{"title":"Negotiation of Meaning Strategies to Improve English Conversations between EFL University Students and a Native Speaker","authors":"Pittaya Yamo, Warangkhana Sutin","doi":"10.60027/iarj.2024.275696","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.60027/iarj.2024.275696","url":null,"abstract":"Background and Aims: In English conversations, where interlocutors may have differing language backgrounds or proficiency levels, effective communication relies on employing negotiation of meaning strategies to ensure mutual understanding and clarity. The purpose of this study was to examine the negotiation of meaning strategies used by EFL university students in conversation with a native speaker, highlighting their importance in achieving effective communication and linguistic development.\u0000Methodology: Qualitative data were collected through recorded conversations in an academic setting, involving 20 EFL university students and a native speaker and were analyzed using conversation analysis.\u0000Results: The study identified the top five negotiations of meaning strategies, with clarification requests and confirmation checks being most prevalent, indicating a strong preference for direct engagement in ensuring mutual understanding.\u0000Conclusion: The findings emphasized the importance of incorporating targeted negotiation of meaning exercises into EFL curricula to improve students' communicative competence and cross-cultural understanding.","PeriodicalId":505621,"journal":{"name":"Interdisciplinary Academic and Research Journal","volume":"59 44","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141383525","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Developing Professional Learning Community-based Internal Supervision Model for Phibunmangsahan School of Ubon Ratchathani Provincial Administrative Organization","authors":"Wichuda Malasai","doi":"10.60027/iarj.2024.275320","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.60027/iarj.2024.275320","url":null,"abstract":"Background and Aims: Educational supervision is considered the heart of the development of educational institutions' administrators, teachers, and educational personnel. Because the various missions of the educational institution will be successful according to the stated objectives, it requires cooperation from many parties in many areas, especially in the development of the quality of teaching and learning. Thus, this research aimed to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of the internal supervision model by using professional learning community processes for the Phibunmangsahan School of UbonRatchathani Provincial Administrative Organization.\u0000Methodology: Research methodology as research and development the implementation of 3 phases; phases 1: study current and desirable states on internal supervision and professional learning community in Phibunmangsahan School of UbonRatchathani Provincial Administrative Organization, phases 2: development of internal supervision model by using professional learning community-based for UbonRatchathani Provincial Administrative Organization, and phases 3: evaluation of effectiveness of internal supervision model by using a professional learning community for UbonRatchathani Provincial Administrative Organization. The target group in the research. Phase 1 is divided into 2 groups; 1) school administrator, head of academic administration, head of internal supervision, head of learning group 15 people and provide information by group discussion. 2) school administrator, head of learning group, teachers 30 people and provide information by questionnaire. Phase 2 is 5 experts. In Phase 3, the head of academic administration, the head of the learning group, and teachers 28 people. The research instruments used were 5-point rating scale questionnaires, structured interviews, performance assessment forms, and satisfaction assessment forms were used for data collection. Data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, PNIModified, and paired t-test.\u0000Results: The findings were as follows: (1) The study's current and desirable states on internal supervision and professional learning community in Phibunmangsahan School of UbonRatchathani Provincial Administrative Organization, (1.1) overall, the current state on the internal supervision was at a high level and the desirable state was at the highest level, respectively. When considering the need index, it was found that the internal supervision on Implementation gained the need index with the highest level from all 5 aspects. And 2) overall, the current state of the professional learning community was at a high level, and the desirable state was at the highest level, respectively. When considering the need index, it was found that the professional learning community was a caring community with the highest level of the need index from all 6 aspects. (2) Internal supervision model by using the professional learning community process for Phibunmangsa","PeriodicalId":505621,"journal":{"name":"Interdisciplinary Academic and Research Journal","volume":"51 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141116712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}