Salubsri
Charoenwet
Zurida Ismail zurida
Abstract
The
importance of English language has increasingly gained more attention in the
Thai education system, particularly in the coming ASEAN Community scheme in
2015. The aim of this study is to investigate the results of integrating
English in teaching science in the context of Thai education. Grade 9 students
from secondary school in Multilanguage Program (MLP) participated in the
enriched program of learning science using English language as a medium of
communication. The unit taught was Genetics and learning materials in English
including the test were provided. Learning outcomes and students’ attitudes
were examined after 18 periods of learning activities. The content test in
Genetics was administered in Thai language to this group of students similar to
those who were in the normal program in order to assess their knowledge
regarding the subject content they have learned. The results showed that the
posttest score was statistically higher than the pretest’s at the level of 0.05
with the average percentage of pretest and posttest score 47.60 and 72.50
respectively. The average score from the assessment test using the Thai exam
paper provided satisfying results with the average percentage of 82.58. The
data from the questionnaires revealed positive attitudes of students
participating in this program. However, it is found that supplementary hours in
Thai are apparently required to promote understanding and in-depth learning of
the science content.
Keywords: Learning science, Integrated English learning,
Science in English, Students’ attitudes
Presented in International Conference on Information
Business and Education Technology (ICIBET 2013) March 14-15,
Beijing, China
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