7. “Influences of Age, Gender, and Experience on English Miscommunication of Communication Arts Students in Chandrakasem Rajabhat University”

Ms. Pattama Sumpantamitr, Chandrakasem Rajabhat University, Thailand

(Secretary, Chollahanpichit Irrigation Project)

The purpose of this research is to study how age, gender, and experience influence to failure in communication or miscommunication on English between Communication Arts students in Chandrakasem Rajabhat University and English-speaking foreigners. The research questions are 1) Which factor—age, gender, or experience is the most influential in miscommunication with regarding to listening, speaking, reading, and writing? 2) How does the most influential factor—age, gender or experience influence on miscommunication in regards to listening, speaking, reading, and writing? The stratified random sampling method will be used to select 252 research participants from 734 third and fourth year Communication Arts students in Chadrakasem Rajabhat University. A closed-ended questionnaire with multiple-choice questions and five-point Likert scale items will be used as the research instrument. The statistics including percentage, mode, and means will be used to analyze research data. The research expectation is to identify the most influential factor that has an influence on miscommunnication of English. The results of this research will be proposed to related organizations to help improve the proficiency of students and to select a teaching method that is appropriate for students. Moreover, the research results can be extended to a large group of university students who may have similar problems.