2016•NRCT Data CenterOpen access

Language Learning Strategies of EFL Education Students: A Case Study of Thai Undergraduate Students

Pattanon Phonhan

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This research study was aimed to investigate the overall language learning strategies employed by Thai Education students at tertiary level in Thailand, which purposively grouped regarding language proficiency, gender and field of study. The participants of the study were 165 second- year students including 42 Thai language students, 41 Social studies students, 43 Mathematics students and 39 Science students. The language learning strategy questionnaire, which adapted from Oxford (1990) was used as the main instrument. Simple descriptive statistic, Pos Hoc test and ANOVA were used in the data analysis. The findings found that Compensation strategies was the most frequently used, while Social strategies was the least frequently used. Moreover, the overall language learning strategies in relation to language proficiency, gender and field of study of Thai Education students were different but not a meaningful significance level of .05.

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Key concepts: Mathematics education, Statistic, Psychology, Descriptive statistics, Language learning strategies, Test (biology), Descriptive research, Metacognition