Abstract
Abstract This paper reports and discusses how the IELTS test has brought its impact to Assumption College Thonburi English Program (ACTEP)'s exit testing, English courses offered and foreign teachers' teaching. Two different methods of data collection apply; an interview with the ACTEP Academic Head and questionnaire for Grades 10-11 students and foreign teachers. It has been found that in order to assure Grade 12 performance on the IELTS test, other well-known achievement tests have been put into the ACTEP academic policy. IELTS preparatory courses have been listed into the Grades 10- 12 ACTEP curriculum. The findings show that the foreign teachers, both Native-English speakers and Non-Native English speakers teaching staff in the ACTEP, need more insights to the IELTS test format. It is also well worth recommending that students need to practice more during their high school years as their Grade 11exit test, the CU-TEP test, cannot reflect all strategies needed in the IELTS test.
Highlights
Assumption College Thonburi (ACT), a private school officially established in1961, has been serving 5,208 students altogether from Grades 1-12 with a variety of academic programs
The two tables below show the number of students enrolled and foreign teachers working in Assumption College Thonburi English Program (ACTEP) in the academic year 2010
The following table shows the findings from the questionnaire for ACTEP
Summary
1961, has been serving 5,208 students altogether from Grades 1-12 with a variety of academic programs. Program 2: English Program which offers English, Mathematics, Science, Music, Basic Vocational, Physical Education and Health Education taught in English by foreign teachers, accompanied by Thai teachers. English is used as the medium of teaching in the six subject groups; namely, Mathematics, English, Science, Health and Physical Education, Career and Technology and Music based on the Ministry of Education Curriculum 2554. The two tables below show the number of students enrolled and foreign teachers working in ACTEP in the academic year 2010. Mathematics Science (including Biology, Physics and Chemistry) English Physical and Health Education Music Career and Technology. The following tables shows number of periods (one period is 50 minutes long) spent on the eight core courses, supplementary courses and student development activities taught in English and Thai in the ACTEP’s primary levels, lower-secondary levels and higher-secondary levels.
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