The Skill Development of Youth Chinese Tour Guides for Tourism in Sisaket Province Training Project

Abstract

The objectives of the Skill Development of Youth Chinese Tour Guides for Tourism in Sisaket Province Training Project were: 1) to study the context of tourism areas, 2) to develop youth Chinese tour guides skills and 3) to study the satisfaction of youth Chinese tour guides. The instruments used in this research were: 1) the Chinese speaking skill through role model with the development of youth Chinese tour guides manual, 2) two sets of multiple-choice pretest and posttest tests consisted of the introduction to tourism and tour guide and Chinese vocabularies and idioms for tour guide and 3) satisfaction questionnaires of the youths who participated in the development of youth Chinese tour guides. The statistics used in this research were mean, percentage, standard deviation and reliability using Cronbach's Alpha-Coefficient. The study findings were as follows:

The context of tourism areas under the development of youth Chinese tour guides revealed that most of the schools distinctly provided teaching and learning Chinese language as a study plan and a curriculum, while some schools provided as an additional course, such as free elective course. In addition, it was found that many schools did not focus on youth development as Chinese tour guides. They only provided teaching Chinese on listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Regarding tourist attractions, it was found that the local community of each district was able to attract tourists to come and visit as well as to organize various activities to support tourism. Under this project to development of youth Chinese tour guides for tourism under the development of youth Chinese tour guides for tourism in Sisaket Province training project. The school realize the importance of  Chinese language development and the youth can use the knowledge to use in tourism, create  tourist attraction in each district and giving back to the community

The results of pretest and the posttest on the introduction to tourism and tour guide showed that the youths had basic knowledge in tourism and tour guide before the training at moderate level. Their knowledges were at good level after the training.

The results of pretest and the posttest on Chinese vocabularies and idioms for tour guide showed that the scores of the youths’ knowledges in Chinese vocabularies and idioms for tour guide increased by comparing the scores before and after participating in the training. Finally, regarding the satisfaction results of the youths participating in Chinese tour guides for tourism training project, it revealed that their satisfactions were at very satisfied level.