Exploring Foreign Students’ Perception of LINE Application Assisted Listening and Speaking Skills Practice in Thai Language
Keywords:
LINE, mobile-assisted language learning, language skillsAbstract
This study addresses the foreign students’ perceptions on LINE application usefulness after using it to do activities and practice their listening and speaking skills in Thai language out-of-class. The participants (n=24) of the study were first-year foreign undergraduate students who studied in the course of Thai language and culture in the first semester of the academic year 2017. The participants completed a questionnaire which included demographic information, ten close-ended questions, and five open-ended questions. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and content analysis. The results revealed that participants had positive perception on the usefulness of LINE application assisted Thai listening and speaking skills practice out-of-class. In addition, participants gave the suggestions for further LINE activities. They suggested for more words and sentences in form of quizzes and multiple choices, and conversation dialogues.
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