Conditions and Problems of Teaching and Learning Chinese in Public Schools at Secondary Level in the Southern Region

Abstract

 The purpose of this research is to study conditions and problems of teaching and learning Chinese in public schools at secondary level in the Southern region in Thailand. The data were collected from the participants of a meeting of Chinese teachers in the Southern region and the in-depth interview from those in ten sample schools in seven provinces. The research revealed that the main problems of Chinese teaching – learning management of the public schools, secondary level, of the southern region at the whole picture are 1) the number of learning periods 2) teachers 3) textbooks and 4) measurement and evaluation. These four factors are chronic problems that have been being managed to be solved and developed. Besides that, other problems that affected the Chinese development in the southern region consisted of 1) policy problems from the central agency 2) problems of Chinese teachers in all aspects 3) problems of the cooperation and support from various organizations and 4) problems of the school curriculum for the southern regional area. The last problem should be solved urgently.