59-05-032 Proceeding

159 Proceedings of the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Congress .01. Teaching listening skills has a direct effect positively on students’ listening skills at significance level .01. 5. The third year undergraduate students’ satisfaction to study throughMentorshipmodel in 4 aspects is generally found at the high level. After item analysis, benefits are rated with the highest mean and are interpreted as the ‘High’ level of students’ satisfaction followed by advisor proficiency and time as the one with the lowest mean. Keywords : Mentorship Model, Learning Management Capability I. Introduction With the establishment of the ASEAN, Thailand’s education system is moving towards using the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) to evaluate English language proficiency in schools. The Thai Education Ministry has decided to implement the adoption of the CEFR in the measurement and assessment of English language skills in some schools in the coming academic years. A seminar entitled, “Policy on the Reform of English Learning and Teaching’’, attended by around 100 school directors attended, served as the official announcement to the adaption of CEFR inThailand. This was chaired by caretaker Education Minister Chaturon Chaisaeng who also signed the announcement aimed at providing several approaches to basic education for schools to follow and develop English-language education. Chaturon Chaisaeng quotes, “If schools put the CEFR into practice effectively, I believe Thai students’ English skills will be improved and students will be able to compete with foreign students in other countries.” CEFR aims to help improve the English-language knowledge evaluation and efficiency of both students and teachers, and the results can be applied to design and develop English lessons, teaching and learning methods. Watanaporn Rangubtook, director of the Office of the Basic Education Commission’s English Language Institute, quoted, “All secondary-level and some primary-level teachers who have taught English would soon sit the CEFR examination to assess their knowledge and skills in order to provide them with proper training.” Explanations about the CEFR will be made to all schools. Then, English lessons, learning and teaching methods and evaluations should be based on the CEFR standards. The English Program at Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University (BSRU) offers the Independent Studies Subject, which is taught using the mentorship model. Wherein the students werementored inplanning andpreparingCEFR related activities and observedduring the execution of the activities in schools.This is in line with BSRU programof teaching aspiring English teachers how to teach in the future or in preparation for their practicums or integration in basic schools. The third year students in the English Program at The Faculty of Education will soon be teaching in bothGovernment and Private schools in Bangkok and the surrounding area.We are pleased that the students will be putting into practice CEFR related activities, which will benefit the students and also improve their English Language skills.