Curriculum Context Analysis to Support Meaningful EFL Reading in Thailand
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This paper analyzes the curriculum of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in Thailand, with the focus on the reading skills. The reasons why the curriculum in use needs to be changed in order to support meaningful learning are discussed. Overall, the goals of this paper are to (a) present the current EFL classroom curriculum practice in Thailand, and implications of poorly designed instruction that affect the learning outcomes of the students, (b) describe the instructional context for the need to attend to curriculum change (design) at a national level, (c) define and specify the dimensions of curriculum change, and (d) discuss the possible and practical ways to bring about the change.
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Sitthitikul, P. (2014). Curriculum Context Analysis to Support Meaningful EFL Reading in Thailand. Journal of Studies in the English Language, 5. Retrieved from https://so04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jsel/article/view/23379
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