Khap Instruction Process in Laos PDR.

Abstract

            This article is a part of a dissertation entitled “khap” instruction process in Laos PDR, a qualitative research which was intended to 1) investigate Khap instruction process in Laos PDR.; and 2) study the development of Khap instruction process in Laos PDR.

            The results show that, in Laos PDR., the instruction process have been though teachers teaching using oral tradition and using demonstration technique that teachers demonstrate and learners imitate like the way parents teach children. Besides, teachers also instill moral and ethics to learners. Learners learn a depth knowledge and skills in khap singing and have built up close relationship with their teachers, as well as being patience, trying to gain the khap skills from their teacher, whereas the teacher focus more on practices than theories.

            For the development of khap instruction process in Laos PDR., three aspects were considered as followed: 1) for the instruction arrangement aspect, khap instructors need to develop both theory and practice;  2) for the curriculum aspects, school curriculum should be adapted for use nationwide and local wisdom should be implemented to teach learners; and 3) for the administration aspect, administrators and authorities should consider the instruction important and provide both financial and academic supports in order to promote local cultural bonding among learners and youths.