Motivation of Thai University Students from Two Disciplinary Backgrounds Using a Hybrid Questionnaire

Autor/inn/en	Kanoksilapatham, Budsaba; Khamkhien, Attapol; Kitkha, Pensinee; Na Nongkhai, Angsu-orn
Titel	Motivation of Thai University Students from Two Disciplinary Backgrounds Using a Hybrid Questionnaire
Quelle	In: LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 14 (2021) 1, S.455-491 (37 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2630-0672
Schlagwörter	Learning Motivation; Undergraduate Students; Science Education; Humanities; Majors (Students); Language Attitudes; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Job Skills; Aspiration; Cultural Awareness; Public Colleges; Foreign Countries; Thailand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Geisteswissenschaften; Humanwissenschaften; Sprachverhalten; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Produktive Fertigkeit; Streben; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Ausland
Abstract	The increasing global and local demands to improve citizens' English proficiency have augmented the significance of English education across the entire paradigm. Meanwhile, motivation has been endorsed as one of the pivotal driving forces that propels the success of language learning. This study represents a large-scale motivational study, exploring the role of motivation in learning English among Thai undergraduate students, studying in the disciplines of the sciences and humanities at eight public universities across Thailand. Based on the frameworks by Gardner (1985; 2004) and Dörnyei (2010) and a number of modifications made on their corresponding questionnaires, a hybrid questionnaire eliciting quantitative data was specifically developed to accommodate the context of English language teaching and learning in Thailand. Additionally, a semi-structured interview form was devised to collect qualitative data, complementing the quantitative data. Quantitative data analysis revealed that these two cohorts of students were significantly different as far as the nature of their motivation is concerned. Scrutiny of the interview data demonstrates that both the sciences and humanities students had a common utilitarian goal of employment and professional advancement. However, the humanities students interestingly expressed their aspirations to extend the use of English as a tool to enlarge their cultural repertoire. In light of these results, a number of generalizations could be made, including practical implications for teaching and managing English classrooms of Thai undergraduate students from diverse disciplinary background. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Language Institute of Thammasat University. The Prachan Campus, 2 Prachan Road, Bangkok 10200 Thailand. e-mail: learnjournal@gmail.com; Web site: https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/learn
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01