The Factors that Affect in Using Mandarin Chinese Based on the 21st Century Learning Skills of the Fourth-year Students from the Bachelor of Arts Program in Chinese Language, Chiang Rai Rajabhat University

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to investigate the factors that affectstudents’ using Mandarin Chinese according to the 21st century learningskills; and to explore the levels of students’ in using Mandarin Chineseaccording to the 21st century learning skills. The research populations were118 fourth-year students from the Bachelor of Arts Program in ChineseLanguage at Chiang Rai Rajabhat University. Data were collected by a setof questionnaires. The descriptive statistics were used to analyze the datafor frequency, percentage, mean ( ) and standard deviation (S.D.).
1. The overall factors that affect students’ in using Mandarin Chinese were at the high level ( =3.68, S.D. = 0.81). When considereach factor, it was found that the most factors that affect students’ inusing Mandarin Chinese were the teachers, educational institute, andlearners respectively.
2. the levels of students’ in using Mandarin Chinese according tothe 21st century learning skills using the Mandarin Chinese were at themoderate level ( = 3.39, S.D. = 0.57). When consider their aspect in usingMandarin Chinese, it was found that the high level of students’ in using Mandarin Chinese were ranged from communication, creativity and readingrespectively.