Advantages Of Learning Foreign Language

2.1 The necessary to learn foreign languages The office of Basic Education Commission (2008:252) issued foreign languages are important for Thai education. Thai students have to learn them to communicate with their understanding of culture and society. Foreign languages help students to be aware the diversity of cultures and perspectives of the world communication in implementation friendship with other countries. Students are able to learn languages and understand other cultures, traditions, society, economy, political ideas from different languages. They can use foreign languages to communicate more easily in their lives. The English language is a learning content of basic education core curriculum for basic language while the rest of

Students have the ability to use foreign languages to communicate in different situations, and they get knowledge to pursue studies in higher levels. Students will have knowledge in the comprehension of other cultures in the world society. Also, they can transfer the creative concept of Thai culture content to the world’s community. The main contents of using a foreign language describe in the next (Office of the Basic Education Commission. 2008:252) 2.1.1 Language for communication refers to the use of foreign languages to exchange and express students’ feeling and opinions in speaking, writing, reading, and listening. Students’ interpretation to present ideas on the various issues and create the interpersonal properly. 2.1.2 Language and culture refers to the use of foreign languages in accordance with the culture of native. Students understand the relationship and the differences between languages and cultures. Learning a foreign language should aware the cultures and languages of native speakers including Thai culture appropriately. 2.1.3 Language and relationship to other learning areas refer to students have knowledge in foreign languages and use them with other fields of the study. Learners create a basis for further study to develop and acquire knowledge of

They can clarify to give proper requisition when speaking or writing. Students are able to speak and write to show their needs and express opinions of their feeling about the various issues, news, experiences to communicate appropriately. 2.2.3 Students can speak and write to express their interesting issue, news, experiences of themselves to society. They can summarize and explain the main idea from analyzing of news, situations, and experiences of interest by speaking and writing. 2.2.4 Students observe social etiquette and culture of the native speakers in using the proper language, tone of voice, gestures and manners to describe their lifestyles when learning the language. 2.2.5 Students can compare and explain the similarities and differences between the pronunciation of the various sentences and word orders refer to sentence structures in foreign languages and Thai. They also compare and explain the similarities and differences cultures and lifestyles of native speakers and Thai and they can use foreign languages