Learning Log < Out class > Reading week 4

Open Forum on Linguistic Diversity and Tourism

         

          The tourism of Thailand is stagnant because Thai can’t speak several language or English. They think that it’s isn’t the important for business so they can’t make attract something of Thailand to the tourist. In nearly time, it’s Thailand is into Asian so tourism must ready for welcoming. However, language is a part of their life which they must improve and edit now.

          Recent years have seen an unprecedented growth in tourism in Thailand. In addition to well-established markets such as the UK, Germany, Japan and Malaysia, rapidly increasing numbers of tourists are arriving from China, Russia and India. Towards the launch of the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015, both tourists, and tourism and hospitality workers are expected to arrive from newly emerging markets such as Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar, adding even more linguistic diversity to the already multilingual tourism landscape and peoples cape. The ongoing tourism boom thus presents both a tremendous economic opportunity and a linguistic challenge to the nation – how can Thailand effectively attract and cater for tourists from linguistically diverse backgrounds, and meet their needs and desires satisfactorily while ensuring their safety? Tourism is made up of language- or communication-based practices, be they tourist-service provider interaction, promotion of destinations, signage in tourist attractions or guidebooks. Yet, the role of language and communication in tourism has largely been left out of the ongoing discussion on the future of Thai tourism.

                                Assumption University. (2013 ) Open Forum on Linguistic Diversity and Tourism . Asses in formation from: http://www.languageonthemove.com/recent-posts/open                                             -forum-on-linguistic-diversity-and-tourism.(June,24 2013 )

              From the article, the tourism of Thailand now, it has a big problem for arriving of many country for example UK, Germany, Japan and Malaysia want to build market in Thailand and include the tourist  are from China, Russia and India. It’s nearly into Asian, tourism of Thailand must ready about linguistic which they can speak several language for speaking step forward. Its result for growing up of Thailand’s economic. The tourism of Thailand must think that “How’s do they make interested for tourist and pleased?”. They must do the guidebook for making attraction and the important thing is linguistic and communication of tourism. It shows “the future of tourism”.   

Vocabulary	Pronunciation	Meaning
1. satisfactory	/ˌsætɪsˈfæktəri/	English: good enough for a particular purpose Thai: น่าพอใจ Sentence: The existing law is not entirely/wholly satisfactory
2. unprecedented	/ʌnˈpresɪdentɪd/	English: that has never happened, been done or been known before Thai: ไม่เคยเห็นมาก่อน Sentence: The situation is unprecedented in modern times.
3. towards	/təˈwɔːdz/	English: in the direction of somebody/something Thai: ไปยัง Sentence: She had her back towards me.
4. launch	/lɔːntʃ/	English: to make a product available to the public for the first time Thai: ออกสู่ Sentence: The new model will be launched in July.
5. emerge	/iˈmɜːdʒ/	English: to start to exist; to appear or become known Thai: ปรากฎ Sentence: After the elections opposition groups began to emerge.

             To sum up, Thailand is ready into Asian but the tourism is still improved about linguistic and communication for making attract to tourist. It’s result for growing academic of Thailand. For me, I think that I agree with this article because Thais are becoming lower about speak native language and we use mother language. We use native language for working and studying so tourism of Thailand must make the basic communication for speaking with tourist and understand each other.

       

Learning Log < Out class > Writing week4

Nice to meet you

          Today is June 28^th, 2013. This is the first time for writing with a foreigner on my face book. I write with a man. His name is Frederic Pooda. He is a  black skin man and football player at Yala MC province.

          












  

             From writing on my face book, he is greeting to me because two days ago, I greeted with him but he didn’t answer tome. Today, he starts to greet with me. I start by sentences that “How are you?”. He answers “Fine” and he asks me again. I answer that “I’m not fine. My country is very hot and changing whether every time”. He’s friendly and he wants to know that who am I by want to see my profile but I don’t to open.

          To sum up, from writing on my face book, I write to with Frederic Pooda. He’s friendly because he wants to know me because two das ago, I ever greet to him. For me, I think that “The face book is making many the foreigners’ friends” and I can practice writing skill.” However, I should be careful about the text of him because it’s may write bad text.

Learning Log < Out class > Listening skill week4

Paying for School in the US

      In the present, many family has a big problem of some their children’s education because they’re poor. The college hasn’t aid for student. They don’t have opportunity for studying. However, it must depend on each college that “How does it help student for paying college?”.

          Governments are not the only ones having to re-examine their budgets. The financial crisis has many families concerned about how they will pay for college. This week in our Foreign Student Series, we discuss costs for higher education for international students in the United States.

Prices differ from school to school, but public colleges and universities usually cost less than private ones.

A big state university in the western United States will serve as our example. The University of Colorado at Boulder has one thousand two hundred international students from more than eighty countries.

Tina Tan is the director of international student and scholar services. She says international students are paying a total of forty thousand two hundred dollars for this academic year. The university estimates that the cost for next year will increase by four hundred dollars.

The university does not offer financial aid to international students. This is generally true of American schools, especially at the undergraduate level. Federal and state financial aid can only go to American citizens.

The University of Colorado does, however, offer some help for international students. For example, it guarantees them the same tuition rate for all four years of undergraduate study. And it offers four scholarships for international students with special skills or talents.

Tina Tan says the federal government requires international students to show on their applications how they will pay for their first year of school. This evidence is a signed statement from whoever is paying for it, and confirmation from a bank or lawyer.

Some colleges might require international students to show that they can pay for all four years. But the University of Colorado requires only evidence of financial support for the first year.

Nancy Steinbach.( 2008   ). Paying for School in the US. Asses in formation from: http://www.manythings.org/voa/study/18.html(June, 25 2013)

            From the article, the government of United States must check the budget. It has a problem about “paying for college of many family”. It has different of paying of school and paying of university.  Tina Tan says that “student must pay forty thousand two hundred dollars for university and it will increase four hundred dollars”. However, the university never gives aid for student but the university of Colorado will help student’s education by giving scholarship for international students of talents and skills.

Vocabulary	Pronunciation	Meaning
1. crisis	/ˈkraɪsɪs/	English: a time of great danger, difficulty or confusion Thai: วิกฤติกาล Sentence: The business is still in crisis but it has survived the worst of the recession.
2. estimate	/ˈestɪmət/	English: a statement of how much a piece of work will probably cost Thai: ประมาณ Sentence: The deal is estimated to be worth around $1.5 million.
3. evidence	/ˈevɪdəns/	English:  the facts, signs or objects that make you believe that sth is true Thai: หลักฐาน Sentence: The room bore evidence of a struggle.
4. scholar	/ˈskɒlə(r)/	English:  a person who knows a lot about a particular subject Thai: ผู้คงแก่การเรียน Sentence: He was the most distinguished scholar in his field.

               In conclude, the government of US will solve this problem and they are checking again of budget. However, the University of Coloorado will help student giving the aid for student have skill and talents. For my opinion, I agree this article because everything must do with money, they can’t do everything.

Learning Log < In class >week4

                Today, 24^th June, 2013. My friends present the methods of teaching English. There are six methods and I ever learnt last week. Its may old content but present again. They are lots of content and must make understand.

          The first method, vocabulary teaching is learning the new words by starting communicating. Teacher gives pictures or list the new words for learner think out the meaning of word. The second method, teaching pronunciation is speaking like a native speaker. Students must practice by listening friendly pronunciation. It helps students converse with native speaker in the social. There are 4 steps of teaching. The first steps, warmer; teacher are going to learn this class and use activities. The second step, listen; student listen the voice from teacher. The third steps, focus; teacher shows sound chart or phonetics symbol. The last step, pronunciation practice; divide student pair or group work and teacher walk around the classroom. The third method, culture teaching is teaching about each country such as greeting, foods, dress and festival. There are six ways for teaching such as describing, demonstrating, group work, role-play, learning outside and use CAI. <Aj. Anirut say that culture is very important of into Asian. Teacher use mini drama of culture or culture kid. > The forth method, communicative language teaching <CLT> is using teaching step <3P>; presentation, practice and production. Moreover, teacher can use pre  = present, while = practice and post = production. The last method, teaching English using <ICT> is using technology for teaching. Teacher can use 3 kinds of WBI such as stand – alone is “Students study by themselves and officer control them, web supported is teacher and student use web page for communicating and web pedagogical.” After that teacher Anirut gives the work. It’s syllabus design by student must crate it. Teacher gives plan for doing lesson plan correctly.

English for Thais student

หน่วยการเรียนรู้ที่ 1

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Topic แผนการสอน	Vocabulary	Grammar/ Pronunciation	Skills/Function <Tasks>
Recycle
Sort out
The giving

          To sum up, the work is syllabus design and send next week. Student must think about  the topic, vocabulary, grammar and skill by themselves. The topic of work is English for Thais student and teacher give four unit, Local, Regional, global and glocal. Before doing, students think that “What grade do you want to teach?” showing the tool; rubric. Students must send next week.  For my opinion, I think that it has a lots of home work today and I must do learning log inclass and outclass. I’m very tried. However, I will do for the best working and try and try.