ประสิทธิภาพของปัจจัยเสริมที่มีผลต่อการยกระดับความสามารถในการเรียนภษาอังกฤษ ของนักศึกษาสถาบันเทคโนโลยีไทย-ญี่ปุ่น

Abstract

The purposes of this research were as follows: 1) to study enhanced factors to uplift TNI students' four skills of English communication 2) to compare enhanced factors according to genders and faculties and 3) to study supplement opinions and suggestions towards English  teaching-learning techniques. Research samples were 296 students at Thai-Nichi Institute of  Technology in 2012 academic year, derived through Simple Random Sampling Technique. The instrument used for gathering the data were the questionnaire with rating-scale and open-ended questions. Statistic used for analyzing the data were frequency, percentage, mean, standard  deviation, t-test, F-test and content analysis. Research findings were as follows: 1) In overall,  students had a high level of enhanced factors to uplift TNI students' four skills of English communication; 2) Students with different genders had no statistically significant differences in  overall and in each aspect; 3) Students with different faculties had statistically significantly differences in all and in each aspect at .01 level; and 4) The students gave various suggestions  as follows: using English news in classroom will be useful for English teaching-learning process;   English camp is recommended to help students practice English in real situation; and contests in English, such as speech contests, will uplift students' English skills.