The English Curriculum Development Process of the Cultural Tourism Communication Course for Elderly People: A Case Study of the Community of Doem Bang Nang Buat, Suphan Buri
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The aim of this study was to develop an English curriculum development process of the cultural tourism communication course for elderly people in the community of Doem Bang Nang Buat, Suphan Buri. A needs analysis questionnaire, interviews, in-depth discussions, and participant observation were used to collect data from 21 elderly people purposely selected by the researcher. The descriptive statistics and content analysis were applied. The results showed the sample group expressed their active participation and willingness to improve their English skills in the curriculum development process. The six-phase curriculum process was developed and proven to be valid as the post-test scores of participants were higher than the pre-test scores at the statistical significance level of .05.
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