TEACHER DEVELOPMET CURRICULUM FOR COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING THROUGH ACTIVE LEARNING INTEGRATING LESSON STUDY AND DIGITAL MEDIA

Abstract

           The objectives of this research were to examine the current conditions, problems, and needs of teachers; to develop and implement a teacher development curriculum; to investigate the effects of the curriculum; and to evaluate the teacher development curriculum for communicative language teaching through active learning integrating lesson study and digital media. The participants included 22 Grade 6 English teachers from various schools in Roi Et Province and 296 Grade 6 students taught by these teachers in the academic year 2025. The research instruments were questionnaires and evaluation forms. Data were analyzed using percentage, mean, standard deviation, dependent samples t-test, and content analysis.

           The research findings revealed that: (1) English teachers had high needs for professional development, particularly in designing communicative English learning activities; (2) the developed teacher development curriculum for communicative language teaching through active learning integrating lesson study and digital media consisted of five components: curriculum principles, curriculum objectives, curriculum content, teacher development processes, and assessment and evaluation; (3) the implementation of the curriculum showed that teachers’ post-training scores were significantly higher than their pre-training scores at the .05 level, teachers were able to design lesson plans at the highest level, and students expressed the highest level of satisfaction; and (4) the evaluation of the teacher development curriculum using the CIPP Model in four aspects indicated that the curriculum was highly appropriate.