ALBERT LISEC (UNIVERSITY OF PHAYAO)
PROMMIN SONGSIRISAK (Chiang Rai Rajabhat University)
JUTHARAT JITPRANEE (Chiang Rai Rajabhat University )

STORYTELLING PERSPECTIVE THROUGH Tã -Vã WORLDVIEW AND INTER-COMMUNICATION COORDINATION: REINTERPRETATION OF “DOI NANG NON” LEGEND : INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION AND GLOBAL COMPETENCIES

Throughout history nature, human, and supernatural beings have played an important role in forming the content for local stories and developing particular perspectives that are shared with others. Recently, the events of the international rescue efforts shed a global spotlight on the well-known local legend of the Sleeping Lady Mountain and how these events were interpreted through storytelling. Consequently, this study investigates the inter-communication between nature, human, and supernatural beings and the importance of human core values in storytelling as reported by a local key informant residing at Tham Luang Nang Non-Sleeping Lady international rescue site in Chiang Rai Province. Data were analyzed by using content analysis techniques based on Tã -Vã (time-space) Theory. Findings showed three important spaces in play during the storytelling event including nature, human, and supernatural beings. These spaces were interrelated and inter-communicated through four directions including human to supernatural beings, human to nature, supernatural being to human, supernatural being to nature. However, the inter-communication between nature to human and supernatural beings were not mentioned in her storytelling. These findings reflect the storyteller’s perspectives towards the inter-communication between human to supernatural beings and nature through Tã -Vã mindset and support the notion that the diversity of storytelling is a coordinating process for developing meaning based on core values, competency and intentionality. Therefore, using this approach, and placing value on diversity, storytelling can create innovation, harmony, and tolerance among participating storytellers. Lastly, teachers can apply these same ideas when teaching inter-cultural communication competency in the classroom.

Albert is currently lecturing at the School of Liberal Arts, University of Phayao, Thailand. His interests and work in intercultural communication, storytelling, and teacher training has taken him to Tonga, Thailand, and Myanmar.

Prommin is a current assistant professor at Faculty of Humanities, Chiang Rai Rajabhat University. His research interests are L2 writing, intercultural communication, multi-ethic storytelling, English language teaching, and teacher training.

Jutharat is a current lecturer at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Chiang Rai Rajabhat University. Her research interests include cross-culture communication, linguistics, and English language teaching. Jutharat received her Ph.D. in English language and literature from Xiamen University, China.