DEVELOPING STUDENTS’ ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS THROUGH DIARY WRITING : A CASE STUDY OF SECOND YEAR BUSINESS ENGLISH MAJORS, FACULTY OF LIBERAL ARTS, SBC
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This research investigated the 2nd year Business English majors’ communicative skills through diary writing. The objectives were to 1) find out if diary writing is a
meaningful way to develop Thai students’ communicative skills, 2) find the relationship between reading ability and writing development. The participants consisted of 16
students : 5 males and 11 females whose age ranged from 19 to 21. They studied Reading Skills and were assigned to read The Little Prince as an external reading, including other authentic materials on their own. There was a discussion after, and they were required to write their opinion on what they had learned in class in a personal diary for a period of 5 weeks. The data used for the study was the participants’ diaries. This included their reflections on the instructor’s teaching styles, and evaluation. A qualitative research method was employed to analyze the data. The findings revealed that diary writing was an effective way to develop the learners’ communicative skills, especially writing. The results of this study recommend using diary writing to improve communicative writing skills.
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