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Despite Thai students having studied English from the primary to tertiary level, Thais continue to have the lowest English proficiency levels among their ASEAN neighbors. This fact has raised serious concerns about Thailand’s capacity to viably compete in the globalized economy. This paper reports findings of a quasi-experimental study designed to determine the effectiveness of employing CAinformed instruction in a Thai university English conversation classroom. Based on these findings and those found in two previous studies undertaken in the same institutional context, the authors provide an argument for the integration of CA within the CLT-centered university-level EFL classroom. This integration, the paper argues, raises learners' awareness of the genuine nature of naturally occurring conversation and, in doing so, can have a positive impact on their oral proficiency in English.
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Introduction
Literature Review
Conversation Analysis (CA) and its Fundamental Principles
CA Concepts
CA as a Teaching and a Diagnostic Tool
Research Methodology
Participants
Instructional Materials
Data Collection
Data Analysis
Findings and Discussion
Conversation Improvement Based on Statistical Analysis
Conversation Improvement through Explicit CA-Informed Instruction Based on Close Analysis
Conclusion and Recommendations
Acknowledgements
The Authors
References
Appendix