A DEVELOPMENT OF LEARNING ACTIVITY THROUGH ENGLISH LITERATURE TO ENHANCE CRITICAL READING ABILITY AND CULTURAL LITERACY IN LANGUAGE FOR MATTHAYOMSUKSA 5 STUDENTS การพัฒนากิจกรรมการเรียนรู้ผ่านวรรณกรรมภาษาอังกฤษ เพื่อส่งเสริมการอ่านภาษาอังกฤษอย่างมีวิจารณญาณและความเข้าใจในวัฒนธรรมทางภาษา สำหรับนักเรียนชั้นมัธยมศึกษาปีที่ 5
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The purposes of this research were 1) to construct and assess the efficiency of the learning activity through English literature as the criteria of 75/75, 2) to implement and study the result of learning activity through English literature, and 3) to study students’ opinion toward learning activity through English literature. The study by research and development of 3 steps as follows: 1) Constructing and assessing the effectiveness of the learning activity through English literature. That certified the learning activity by five experts to examine the appropriation then implemented in Matthayomsuksa 5 students to define the efficiency of 75/75, 2) Implementing and studying learning activity through English literature. The sample group was 19 students of Matthayomsuksa 5 at Muangleeprachasamakkee School to simple random sampling, and 3) studying students’ opinion toward learning activity through English literature with the sample group. The result of the study revealed that: 1) Six steps of learning activity through English literature were (1) literal understanding, (2) empathy, (3) analogy, (4) reflection, (5) evaluation, and (6) recognition and effectiveness at 76.05/75.93, 2) The implement and study the result of learning activity through English literature were Critical reading ability and Cultural literacy in the posttest were higher than of the pretest with statistical level of .05, and 3) Students had positive attitude and opinion with learning activity and using English literature in class.
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