Active Learning with Passive Learners: Sociocultural Challenges for English Lecturers in Thai Higher Education
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The Thai educational system follows a traditional method for learning throughout elementary and secondary schooling, and thus carried on to the university level(Darasawang, 2007). This style reflects Buddhist principles of respecting one’s instructors. Although such passive pedagogy may account for theharmonyof the nation, students of higher education face difficulties with active learning. At Thaiuniversities, lecturers must come up with innovative ways to promote Active Learning(AL) while maintaining a platform embracing Thai culture in education where aninstructor can reflect the idea of “sage on the stage” while acting as a “guide on the side.” The objective of this research is to provide English lecturers in Thailand a culturally-relevant perspective when integrating AL strategiesin their classrooms.
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