English Pronunciation Abilities of Chinese Undergraduate Students in Thai Environment
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The research titled “English Pronunciation Abilities of Chinese undergraduate students in Thai Environment” objective was to identify the problems in pronunciation learning encountered for Chinese undergraduate students in Chiangrai Rajabhat University. The samples used in the study were 40 third-year Chinese undergraduate students in Chiangrai Rajabhat University with no official English proficiency in 2021. The samples were selected using simple random sampling. The research tools were a survey questionnaire and a structured interview with a quantitative survey research design. This data was analysed with frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and a content analysis. The results showed that the students often use strategies for coping with speaking and listening problems, but used negotiation for meaning while speaking the most rather than other strategies. Learning more the Thai language and culture were one of the priority and initially employed a set of strategies to deal with and to solve all these problems by using English at first and trying to speak Thai and appreciate the differences such as language and religion.
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