The Effects of Genre-Based Teaching on Enhancement of Thai Engineers' Technical Writing Ability

Autor/inn/en	Ueasiriphan, Tanaporn; Tangkiengsirisin, Supong
Titel	The Effects of Genre-Based Teaching on Enhancement of Thai Engineers' Technical Writing Ability
Quelle	In: International Journal of Instruction, 12 (2019) 2, S.723-738 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1694-609X
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Technical Writing; Engineering; Technical Occupations; Writing Instruction; Instructional Effectiveness; Writing Achievement; English (Second Language); Student Attitudes; Adult Education; Pretests Posttests; Teaching Methods; Thailand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Technical documentation; Technische Dokumentation; Maschinenbau; Technical occupation; Technischer Beruf; Schreibunterricht; Unterrichtserfolg; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Schülerverhalten; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	This paper aims at investigating the effects of a genre-based approach to teaching technical writing to Thai engineers, with a focus on writing work instructions, and the attitudes of Thai engineers toward this genre-based writing. The lesson plan was evaluated by three experts for the appropriateness of teaching technical writing to Thai engineers. Learning achievements have been examined using a comparison of pre- and post-tests for ten engineers who are in the same discipline, yet have different backgrounds of English proficiency. The learning outcomes were measured by the difference in scores between pre-test and post-test, and revealed that there was a significant difference between after teaching at p-value < 0.05 (p= 0.002) as indicated by their paired t-test analysis. Lastly, a satisfaction interview of the overall course has been conducted for four participants and showed that the engineers' attitudes were positive about the teaching method. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Journal of Instruction. Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Education, Eskisehir, 26480, Turkey. e-mail: iji@ogu.edu.tr; Web site: http://www.e-iji.net
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01