Students' Desirable Characteristic Development through EIS
Strategic School Principal Leadership in Curriculum Development
By: Surapong Ngamsom, Mr., Principal of Mathayom Wat
Niairong High School, President, EIS Association of Thailand, Pirat Monwiset,
Mr., Principal of RenunakornPhitaya High School and Patima Poonsap, Miss,
Principal of Nawaminthrachinutid Truimudomsuksapattanakarn High School,
Thailand
Abstract:
English for Integrated Studies
(EIS) Approach is an innovative strategic school curriculum development that
improves students' communicative English competency, thinking skills and public
mindedness. It gives an opportunity for Non English Speaking Teachers (NEST) to
develop EIS teaching-learning processes unto their potential via on the job
training using role playing with the reinforcement of the school’s principal
leadership in instructional and curriculum development.
After completing an in depth study in the
4 selected high schools that implemented the EIS approach in at least 3
academic years in Thailand, we found that the students' basic desirable
characteristics, especially the English second language communication skills,
thinking skills and public mindedness, were improved. This is a reflection of
the principals' automatically encouraging, supporting, and establishing and
extended network to develop the EIS approach in the learning process. It is
important to note that Principals are the key to success. This approach focuses
on the phenomenon of making the attempt by the intended teachers to develop
their teaching methodology to unleash the students' potentials with continuity,
engagement and moral and ethical values encouragement through the usual
classroom teaching process and consistent follow up of their lesson outcomes. Also
occurring is continuous self learning development through integrated learning
via computer technology and contextual local wisdom resources by both students
and teachers.
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