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    A Comparative Study of English Essay Writing Strategies and Difficulties as Perceived by English Major Students: A Case Study of Student in the School of Humanities, the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce
    (Chulalongkorn University Printing House, 2008)
    พรพรรณ บุญพัฒนาภรณ์
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    University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce. Journal Editorial Office
    This article presents the results of a comparative study of English essay writing strategiesused and difficulties encountered by 272 fourth-year English major students from differentbackgrounds in both high and low English proficiency groups, at the School ofHumanities, the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce. A questionnaire was usedto collect data. Percentage, Means, Standard Deviation and t-test were used for dataanalysis. The major findings are that between the high and low proficiency groups,significant differences at the 0.05 level occurred in all steps of the writing processwhen comparing English essay writing strategies used and difficulties encounteredin both organizing and writing in English. The same was true when comparing difficultiesencountered by students with different backgrounds; there were significant differencesat the 0.05 level in both organizing and writing essays in English. Gender had no effecton difficulties encountered.
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    A Comparative Study of PostmodifiersUsed in Business News in LeadingNewspapers in Thailand, USA and UK
    (Chulalongkorn University Printing House, 2012)
    พรพรรณ บุญพัฒนาภรณ์
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    University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce. Journal Editorial Office
    Reading business news becomes a part of work in the business sector as it is the main source of current business situations, which in turn affect decision making. However, most sentences written in business news are long and complicated, which can cause difficulty for readers. Part of the complexity of sentences comes from the postmodifiers used. One hundred and twenty business news stories from the Bangkok Post, The Nation, USA Today, and The Guardian were investigated to find out types of sentences as well as types and functions of postmodifiers frequently used in business news. Patterns of postmodifiers were also investigated to find out frequency of use in business news. The study revealed that complex sentences were used most frequently in the Bangkok Post, USA Today and The Guardian while simple sentences were used most frequently in The Nation. Prepositional phrases modifying noun phrases were used at the highest level in simple, complex, and compound-complex sentences in all newspapers studied. In compound sentences, prepositional phrases modifying noun phrases were used most frequently in the Bangkok Post, The Nation and USA Today while compound sentences in The Guardian included prepositional phrases modifying verb phrases at the highest percentage. Regarding patterns of postmodifiers, news writers tended to place both phrase and clause postmodifiers, which occurred in series and included other types of embedded postmodifiers, in the predicate part more than in the subject part. Simple and complex sentences contained more varieties of postmodifiers than compound, and compound-complex sentences. Even though each news writer has his or her writing style and preference for postmodifiers, the Bangkok Post news writers and foreign news writers tended to have similar ways of using postmodifiers. Teachers teaching business English should familiarize students with frequently used and uncommon characteristics of postmodifiers in business news. Selecting business news should be done with care, suiting the level of language complexity to students' English capabilities.
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    Thai Students’ English Proficiency and the New World of AEC
    (Chulalongkorn University Printing House, 2012)
    พรพรรณ บุญพัฒนาภรณ์
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    University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce. Journal Editorial Office
    The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) will take full effect in 2015. At that time, the ASEAN region will become a single market and production base. It will open borders for freer mobility of goods, services, capital and skilled labour. All parties involved in Thailand need to prepare themselves for this change, which will affect the country's economic development. However, awareness of the impact and the country's preparation for the AEC are weak. The freer mobility of skilled labour in the region has a direct impact on job possibilities for Thais, since English is the working language in ASEAN and also the language of commerce. English skills need to be improved among the Thai graduate workforce in order to increase their competitiveness in the regional job market. English prof iciency has always been a major problem in Thailand. Adjustments in learning-teaching English and learners' self-practice are necessary. This article presents limitations on current learning-teaching situations and also offers suggestions on adaptation in order to develop English prof iciency to embrace the oncoming change.
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