CRRU “FANG KRU” Model to Promote Thai Language Listening Skills of Ethnic Student Teachers

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to (1) develop the CRRU “FANG KRU” Model to enhance Thai listening skills among ethnic student teachers, (2) examine the effectiveness of the CRRU “FANG KRU” Model, and (3) evaluate the development process of the model. The participants were 20 ethnic student teachers from the Faculty of Education, Chiang Rai Rajabhat University, who were first- to fourth-year students in the 2025 academic year. The participants were selected through volunteer sampling and consisted of students who experienced difficulties in Thai listening skills: five Lahu, five Akha, five Karen, and five Hmong students. The research instruments included (a) a Thai listening comprehension pre- and post-test, (b) the CRRU “FANG KRU” Model innovation designed to improve Thai listening skills among ethnic student teachers, and (c) a student satisfaction questionnaire regarding the innovation. The findings revealed that the CRRU “FANG KRU” Model comprised four sets of Thai listening exercises: (1) communication primarily through visual elements, (2) communication through equal use of visual and auditory elements, (3) communication primarily through auditory elements, and (4) communication through auditory elements only. The model demonstrated an efficiency of 82.80/86.00. Furthermore, the students’ Thai listening comprehension abilities improved significantly, and their satisfaction toward the development process and the use of the model was at the highest level.