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The Effectiveness of the Teacher Training Program in English Grammar for the Filipino English Teachers at Non-Profit Private Schools in Ratchaburi Province, Thailand The Effectiveness of the Teacher Training Program in English Grammar for the Filipino English Teachers at Non-Profit Private Schools in Ratchaburi Province, Thailand Sr. Serafina S. Castro A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language Graduate School, Christian University of Thailand B.E. 2558 Copyright Christian University of Thailand iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am deeply grateful to the following significant persons: Dr. Arturo G. Ordonia and Dr. Ruengdet Pankhuenkhat for their guidance and invaluable advice on the organization of this thesis; Asst. Prof. Dr. Singhanat Nomnian for his time and effort in checking this thesis; Miss Zenaida B. Rocamora for her generosity in accepting my invitation to be the trainer of the Teacher Training Program in English Grammar; The 39 Filipino teachers from different non-profit private schools in Ratchaburi province who made themselves available for the Teacher Training Program for six consecutive Sundays; Our Provincial Council of Fr. Francisco Palau Province who gave me the opportunity to broaden my horizons in the Academe; My Community, the Carmelite Missionaries in Thailand, for their unfailing support and countless prayers; Above all, I return the glory and praise to God and a special honor to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, who has blessed me with perseverance, wisdom and humility in the completion of my work. iv 554022: MAJOR: Master of Arts Program in Teaching English as a Second Language KEYWORDS: EFFECTIVENESS OF ENGLISH TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM / GRAMMATICAL ERRORS OF FILIPINO ENGLISH TEACHERS / FILIPINO TEACHERS IN RATCHABURI Sr. Serafina S. Castro, CM: The Effectiveness of the Teacher Training Program in English Grammar for the Filipino English Teachers at Non-Profit Private Schools in Ratchaburi Province, Thailand. Thesis Advisors: Dr. Arturo G. Ordonia, Ph.D., Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ruengdet Pankhuenkhat, Ph.D., Asst. Prof. Singhanat Nomnian, Ed. D. 209 pages. The objectives of this thesis were to (1) describe the grammar proficiency of the Filipino English teachers after undergoing the Teacher Training Program in English grammar; (2) analyze the perspectives of the Filipino English teachers toward the Teacher Training Program in English grammar; and (3) design a Teacher Training Program in English grammar to train Filipino English teachers. The population of this thesis consisted of 39 Filipino English teachers who underwent 20-hour training sessions in English grammar. They were selected through purposive sampling. The data were collected through pre-test and post-test, questionnaires; and reflections of the Filipino English teachers on every training session. The Teacher Training Program was used as the intervention to the phenomena. The study adopted Kirkpatrick’s (1977) Four-Level Training Evaluation Model in order to determine the effectiveness of the Teacher Training Program in English grammar. The findings indicated a statistically significant difference between pre-test and post- test at 0.01. The Teacher Training Program improved the grammar proficiency of the Filipino English teachers. The data on the experiences of the Filipino English teachers indicated that they gained more knowledge and confidence in using English. The positive result of this study can be the resource materials in organizing a faculty development program to help improve the proficiency and confidence of teachers of English. Moreover, the research provides an evidence of the strong impact of a well-designed teacher training program in English grammar in developing competence among teachers of English. v 554022 สาขาวิชาการสอนภาษาอังกฤษเป็นภาษาทีสอง คําสําคัญ: ประสิทธิผลของหลักสูตรการอบรมอาจารย์สอนภาษาอังกฤษ /ข้อผิดพลาดด้าน ไวยากรณ์ของอาจารย์สอนภาษาอังกฤษชาวฟิลิปปินส์/อาจารย์ชาวฟิลิปปินส์ใน จังหวัดราชบุรี ซิสเตอร์ เซราฟินา เอส คาสตรอ, ซี.เอ็ม. : ประสิทธิผลของโปรแกรมการฝึกอบรมครู เรืองหลักไวยากรณ์ภาษาอังกฤษสําหรับครูสอนภาษาอังกฤษชาวฟิลิปปินส์ในโรงเรียนเอกชนทีไม่ แสวงหาผลกําไรในจังหวัดราชบุรี ประเทศไทย (The Effectiveness of the Teacher Training Program in English Grammar for the Filipino English Teachers at Non-Profit Private Schools in Ratchaburi Province, Thailand) คณะกรรมการทีปรึกษาวิทยานิพนธ์ อาจารย์ ดร.อาตูโระ จี. ออร์โดเนีย, Ph.D. รองศาสตราจารย์ ดร. เรืองเดช ปันเขือนขัตย์, Ph.D. และผู้ช่วยศาสตราจารย์ ดร.สิงหนาท น้อมเนียน, Ed.D. 209 หน้า งานวิจัยนี มีจุดประสงค์เพือ (1) เพือพัฒนาความสามารถในการสอนหลักไวยากรณ์ ภาษาอังกฤษของครูสอนวิชาภาษาอังกฤษชาวฟิลิปปินส์ ด้วยโปรแกรมการฝึกอบรมครู (2) เพือ ศึกษาทัศนคติของครูสอนวิชาภาษาอังกฤษชาว ฟิลิปปินส์ทีมีต่อ โปรแกรมการฝึกอบรมครู และ (3) เพือออกแบบ โปรแกรมการฝึกอบรมครูในเรืองการสอนหลัก ไวยากรณ์ภาษาอังกฤษ ซึงสามารถใช้ เป็นพืนฐานเพือฝึกอบรมครูสอนวิชาภาษาอังกฤษชาวฟิลิปปินส์ กลุ่มตัวอย่างของงานวิจัยนีประกอบด้วยครูสอนภาษาอังกฤษชาวฟิลิปปินส์จํานวน 39 คน ทีผ่านการฝึกอบรมเรืองหลักไวยากรณ์ภาษาอังกฤษจํานวน 20 ชัวโมง กลุ่มตัวอย่างดังกล่าวได้มา จากการสุ่มอย่างแบบมีจุดประสงค์ เก็บข้อมูลจากแบบทดสอบก่อนและหลังการอบรมแบบสอบถาม และความคิดเห็นของครูฟิลิปปินส์ใน แต่ละครัง โปรแกรมการฝึกอบรมครูนีถูกใช้เพือปรับเปลียน สถานการณ์ โดยนํารูปแบบการประเมินผลการฝึกอบรม 4 ขันตอนของ Kirkpatrick (1977) มาปรับ ใช้เพือกําหนดประสิทธิผลของโปรแกรมการฝึกอบรมครูทีสอนด้าน ไวยากรณ์ ผลการวิจัยชีให้เห็นความแตกต่างอย่างมีนัยสําคัญ ระหว่างผลการทดสอบก่อนและหลัง การทําวิจัยในระดับ 0.01 แผนงานการฝึกอบรมครูนีช่วยพัฒนาสมรรถนะการสอนไวยากรณ์ ภาษาอังกฤษให้กับครูชาวฟิลิปปินส์ ข้อมูลทีได้จากประสบการณ์ของครูสอนวิชาภาษาอังกฤษชาว ฟิลิปปินส์เหล่านีชีว่า ครูชาวฟิลิปปินส์ได้เรียนรู้และเพิมพูนความมันใจมากยิ งขึนในการสอนวิชา ภาษาอังกฤษ ผลเชิงบวกทีได้รับจากงานวิจัยนีจะใช้เป็นแนวทางเพือพัฒนา โปรแกรมการฝึกอบรม ครูสอนวิชาภาษาอังกฤษ และครูทีสอนภาษาอังกฤษจากชาติอืนๆ ซึงประสบปัญหาใกล้เคียงกันใน การสอนหลักไวยากรณ์ภาษาอังกฤษต่อไป vi TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS …………………………………………………………………. iii ENGLISH ABSTRACT …………………………………………………………………….. iv THAI ABSTRACT…………………………………………………………………………... v TABLE OF CONTENTS ……………………………………………………………………. vi LIST OF FIGURES …………………………………………………………………….….... x LIST OF TABLES ………………………………………………………………………..… xi CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Significance of the Research Problem ..................................................................... 1 Research Questions .................................................................................................. 6 Objectives of the Research Study.............................................................................. 7 Research Hypothesis................................................................................................. 7 Theoretical Framework ……………………………………………………...…….. 7 Operational Definition of Research Variables......................................................... 9 Scope of the Research Study..................................................................................... 9 Limitations of the Research Study............................................................................ 9 Implications of the Research Study.......................................................................... 10 vii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page CHAPTER 2: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND RESEARCH Phenomena of the Research Problem....................................................................... 12 Linguistic Features of Philippine English................................................................ 14 Teacher Training Program ...................................................................................... 23 Teacher Training Effectiveness ................................................................................ 28 CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Research Design ...................................................................................................... 37 Intervention to the Phenomena................................................................................ 37 Data Collection Procedures .................................................................................... 42 Kirkpatrick Four-Level Training Evaluation Model……………………………….. 48 Statistical Test and Procedure…………………………………………………....… 50 Ethics ........................................................................................................................ 52 CHAPTER 4: RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS Demographic Information ....................................................................................... 55 viii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Description of the grammar proficiency of the Filipino English teachers after undergoing the Teacher Training Program in English grammar…………… 58 Analysis of the perspectives of the Filipino English teachers toward the Teacher Training Program in English grammar…………….............. 60 Teacher Training Program in English grammar to train Filipino English teachers.................................................................................................................... 68 CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Summary of the Findings ........................................................................................ 77 Conclusions.............................................................................................................. 87 Recommendations.................................................................................................... 88 Bibliography ........................................................................................................... 89 Appendices ............................................................................................................. 99 A. Curriculum of the
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