The Ability in English Grammar of Undergraduate First-Year Students Majoring in English Education at Phetchaburi Rajabhat University Using Content-Based on Local Art and Culture of Phetchaburi

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to: 1) investigate the ability in English grammar of undergraduate first-year students majoring in English education at Phetchaburi Rajabhat University before and after learning by using content-based on the local art and culture of Phetchaburi; and 2) explore students’ opinion towards learning English grammar using content-based on the local art and culture of Phetchaburi. The research sample consisted of 27 undergraduate first-year students majoring in English education at Phetchaburi Rajabhat University who enrolled in the English Structure for English Teacher Course in the first semester of the academic year 2023 and were selected by a simple random sampling method. The research design was a One Group Pretest-Posttest Design. The participants were taught English grammar using content-based on the local art and culture of Phetchaburi. The research instruments consisted of: 1) a handout of English grammar based on the local art and culture of Phetchaburi, including QR Code-presented appliances and the steps of making a banana stalk lantern. 2) lesson plan, 3) pre-post test; and 4) questionnaire towards learning English grammar using content-based on the local art and culture of Phetchaburi. The data analysis employed percentage, mean, standard deviation, and content analysis. The hypothesis was tested by Pair-Samples t-test. The findings were as follows: 1) the students’ ability in English grammar after learning by using content-based on the local art and culture of Phetchaburi was higher than that before learning at the.01 level of statistical significance, and 2) the students’ opinion towards learning English grammar using content-based on the local art and culture of Phetchaburi was at a high level.