Development of English Self-Study Material for Taxi Drivers of Sripatum International Institute of Languages and Cultures, Sripatum University
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Taxi driver is one of the many occupations which have the most opportunities to communicate with foreigners. It is among the top careers that have chances to meet and serve foreigners who visit Thailand. Therefore, English language is necessary for taxi drivers. This research aims to develop an English learning material for taxi drivers to develop their listening and speaking skills on their own.
A participatory approach was utilized in the present study. The instructors of Sripatum International Institute of Languages and Cultures, Sripatum University were involved in creating the material. After the material was developed, it was evaluated for its correctness and appropriateness by experts. A smartphone application on the android operating system was created as the result of this study. The application consisted of 15 lessons which were presented in a form of animation. In each lesson, taxi drivers could learn English by watching, listening and reading from different simulated situations on how to use English to communicate with foreign passengers. They could also learn vocabulary and structure. For further practices, additional activities were provided at the end of each lesson. After implementing the material with a sample group of taxi drivers, it was found that the taxi drivers could develop their English communication skills.
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