Learning to teach English in Thailand: EFL student teachers’ lived experiences

Abstract

Abstract : This study explore EFL student teachers’ perception of their experiences of International Teaching Practicum (ITP), specifically in term of teaching English as a foreign language in Thailand. In particular, this study focusses on how student teachers teach and feel the effects of teaching English. It is known that only a few Thai can speak and understand English. This study presents the experiences of 3 Indonesian university and college English student teachers’ and their perceptions on the teaching of English as a foreign language in Thailand. The method used was in-depth individeual interviews. The result reveal that the teachers of EFL student teacher’s have given good lessons to Thai students however, they admit that teaching English in the country is something challenging due to the lack of facilities in learning English; the lack of studens interest in learning English, and the school curriculum, especially English lessons, which are unclear and inappropriate.

Keywords : Learn, Teach English, EFL Student Teacher, Experiences, Thailand