Abstract
This research was supported the research fund of 2017 by Office of the Higher Education Commission of Thailand. The objectives of this research are listed below.1). To form the model of teaching and learning English for local development by English curriculum (B. Ed.) students’ participation in training on out-of-classroom learning management, which focuses on the students’ English skills improvement along with developing the sense of love of their home towns.2). To create curriculum of English training for conservative tourism for junior guides in Sung Noen District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province.3). To promote conservative tourist attractions in Sung Noen District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province among foreign tourists, and to boost the local economy so that young generations can earn income and rely on themselves in the future.An interesting result from the research was more income gained from tourism in Sung Noen District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province between April 2016 and June in the same year. The junior guides’ ability to communicate and provide information about tourism in English was evaluated. This result also accorded with the evaluation done by the youth and stakeholders on the curriculum of English for conservative tourism for junior guides, and 75 percent considered it very good, matching with the synthesis from the interview. The curriculum was created to be applicable to the local tourism context and match the need of users.
Highlights
Receiving the research fund of 2016 from National Research Council of Thailand, the researcher conducted the research under the National Strategy in the theme of “The Development of People Lives’ Quality from All Groups and Ages for the Sustainably Good Way of Life.”The research topic is “The Study of Teenagers’ problems: Case Study of Video Games addicted teenagers in Sung Noen District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province.” After finishing the research as well as discussing and processing the result, the researcher found some issues about English teaching
After doing in-depth interview, the researcher found that the teenagers desired to improve their potential of English skills for communication in order to apply in taking examinations for higher education, and they have hoped that there would be collaboration between a university, which was Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University, and the chief executive of Sung Noen Subdistrict Administrative Organization on creating activities for teenagers to support their English improvement that could create more jobs and sustainably develop quality of life in the future
Acknowledging the information and the teenagers’ requests mentioned above, the researcher managed the lesson-learned process related to the research conducted with Sung Noen Subdistrict Administrative Organization, aiming to further the research that matches the need and solve problems in this area.Officials who concerned with this research were invited such as a chief executive and officials responsible for Sung Noen youth’s education and life quality enhancement.All the 14 officials took part in brainstorming session, and that led to the research topic that was “Creating Curriculum of English for Conservative Tourism for Sung Noen elt.ccsenet.org
Summary
Receiving the research fund of 2016 from National Research Council of Thailand, the researcher conducted the research under the National Strategy in the theme of “The Development of People Lives’ Quality from All Groups and Ages for the Sustainably Good Way of Life.”The research topic is “The Study of Teenagers’ problems: Case Study of Video Games addicted teenagers in Sung Noen District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province.” After finishing the research as well as discussing and processing the result, the researcher found some issues about English teaching. After doing in-depth interview, the researcher found that the teenagers desired to improve their potential of English skills for communication in order to apply in taking examinations for higher education, and they have hoped that there would be collaboration between a university, which was Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University, and the chief executive of Sung Noen Subdistrict Administrative Organization on creating activities for teenagers to support their English improvement that could create more jobs and sustainably develop quality of life in the future. Acknowledging the information and the teenagers’ requests mentioned above, the researcher managed the lesson-learned process related to the research conducted with Sung Noen Subdistrict Administrative Organization, aiming to further the research that matches the need and solve problems in this area.Officials who concerned with this research were invited such as a chief executive and officials responsible for Sung Noen youth’s education and life quality enhancement.All the 14 officials took part in brainstorming session, and that led to the research topic that was “Creating Curriculum of English for Conservative Tourism for Sung Noen elt.ccsenet.org. All participants in the meeting hypothesized that is, the research could improve English skills of the youth who participated and they could apply the acquired knowledge to their local development, especially in conservative and traditional tourism in Sung Noen District which was being popular among foreign tourists
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