Kornsiri BoonyaprakobChirasiri Kasemsin VivekmetakornRungpat RoengpityaPrommin Songsirisak2025-04-012025-04-01201420252014Thesis (M.A. (Applied Linguistics))--Mahidol University, 2014https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/108400Applied Linguistics (Mahidol University 2014)This study aimed to investigate the students' perceptions of Thai teachers in an international program and the extent to which the students' perceptions of Thai teachers influenced their learning behavior. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative research methods. The data were collected by means of focus group interviews and a set of questionnaires. The transcription of data from the focus group interviews were analyzed by using open and axial coding techniques (Strauss and Corbin, 1990). The questionnaire data were analyzed by using the SPSS computer software program for simple descriptive statistics. The participants were 32 second-year and 20 third-year undergraduates from an international program at a public university in Thailand. The findings showed that the majority of the participants preferred to have native English speaker teachers (NESTs) to teach them in the international program rather than Thai teachers. However, despite their expectation for the international program to have only NESTs, a lot of participants preferred the program to have both NESTs and Thai teachers working cooperatively. They perceived that both Thai teachers and NESTs differently benefitted the program. These teachers should have a role in teaching the subjects in the field of their expertise according to their knowledge, language competence, and abilities. In addition, students' perceptions of Thai teachers were also found to influence their learning behavior in terms of their communication with Thai teachers, motivation to complete and submit their homework, and class attendance.;viii, 102 leavesapplication/pdfengผลงานนี้เป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของมหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล ขอสงวนไว้สำหรับเพื่อการศึกษาเท่านั้น ต้องอ้างอิงแหล่งที่มา ห้ามดัดแปลงเนื้อหา และห้ามนำไปใช้เพื่อการค้าEnglish Language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakersEnglish language -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- ThailandCollege students -- AttitudesMaster ThesisMahidol University