SATISFACTION AND ENGLISH TRAINING IMPROVEMENT

Abstract

Training camps organized by the university in which students participate in a rigorous and focus schedule of English Communication training in order to learn without distraction in an organized period. The flow of globalization nowadays showed that it is necessary and vital to enhance human resources as a future investment for students. Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University has been ranked as the number one of all Rajabhat Universities of Thailand. One best way to maintain number one is to constantly improve the human capitals of students who would be the competent future labor forces. Therefore, it is imperative to develop high potential of students in their ability to communicate in English. The objectives of this study were to investigate important factors that contributing to the success of English Summer Camp. This study utilized a case study of English training programs organized by Suan Sunandha Rajabht University. The population of this study included 189 students of Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University who had participated in English Summer Camps. However, only 120 students were randomly selected to be in the project of study. Research tool for data collection was a designed as structure questionnaire. Statistics used for data analyzed included means, percentage, frequency, and contextual analysis of impacts. Students reported that they had an overall high level of satisfaction. There were five important factors contributing to the success of English training programs. First, the activities that promote students to speaking English all day long, Second, there are native English teachers actively working with the students, Third, the method of focusing on spontaneously react and speak in a fun way, Fourth, the variety of games, competitions, campfire, sightseeing, and night parties, Finally, have a professional team of organizers to set up the events effectively. The assessment of English training programs illustrated that with proper factors of success contributing to the success of organized events, the more benefits will fall on the students who participated in the English training programs.