Grammar and Communicative English Language Teaching in the Thai Educational Context
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Jan 9, 2019
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Communicative English language teaching Grammar Thai educational context
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Communicating in English is truly important for graduates when the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) takes full effect by the end of 2015. With limited exposure to English, most Thai students who will soon be a part of the community are at risk of being disadvantaged language users, compared to those from other member countries. The communicative input for practicing speaking and grammar, the backbone of writing, should be balanced appropriately to enable students to have language fluency and accuracy at an acceptable level. The integration of grammar and communicative activities is a challenge within the limitation of the Thai educational context.
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Boonpattanaporn, P. (2019). Grammar and Communicative English Language Teaching in the Thai Educational Context. University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce Journal Humanities and Social Sciences, 37(2), 152–169. Retrieved from https://so06.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/utccjournalhs/article/view/165589
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