The Use of Active Learning Activities to Enhance English Communication Skills of Undergraduate Students
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The purposes of this research were: 1) to study English parallel structure used by undergraduate students, 2) to analyze English parallel structure used by undergraduate students, and 3) to find out the consequences of using English parallel structure by undergraduate students. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative research methods. The sample group of the study comprises 60 students in the 1st – 4th year who studying a program in Teaching English from Buriram Buddhist College and Surin Campus. The data collection was questionnaire, Pre-Test, Post-Test Technique, group discussion, in-depth interview, and participant observation. The methods of Mean and Percentage were used in this research to analyze the data.
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