DEVELOPING SITUATIONAL-BASED LEARNING UNITS TO ENHANCE COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH SKILLS IN THE WORKPLACE FOR VOCATIONAL CERTIFICATE STUDENTS AT SINGBURI TECHNICAL COLLEGE
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This research aimed to: 1) develop and evaluate the quality of authentic situational-based learning units to enhance English communication skills for vocational certificate students; 2) study the results of authentic situational-based learning units to enhance communication English skills in the workplace for vocational certificate students with a 70 percent criterion, and 3) study satisfaction with the learning process using authentic situational-based learning units. The sample group consisted of 33 second-year automotive vocational certificate students at Singburi Technical College in the first semester of the 2024 academic year, selected through cluster random sampling. The instruments used in this research were: 1) The authentic situational-based learning units suitability assessment, 2) the authentic situational-based learning units, and a speaking assessment, and 3) a satisfaction survey. The research data were analyzed using statistics, percentage, mean, standard deviation and One sample t-test. The results of the study showed that: 1) The authentic situational-based learning units and its components were highly suitable for enhancing English communication skills among vocational certificate students ( = 4.34, SD = 0.54); 2) the mean post-test score (
= 77.61, SD = 3.36) significantly exceeded the70% criterion at the .01 level; and 3) The students’ satisfaction towards the authentic situational-based learning units was at the highest level (
= 4.55, SD = 0.81).
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