Interview

Mahasarakham University is one of the universities of Thailand that gives opportunity to disability person and special needs students to study in this university; these students will have a right as same as other students. We have a chance to interview a student who is learning difficulty. Her name is Supharat Mareangsit, the second year student majoring in Special Education, Faculty of Education, Mahasarakham University.

Q:  Do you do another activity except studying?

A:  I do a part time job in the evening after I have finished class. This job helps me reduce family expenses because my family is not rich. My family runs rice shop restaurant and I always help them. Therefore, when I do a part time job, I don’t have a problem because I used to work this job before.

Q:  Do you work alone or with friends?

A:  I work with my close friend.

Q:  Is she the closest friend for you?

A:  Yes, I have only one close friend. We live in the same dorm, study and do a part time job together.

Q:  Do you think the communication problem affect to your lifestyle and learning?

A:  I don’t have problem about my daily activities, but I have listening problem that affect to learning in classroom especially linguistics. It is quite difficult to understand both of Thai and English. I have to listen for comprehension repeatedly. I attempt to read several time, but I can remember in short time. Now, I get F in two subjects.

Q:  Could you tell us what subject you got F?

A:  English for Communication and Thai

Q:  Do you have problem concerning with studying and working with your classmates because of learning difficult?

A:  No, I don’t have problem. In classroom, I will take note while instructor is teaching and assigning work because if I do not take note, I can remember nothing. If I cannot catch up with lesson, I will privately discuss with instructor about learning problem and I will ask faculty to explain more detail.

Q:  What skills are major problem in your learning?

A:  I have speaking problem. I hardly speak because I am not clearly spoken. I cannot pronounce some words which make me difficult to communicate with people.

Q:  What’s about listening?

A:  I sometimes do not understand word meaning especially phrases which have deep meaning or slang.

Q:  Are you worried about your disorder?

A:  Yes, I am a little worried especially studying.

Q:  When you are strained, what will you do?

A:  I will listen to music and surf the internet. I also like to watch dance competition on Youtube.

Q:  What do you want to be in the future?

A:  I want to be a teacher of special needs children by using fingers language.

Q:   Do you have ability of using fingers language? And what’s about other ability?

A:  Yes, I have ability of using fingers language because I used to learn fingers language. I’m very like fingers language so much, so I would like to teach children who are hearing impairment. I want them to have an opportunity to learn new things as equal as normal children. Another is dancing.   

Q: Have you ever learned dancing before?

A:  A: No, I never learn dancing before, but I used to join in dancing competition. I like dancing since I was high school. However, I don’t have free time at this time, so I rarely dance.

Q: Finally, we would like you to tell something to the readers who have the opportunity to read our interviewing.

A: I would like to tell everyone who is discouraged or serious with problems tries to be vigorous and I will keep my fingers crossed for everyone. There are many people who have serious problems more than you, but they can cope with those problems.  As well as, important thing is I want everyone to give a chance to physical disability or special needs person as equal as normal people. I want everyone to judge their ability more than their appearance because they can do many things like normal people.       I would like everyone focused on their ability more than physical disability.

After interviewing, we found that physical disability doesn’t reduce her value of humanity; on the other hand, her disability is impulsion her to be vigorous. She gets courage from family and peers to overcome many problems. We hope that after everyone finished reading this interviewing; you will have power in your life.