ENGLISH CCAMP AND LISTENING ACTIVITIES

Abstract

To prepare students to be success for highly competitive globalization, it is vital for Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University to provide English camp trainings. The effective English trainings must include listing activities. To be successful in terms of the use listening activities, the university needs to have encourage this training. Many Thai students master English grammar but fail miserably in speaking and listening. The objective of this study was to examine the level of satisfaction in English camp for listening activities. This study employed both quantitative and qualitative research technique in order to provide answers for the research questions and research objectives. A total of 100 students who were in training camps in various parts of university at the first quarter of the year 2018 was interviewed. Data collection was performed to obtain their information, opinions, and comments. Statistical description and analysis were conducted by utilizing SPSS program and Excel program. Percentage, frequency, mean, and standard deviation were used for data analysis and achieving results. The findings of this investigation revealed that the majority of students who were in training camps had a high level of satisfaction with a mean of 4.66. However, the majority of students who works with committee members has only a medium level of satisfaction with a mean of 3.37 on the listening activities. Suggestion from the study included there should be the use the guidelines for increasing the effectiveness of listening activities. In addition, practice listening every day is a great way to get the maximum from a conversation with a native speaker, take note on new vocabulary or misunderstandings, and finally to improve English listening skill is to immerse yourself in English as much as possible.