A SURVEY OF PAWDY INNOVATION COMPANY EMPLOYEES’ ATTITUDES TOWARD TINGLISH

Abstract

This study attempts to survey Pawdy Innovation Company employees’ attitudes toward Tinglish. The sample group was 110 current and former Pawdy Innovation Company employees selected using a simple random method. The quantitative research instrument was a questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed by arithmetic mean, percentage, and standard deviation. Regarding the affective element, the results showed that “I am upset when I hear someone say that the only correct English variation is Standard American-British English” and “I do not feel bad speaking English, which is not standardized and contains many Thai sounds” had the highest mean value. Regarding the cognitive element, the results showed that “I believe that the use of word “khun” before the first name of acquaintances (e.g. Khun Thomas) is preferable and polite” had the highest mean value. Regarding the behavioral element, the results showed that “I speak Tinglish with friends and colleagues from other countries” had the highest mean value. When considering the overall picture, it was found that employees had the highest attitude towards Tinglish, the cognitive element had the highest mean value. Moreover, the qualitative data showed that most employees felt that using Tinglish to communicate with foreigners is not problematic.