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The Students’ Opinionin Learning via the English Program: A Case Study at Kamalasai School, Kalasin Province

Journal: Journal of Education, Mahasarakham University (Vol.9, No. 2)

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Page : 123-134

Keywords : English program; teaching; students’ opinions in learning; English for integrated studies; secondary school levels;

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Abstract

The purposeof this study was toinvestigatethestudents’opinions inlearningthrough the English for Integrated Studies program at Kamalasai School. The informants were 335 students studying in the English for Integrated Studies program in both lower and upper secondary school levels received from simple random sampling. The mix-method research designwas employed in this study. The research instrument used in this study was the questionnaire with two parts, including rating scale (quantitative) and open-ended question (qualitative). Mean (X) and standard deviation (S.D.) were used to analyze the quantitative data, whilecoding technique was employed forthe qualitative data analysis. The results in the quantitative part revealed that the students had the positive opinion on learning through the English for Integrated Studies program in all aspects. On the other hand, the results in qualitative part revealed some problemsin three aspects about learning through the English for Integrated Studies program at Kamalasai School,namely1) the textbook and learning materials, 2) the language used in teaching, and 3) the appropriateness of the subjects taught in English. This could be concluded that the students had the positive opinions on learning through the English for Integrated Studies program at Kamalasai School, but there were three main aspects as mentioned earlier being needed for adjustment.

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