Thai Students' Encounters with English : Two Common Situations Conductive to Improper Response

Authors

Thanyarat Panakul

Publication Date

1984-01-01

Abstract

In his suggestions to adult learners of English, Charles Fries (1945) suggests that the student's mimicry of native speakers must extend to their tones, gestures, facial expressions and in general. their whole manner of speaking. This kind of unrelenting practice and use is at first extremely hard and students might feel as if they are bound in straightjackets. But the only way to attain competence in a new language is through this struggle.1

DOI

10.58837/CHULA.PASAA.14.2.2

First Page

20

Last Page

31

Recommended Citation

Panakul, Thanyarat (1984) "Thai Students' Encounters with English : Two Common Situations Conductive to Improper Response," PASAA: Vol. 14: Iss. 2, Article 2.
DOI: 10.58837/CHULA.PASAA.14.2.2
Available at: https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/pasaa/vol14/iss2/2