PASAA
Publication Date
2003-12-01
Abstract
Learning is a life-long process. Whether we are at school or not, we are always learning something for some purpose. In fact, society is a large classroom full of rich resources, which allows us to experience, explore, and experiment. As human beings, we all have the capacity to learn to survive and to better our quality of life. We have seen people learn from observing the things and the people around them, from their past experiences, and even from self-reflection, self-exploration, and self-discovery. However, we may wonder why learners learn with different degrees of success. To be more specific, we may want to know why many learners fail to learn in school, why they lose interest in learning, and why they even refuse to learn after they leave school. If learning and acquisition can take place with different degrees of success in different learning situations, we then need to know what really makes people learn. It is expected that the observation of language learning instances in natural settings may give us some insight into how natural language learning occurs, and thereby help us enhance classroom language learning.
DOI
10.58837/CHULA.PASAA.34.1.7
First Page
64
Last Page
79
Recommended Citation
Wasanasomsitho, Punchalee
(2003)
"A Case Study of Thai ESL Learners' Language and Literacy Learning in an Authentic Situation,"
PASAA: Vol. 34:
Iss.
1, Article 7.
DOI: 10.58837/CHULA.PASAA.34.1.7
Available at:
https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/pasaa/vol34/iss1/7