The The Current State of Cultural Content Teaching in Chinese Classrooms in Thailand from Teachers ' Perspectives: A Case Study of Traimitwittayalai School in Bangkok

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           The objectives of this research were as the followings: 1. Getting the summary of interviews with the native speakers and Thai local Chinese language teachers; 2. The current state of cultural teaching in Thai high school Chinese classrooms from the viewpoints of frontline educators, by a case of interviewing Chinese language teachers, about the selections of teaching content and teachers’ challenges; teaching methods and strategies; Student Participation and Interaction. The sample was from the native speakers and Thai local Chinese teachers from Traimitwittayalai School, and gained by a face-to-face interview, which approved by the teaching site. The information for this study was gathered through face-to-face interviews with native-speaking teachers and local Chinese teachers, and the results were analyzed using qualitative methods such as inductive analysis. Through the interviews. The results were found as follows: 1. Teachers generally focus on achievement culture and informational culture when teaching cultural content; 2. When teaching cultural content, teachers face challenges such as cultural differences, student acceptance, insufficient understanding of cultural content, wide variations in student interests, and the selection of teaching materials. In terms of teaching strategies for cultural content, teachers primarily utilize cultural experience activities and multimedia resources; 3. Teachers try to enhance student engagement in a variety of ways. Based on our understanding of the current situation and discussions, we propose the following suggestions: 1. Reassessing the relationship between language and culture; 2. Focusing on behavioral culture as main teaching content; 3. Incorporating the Pedagogy of Performing Another Culture (PAC) into teaching practices.