The Development of Intensive English Research Writing Training Model to Encourage International Publishing for University Lecturers

Abstract

The objectives of the research entitled “the development of intensive English research
writing training model to encourage international publishing for university lecturers”
were to: 1) develop intensive English research writing training model to encourage
international publishing for university lecturers and to assess the effects of the use of
intensive English research writing training model as following methods: 1) to assess
English writing skill about research for international publishing, 2) to assess research
competency of university lecturers, 3) to assess the language lecturers’ satisfaction
towards intensive English research writing training model, 4) to assess the research full
paper’s quality of the university lecturers, and 5) to follow up efficiency of university
lecturer’s research from a number of researches published in an international conference
or a journal. The population was 42 university lecturers at College of General Education
and Languages, Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. The samples
were 17 language lecturers derived through volunteer random sampling techniques. The
research instruments comprised of tests, questionnaire, interview forms, and assessment
forms. Data were analyzed in terms of percentage, means, standard deviation, t-test, and
content analysis. Research findings were found as follows: 1) the intensive English
research writing training model to encourage international publishing for university
lecturers was proved to be effective and verified as by experts. 2) The empirical data that
supported the effectiveness of the intensive English research writing training model were
as follows: 1) regarding to the university lecturers, their English writing skill about
research for publishing in international conference before and after the implementation of
the intensive English research writing training model were statistically significant
different at the .05 level; 2) The research competency of university lecturers also
demonstrated a high level of competency on research; 3) They were satisfied with the
intensive English research writing training model at the highest level; 4) Regarding to the
quality of research full paper, it was found that a number of research full papers which
were verified from experts were at a good level; and 5) Regarding to follow up efficiency
of university lecturer’s research from a number of research published in an international
conference, it was found that there were 17 research papers (out of 17) which were
published in international conference after the implementation of the intensive English
research writing training model.