59-05-032 Proceeding

169 Proceedings of the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Congress VI. Discussions The third year undergraduate students’ independent project listening portfolio evaluation divided into 3 groups: Starters-Movers-Flyers are generally found at “Good” level which was higher than the criteria 3.50 at significance level 0.01. The roles and characteristics of mentor account for such a positive result of students’ independent project listening portfolio production as posited by Cohen & Galbraith (1995, p. 5). Those roles and characteristics include the followings: - To create opportunities for experienced professionals to strengthenmentees knowledge base and improve communication skills. - To enhance the leadership, teaching, and coaching skills of mentors and encourages them to become more reflective practitioners. - To create new support networks with other professionals in the field and promotes greater collegiality among professionals within and across institutions. - To provide intrinsic satisfaction (makes you feel good) by helping an emerging professional develop to his/her potential. - To demonstrate professionalism and a commitment to personal and professional development of self and colleagues. - To promote the professional recognition of mentors for their commitment to developing the talents of new professionals. As a result of mentorship, the mentees are able to deal with the tasks and other possible previous difficulties. Cohen &Galbraith (1995, p. 5) propose the consequent ability of the mentees as follows: - To promote a professional relationship that fosters guidance and support during the mentee’s development. - To increase the self-confidence of a new professional as he/she becomes familiar with a new role, increased responsibilities, or a new organizational culture. - To challenge mentees to go further, take risks, set new goals, and achieve at higher personal and/or professional standards. - To provide a forum to dialogue on professional issues and to seek and receive advice on how to balance new responsibilities. - To match a new professional with an experienced professional in the field and promotes networking and visibility. - To have a role modeling for professional leadership and facilitates the development of increased competencies and stronger interpersonal skills. 2. The results of the third year undergraduate students’ teaching listening skills evaluation divided into 3 groups: Starters-Movers-Flyers are generally found at “Good” level. (X _ = 4.05),