Synthesis of Research on Thai Language and Thai Studies Research Funded Paper Published on CNKI Database During 2013 – 2020

Abstract

This paper aims to synthesize and summarize the research on Thai language and Thai studies in terms of the content of research, the area of publication, universities, publishing year, and type of research funding by using the documentary research method. The study sample consisted of 197 articles published on CNKI Database (China National Knowledge Infrastructure) in China during 2013-2020 by purposive random sampling. The research was synthesized according to five main features: 1) the content of the research 2) the field of publication 3) the universities 4) the year of publication and 5) the type of research funding. The research result was then presented through descriptive analysis and quantitative data were shown in percentages. The results showed that 62.8% of the articles are in Thai language subjects, and 37.2% are in Thai studies. The majority of research content in Thai language is linguistic 55.65%, followed by Thai teaching and learning 32.30%. While Thai studies articles are primarily on teaching Chinese as a foreign language 46.60%, followed by ethnic studies 13.70%. There are 49 funded papers granted more than one type of fund with accounted for 24.87%. Most of the funded papers were mainly published in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region at 41.12%, followed by Yunnan Province at 27.41%. Baise University has the highest frequency of published funded papers, followed by Guangxi University of Nationalities with 29.63% and 22.22% respectively. The most published year is 2016 to 2017 at 32.5% and 40.3%, respectively. The highest frequency of research grants is provincial funds 42.54%, followed by university funds 28.73%.