at all 1 χ 2 (p)= 0.00040 5 χ 2 (p)= 0.01313 5 χ 2 (p)= 0.00040 What kind of class atmosphere do you prefer? formal class atmosphere 5 χ 2(p)= 0.01274 Indicate how frequently you use each of the following teaching-learning methods: lecturing or telling 5 t (p)=0.02088 project 7 t (p)=0.00026 What topics are your students particularly interested in talking/reading about during English classes? Subject-related studies (e.g. Engineering) 2 χ 2 (p)= 0.01780 9 χ 2 (p)= 0.00209 Your Students and their Learning Three most frequent problems students encounter problems with note-taking 9 χ 2 (p)= 0.00209 Rate the importance of the following activities to learning taking notes quickly and accurately 8 t (p)=0.00328 9 t (p)=0.00331 finishing assignments in a correct and 5 t (p)=0.05169 asking about things students do not understand 1 t (p)=0.033 2 t (p)=0.049 listening carefully to other language users 6 t (p)=0.00525 finding answers from textbooks and refer 1 t (p)=0.014 9 t (p)=0.01172 6 t (p)=0.00425

trying out new vocabulary and language skills on their own 9 t (p)=0.00657 Possible causes of learner failure difficulty with specific language points 6 t (p)=0.00067 objectives inappropriate for learners 6 t (p)=0.00253 material/ learning activities inappropriate 6 t (p)=0.00951 personal problems of learners 8 t (p)=0.02124 failure to use the language outside class 2 t (p)=0.054 Significant changes to aspects of their English Language Courses and Teaching change in objectives 5 χ 2 (p)=0.03287 changes in teaching and learning methods 1 χ 2 (p)= 0.005 2 χ 2 (p)= 0.05689 5 χ 2 (p)= 0.01469 changes in assessment methods 1 χ 2 (p)=0.005 2 χ 2 (p)=0.04081 nature of change 1 χ 2 (p)=0.00428 present innovation 2 χ 2 (p)=0.01538 There appear to be significant differences between lecturers with qualifications in applied linguistics specialising in teaching English as a second/foreign language and those with other qualifications in the way the two groups responded to a number of features that are generally now considered significant in relation to effective second language teaching(see Table 6).

English is used some <strong>of</strong> the time 4<br />

χ 2 (p)= 0.01313<br />

Per cent Thai is used 4<br />

χ 2 (p)= 0.00040<br />

English is not used at all 1<br />

χ 2 (p)= 0.00040<br />

5<br />

χ 2 (p)= 0.01313<br />

5<br />

χ 2 (p)= 0.00040<br />

What kind <strong>of</strong> class atmosphere do you prefer?<br />

formal class atmosphere 5<br />

χ 2(p)= 0.01274<br />

Indicate how frequently you use each <strong>of</strong> the following teaching-learning methods:<br />

lecturing or telling 5<br />

t (p)=0.02088<br />

project 7<br />

t (p)=0.00026<br />

What topics are your students particularly interested in talking/reading about during English<br />

classes?<br />

Subject-related studies (e.g. Engineering) 2<br />

χ 2 (p)= 0.01780<br />

9<br />

χ 2 (p)= 0.00209<br />

Your Students and their Learning<br />

Three most frequent problems students encounter<br />

problems with note-taking 9<br />

χ 2 (p)= 0.00209<br />

Rate the importance <strong>of</strong> the following activities to learning<br />

taking notes quickly and accurately 8<br />

t (p)=0.00328<br />

9<br />

t (p)=0.00331<br />

finishing assignments in a correct and 5<br />

t (p)=0.05169<br />

asking about things students do not<br />

understand<br />

1<br />

t (p)=0.033<br />

2<br />

t (p)=0.049<br />

listening carefully to other language users 6<br />

t (p)=0.00525<br />

finding answers from textbooks and refer 1<br />

t (p)=0.014<br />

9<br />

t (p)=0.01172<br />

6<br />

t (p)=0.00425

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