BANGKOK, 25 November 2012 -The Office of Higher Education Commission (Ohec) revealed that young people are having problems with interpersonal skills because instead of having face-to-face conversations, they are talking more via digital means.
Ohec deputy secretary general Arporn Kaenwong last week voiced concerns about the problem at the third National Student Higher Education Conference in Bangkok. She said that if students had started spending more time in extracurricular activities, then their interpersonal communication skills would have become more effective.
She also highlighted the need for young people to become more fluent in the English language to prepare for an increasingly globalized world and the upcoming Asean Economic Community (AEC).
At the same time, teachers should use a key performance indicator to take care of students in terms of study, extracurricular activities as well as morality. This would widen the vista for young people and prepare them for globalization.
