Comparison of Thai communication results Between phonetic transliteration and the Roman transliteration method Using the conversation guide for foreigners
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This research article aims to 1) develop a Thai conversation guide for foreigners using both phonetic transcription and Romanization methods, and 2) compare the results of Thai language communication among learners before and after using the Thai conversation guide for foreigners, utilizing both phonetic transcription and Romanization methods. 3) Study the satisfaction of students towards the teaching management and the use of a Thai conversation manual for foreigners between the phonetic transcription method using phonetic symbols and the phonetic transcription method using Roman letters. This research is a quasi-experimental design. The sample group consists of foreign students learning Thai as a foreign language at the beginner level who are enrolled in the basic Thai language course at the We Learn Thai Institute in Chiang Mai, registered in June 2024, with a total of 20 participants selected through purposive sampling. The research findings indicate that 1) the Thai conversation manual for foreigners, using phonetic transcription and Roman transcription, has an effectiveness of 80.30/92.67 and 80.10/90.93, respectively, which meets the standard criteria of 80/80. 2) The comparison of communication results of the sample group before and after learning showed that the communication skills of students who studied using the Thai conversation manual for foreigners, with the method of audio recording using phonetic symbols and Roman letters, were significantly higher after learning than before, at a statistical significance level of 0.05. 3) Students are highly satisfied with the teaching management and the use of the Thai conversation manual for foreigners through the method of phonetic transcription. It was found that students have a high level of satisfaction with the teaching management and the use of the Thai conversation manual for foreigners through the method of transcription using Roman letters, which meets the established criteria.
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