Abstract
The training curriculum based on the Language Teaching for Communication Approach, organizing the learning process to emphasize language acquisition through actual communication. It prioritized student-centered activities, providing opportunities to practice language and communicate meaning in various situations. The objectives of this research were to: 1) develop a training curriculum based on the Language Teaching for Communication Approach aimed at improving basic Chinese speaking skills for Graduate Diploma Program in Teaching Profession students, ensuring effectiveness according to the criteria 75/75, 2) compare the students’ basic Chinese speaking before and after training through the training curriculum based on the Language Teaching for Communication Approach, and 3) assess the students’ satisfaction with the training curriculum. The research samples consisted of 1 classroom with 26 Diploma Program in Teaching Profession students at the Faculty of Technical Education, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi, Thailand, in the 2023 academic year. The sample was selected by cluster random sampling. The research instruments were: 1) a training curriculum; 2) a knowledge and understanding test; and 3) a satisfaction questionnaire. The data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, E1/E2 efficiency, and a dependent samples t-test. The research findings were as follows: 1) a training curriculum based on the Language Teaching for Communication Approach was effective according to 83.46/80.73, which was higher than the set criterion of 75/75, 2) the students’ basic Chinese speaking after the training was higher than before at the statistical significance level of.05; and 3) the students’ satisfaction with the training curriculum was at a high level.