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English language learning motivationof Thai undergraduate students in the globalized era |
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| Creator | Daranee Choomthong and Chudapak Chaichompoo |
| Title | English language learning motivationof Thai undergraduate students in the globalized era |
| Publisher | Suranaree University of Technology |
| Publication Year | 2558 |
| Journal Title | Suranaree Journal of Social Science |
| Journal Vol. | 9 |
| Journal No. | 2 |
| Page no. | 23-45 |
| Keyword | English language learningmotivation, instrumental motivation, integrative motivation, English for Occupational, Purposes (EOP) |
| ISSN | 1905-9329 |
| Abstract | This study addresses the types and levels of English language learning motivation(integrative or instrumental) of Thai undergraduate students in a university in Chiang Mai,Thailand. The participants were 1475 first-year students, enrolling Foundation Englishcourse II during the second semester of the academic year 2013. The data collectioninstruments used in this study were a questionnaire, using a six-point Likert scale,which was adapted from Gardner's Attitude/ Motivation Test Battery (AMTB) (2004)and a semi-structured interview. The results indicated that the students' integrative andinstrumental motivation was high. Their instrumental motivation was found slightlyhigher than their integrative motivation. Interestingly, it was found that English majorstudents had significantly higher level of integrative motivation than non-English majorstudents. However, the findings revealed that English major students are slightly moreinstrumentally motivated than integratively motivated. Some pedagogical implications,course design and how globalization comes into play are discussed with theirrecommendations. |
