Analysis of creative poetry works of 2nd year Thai language major students, Thai Language Department, Faculty of Education, Maha Sarakham Rajabhat University

Abstract

Background and Aims: The study on analysis of creative poetry works of 2nd year Thai language major students, Thai Language Department, Faculty of Education, Maha Sarakham Rajabhat University has its objectives as follows: 1) To analyze the creative poetry works of 2nd year students majoring in Thai language, Faculty of Education, Maha Sarakham Rajabhat University. 2) To use the results of the analysis to consider achievement to reflect problems in the curriculum structure that affect learning.

The samples are the creative poetry works written by 54 students majoring in Thai language, Faculty of Education, Maha Sarakham Rajabhat University who studied in  the course of creativity and writing in the first semester of 2023 and created 3 pieces of poetry works; namely, Kap Yanee 11 (a form of poem which consists of 11 syllables), Klon Suphap (a form of Thai octameter poem), Klong Si Suphap (a form of polite poem).

Methodology: analysis of creative poetry works

Results: The total sample used in this research was 162 pieces of the students concerned. The tool used to collect data was the evaluation form for higher education poetry creation which was evaluated by experts in terms of quality. It was divided into 3 aspects: poetics, content, and poetic rhetoric. The evaluation ratio was 1: 2: 2. The statistics used in data analysis was the average percentage. The results of the study are as follows: for the poetics and poetic ability; the results of the measurement and evaluation of the poetry of all 54 students showed that 44 students passed the criteria, accounting for 81.48 percent. For the content and content ability, the results of the measurement and evaluation of the poetry of all 54 students showed that 21 students passed the criteria, accounting for 42 percent. For the poetic rhetoric and poetic rhetoric ability, the results of the evaluation and assessment of the poetry of all 54 students showed that only two students (4 percent) passed the criteria.

Conclusion: The results of the study concerned showed that Thai language major students did not have enough skills in composing poetry because the content was part of the course of creative thinking and writing creation. Students’ learning cannot be fully organized. Therefore, the curriculum should be reviewed and improved by specifying the subject of “Thai poetry” to develop students to have specific skills in accordance with the characteristics of quality Thai language teachers.