A STUDY OF BELIEFS OF HONG KONGESE LEARNERS REGARDING LEARNING THAI AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Abstract
This study purposed to investigate the beliefs of Hong Kongese learners of Thai as a foreign language (TFL). Participants were Hong Kongese TFL learners (n = 7) who took a Thai language class at the language center of the renowned university in Hong Kong. Beliefs About Language Learning Inventory (BALLI) questionnaire was used to collect data. The findings showed that Hong Kongese TFL learners believe that they can learn Thai language although they view that Thai is a medium-difficult language to learn. Also, they believe that they will have many opportunities to use Thai language if they can converse Thai very well. This study suggests that understanding the TFL learners’ beliefs about Thai language learning is critical to plan the proper Thai language instructions. Future research may find more noteworthy results in the field of the study of belief about Thai language learning of the learners with different races along with the learners’ language learning strategies.
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