Problems and Needs in Using English Language of International Relations Officers in Rajabhat Universities, Thailand
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This research was carried out at the Rajabhat universities of Thailand to investigate problems and needs in using English language of international relations officers. The samples comprised 18 international relations officers from 11 Rajabhat Universities selected by purposive sampling technique. The data were collected by using questionnaire and the collected data were analyzed by using frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. The responses in open-ended section were analyzed by using content analysis. The findings were as follows:
- The most problematic skill for international relations officers was writing skill, while reading skill was the least problematic. The other problematic English skills were listening, speaking and reading, respectively.
- The findings found that listening skill was needed the most important in international relations officer’s works at the highest level, followed by writing, speaking and reading skill, respectively.
The research findings provide many useful suggestions for improving international relations work of Rajabhat Universities in Thailand and this study would be useful for course designers to organize in English course. The findings could also be useful to the researchers who want to study in related areas.
Keywords: Problems, needs, English skill, international relations officers
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เนื่อหาและข้อมูลในบทความ เป็นความรับผิดชอบของผุ้แต่ง
บทความในวารสารเป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวารสารวิจัยและพัฒนา มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏบุรีรัมย์
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