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Pajaree Buasomboon; Nattama Pongpairoj – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2024
The present continuous tense can be problematic among L1 Thai learners due to the variation in contexts in which the tense can be used (Boonjoon, 2017; Khattiya, 2018; Kongthai, 2015). The present study aimed to examine the functional use of the English present continuous tense by L1 Thai learners under the theoretical framework of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Thai, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Siriprapa Srithep; Patharaorn Patharakorn – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2024
Through the lens of conversational analysis (CA), humor or funniness is not an inherent property of a message, nor an internal state of any social action, but as something interactionally achieved (Glenn, 2003). Teachers are often encouraged to utilize humor to reduce anxiety, lower affective filters, and make language more "memorable"…
Descriptors: College Students, English Language Learners, Humor, Role Playing
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Donlawat Meebangsai; Pawarit Pongtin; Panjaphon Kitipoontanakorn; Piyapong Laosrirattanachai – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2023
The researchers investigated the usage of appropriate academic English vocabulary in research papers authored by English major students, publications in Thai national journals, and international journals. In total, 708 papers published between 2016 and 2018 were analyzed, consisting of 300 international research papers, 300 national research…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Vocabulary, Majors (Students), Student Research
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Pongpol Suansri; Supong Tangkiengsirisin – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2024
The rising status of English as a global language prompts a call for a paradigm shift in English language teaching in order to correspond to the new sociolinguistic landscape. However, studies related to English language assessment, which can catalyze the transformation especially in a test-oriented context like Thailand, remain limited. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Secondary School Teachers, Language Usage
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Khanapornvorakarn, Sompong; Gadavanij, Savitri – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2022
In seeking to investigate the use of "sorry" in interlanguage refusal by Thai EFL users in an intercultural communication context, the present study collected data from Thai flight attendants who served passengers on international flights for a Thai airline, so as to examine how "sorry" is adopted in refusals in the context of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Air Transportation, Professional Personnel, Intercultural Communication
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Sudajit-apa, Melada – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2017
Analyzing discourses can shed light on language as a social semiotic system, the construction of identity and the operations of ideology and power. The purpose of this study is twofold. Firstly, it aims to unveil Thai fourth-year English-major students' utilization of lexical choices with connotations that enact the identities of the Baan Nontapum…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Disabilities, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Keawchaum, Raksina; Pongpairoj, Nattama – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2017
This study investigated how frequency influenced acquisition of L2 English infinitive and gerund complements among L1 Thai learners. Participants were separated into low and high proficiency groups based on their CU-TEP scores. Each group consisted of 30 participants. Data were collected using the Word Selection Task (WST) and the Grammaticality…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Language Acquisition