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Appendix A: Semi-Structured Interview
Part I: General/Background Information
1.
How old are you?
2.
What is your educational background?
3.
How many languages can you speak?
4.
How long have you been working as a licensed guide?
5.
How long have you been working for this tour agency?
6.
Is your agency famous? How is it famous? In what way? Awards? Popularity?
Part II: Views on Spoken English Ability
1.
Where did you learn or improve your spoken English?
2.
How often do you speak English?
3.
Do you think you can speak English well? Why?
4.
Do you think you have good accents?
5.
Do you think foreign tourists understand your oral communication in English?
6.
Are there any foreigners who did not understand your spoken English?
Part III: Views on Thai English
1.
Do you know the term ‘Thai English’? How?
2.
What do you mean by ‘Thai English’?
3.
Do you think you speak ‘Thai English’ for your job? Why or why not?
4.
As many Thais in different careers use Thai English, what do you think about Thai tour guides speak Thai English?
5.
As ‘Thai English’ can have three levels – high (acrolect), middle (mesolect) and low (basilect), in what level of Thai English do you
think you are speaking/using when communicating with foreign tourists? Why?
6.
Is it necessary for Thai guides to speak perfect English as native speakers? Why or why not?
7.
When you hear other Thai tour guides speak English – higher level or middle level or lower level, what do you think about this?
