Home school instructors' beliefs and practices of arts integration in promoting young learners' motivation in English language learning

Name: Jittrapat Piankrad

Organization : Mae Fah Luang University

keyword: English language

LCSH: English language -- Study and teaching

Classification :.LCCS: PE1128.A2

LCSH: Home and school -- Thailand

LCSH: Language and languages -- Study and teaching

LCSH: Language arts

Abstract: This study aims to investigate the beliefs and practices of home school instructors, and the motivations of young home-schooled learners on arts integration in English language instruction. This study used a mixed-method research design to collect data including two research instruments: a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. There were 43 participants among instructors and 6 participants among learners, all involved in home schooling in the north of Thailand. The data were analysed by using descriptive statistics to present the beliefs of instructors about integrating arts in English instruction relating to three issues: the importance of arts, support of using arts, and self-efficacy of using arts. Besides the quantitative results, framework analysis was used to analyse the results from the interviews relating to instructors’ practices of arts integration in English language instruction and young learners’ motivation. The results of the study were summarized in response to the main research questions. Firstly, most participants reported that they believed that arts integration was important to English language instruction (M=3.87, SD=0.95), and they highly supported their learners to learn with art activities (M=2.8, SD=0.64) but their level of self-efficacy was at a moderate level (M=2.03, SD= 1.09). Secondly, the results revealed that most participants used some arts in their English language instruction including songs and music, drawing, painting, crafts, story tales, cartoon movies, dance, and drama. Songs and music were found to be used the most often and on a daily basis. The interview findings indicated four key aspects to integrate arts in English instruction: to motivate learners to learn and to help learners learn new vocabulary, practice pronunciation and to practice listening and speaking skills. Thirdly, regarding young learners, it was found that they said they were motivated to learn English language when it was integrated with arts. Findings of learners’ motivation were summarised into four main points: learners’ attention, relevance of the content and learners’ interests, learners’ confidence, and learners’ satisfaction.

Mae Fah Luang University

Address: CHIANG RAI

Email: library@mfu.ac.th

Name: Maneerat Chuaychoowong

Role: Advisor

Created: 2017

Issued: 2561

Modified: 2018-10-04

Issued: 2018-10-04

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application/pdf

CallNumber: Thesis PE1128.A2 J619h 2017

eng

DegreeName: Master of Arts

Level: Master's Degree

Descipline: English for Professional Development

Grantor: Mae Fah Luang University

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