NIDA National Institute of Development Administration NIDA Journal of Language and Communication Volume 23 Issue 33 January - June 2018 Relationships of L2 Motivational Self-System Components and 1 Willingness to Communicate in English among Thai Undergraduate Students William Egerton Darling and Natthapong Chanyoo Thai Students and Teachers’ Perceptions of Learning and Teaching 23 English through the Communicative Language Teaching Approach Natthawut Promtara and Kasma Suwannarak The Use of Reader’s Theatre in Extensive Reading to Enhance Thai 43 Students’ Reading Motivation Poowadol Srimalee and Sasima Charubusp 67 Aspects of Language Learning in Voice-Based Chat Rooms Pornpavee Sukrutrit Book Review 98 Understanding, Evaluating, and Conducting Second Language Writing Research Sarut Supasiraprapa http://lc.nida.ac.th ISSN : 1513-4164 Editorial Board Prof. Dr. R. Jeffrey Ringer St. Cloud State University, U.S.A. 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The journal presents information on theories, researches, methods, and ideas related to language and communication as well as related interdisciplinary social sciences. The editors welcome a wide range of academic papers, including research articles, review articles, and book reviews. Editor’s Note Dear Readers, It is my pleasure to make available this issue of NIDA Journal of Language and Communication (NIDAJLC), ranked in the first tier of Thai Journal Citation Index or TCI. The journal disseminates information of interest to language teachers, those in the field of communication, and others interested in language and communication. Each article presents information on theories, research studies, methods, and ideas related to language teaching and learning as well as communication. Readers familiar with prior volumes of the journal will notice that this issue features new editorial board members who are from a wide range of areas of expertise and represent the combined interdisciplinary fields of language and communication. Most notably, the journal publishes manuscripts written in English only and each volume consists of two issues (June and December) per year. Articles are made available free for all on the website of the Graduate School of Language and Communication at the time of publication. In this issue, the first article in EFL by Dr. William Egerton Darling and Natthapong Chanyoo reveals that the effect of the L2 Motivational Self-System Components on Thai undergraduate students’ L2 willingness to communicate depends on whether the students have extended experience in an English-speaking context. The study provides possible explanations behind Thai university students’ lack of L2 willingness to communicate as well as hinting at potential solutions to improve it. Since its inception in the 1970s, communicative language teaching, or CLT, has served as a major source of influence on language teaching practice around the world. Many of the issues raised by a communicative teaching methodology are still relevant today, though teachers who are relatively new to the profession may not be familiar with them. Another study by Natthawut Promtara and Dr. Kasma Suwanarak therefore serves to review what Thai EFL teachers and students have learned from CLT what its relevance as a current practice in the context of their study. Reading motivation is the topic of Poowadol Srimalee and Dr. Sasima Charubusp’s article. The author provides the interesting idea of using Reader’s Theatre as an instructional strategy for improving students’ reading fluency and motivation in different aspects. The study reveals that once students have high motivation in the aspects of self-efficacy, intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation, they can potentially gain development in other aspects of reading such as reading fluency, word recognition skill, and reading comprehension. In the article of Dr. Pornpavee Sukrutrit, conversation analysis is used to investigate how speakers of English as a foreign language converse and the aspects of English- language learning used in voice-based chat rooms. The author reports that knowing some aspects of the real English interaction in voice-based chat rooms can help keep both language teachers and students up to date with various forms of instruction taking place via new technology, instead of relying solely on textbooks. Last but not least, thanks to Dr. Sarut Supasiraprapa for his contribution of a review of Understanding, Evaluating, and Conducting Second Language Writing Research by Charlene Polio and Debra Friedman. The publication takes readers to the rapidly growing area of second language writing by presenting a uniquely balanced approach to L2 writing research. It is wide-ranging in scope and does not privilege one approach over the other, illuminating the strengths of a qualitative approach and a quantitative approach and the ways in which they might supplement each other. I believe that it will be a valuable resource for all readers in related fields. This issue could not be possible without the good cooperation of reviewers taking time from their crowded schedules to provide constructive feedback on each manuscript, and I deeply appreciate their contributions. Hopefully, you will find the articles intellectually valuable for your academic and professional goals. Kasma Suwanarak Editor Contents Relationships of L2 Motivational Self-System Components and Willingness to Communicate in English among Thai Undergraduate Students William Egerton Darling and Natthapong Chanyoo .………….……….………..…..1 Thai Students and Teachers’ Perceptions of Learning and Teaching English through the Communicative Language Teaching Approach Natthawut Promtara and Kasma Suwannarak…..………………………....….……23 The Use of Reader’s Theatre in Extensive Reading to Enhance Thai Students’ Reading Motivation Poowadol Srimalee and Sasima Charubusp ………….…………………………..43 Aspects of Language Learning in Voice-Based Chat Rooms Pornpavee Sukrutrit…………………..………………………………...……….….67 Book Review Understanding, Evaluating, and Conducting Second Language Writing Research Sarut Supasiraprapa………….…………………………….…………..…….……..98 Notes on Contributors……………………………………………………….……100 Ethical Guidelines on Journal Publication Authors must ensure that their submission is original, fully referenced and that all authors are represented accurately. 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