Language learning strategies employed by engineering students learning English at the tertiary level in Thailand
The present investigation is descriptive-interpretative in nature. It has been designed a) to describe types of language learning strategies which Thai engineering students reported employing; b) to investigate patterns of variations in frequency of students' reported strategy use with reference to type of institution, gender, 'perceived' class size, location of institution, and language proficiency levels; and c) to examine the relationships between frequency of students' reported strategy use and the five independent variables. Two main strategy categories, i. e. classroom-related, and classroom-independent, have been examined. The data for the investigation were collected in two phases with different instruments. Semi-structured interviews, and a strategy questionnaire were used as the main methods for the first and second phases of data collection respectively. The thesis comprises eight chapters. Chapter one is an introduction to the thesis. It provides both a background and a context to the present investigation. Chapter two presents the review of related literature and materials on language learning strategies in order to locate the present investigation in the context of previous research and authors'
Intaraprasert, Channarong
Linguistics
Language learning strategies employed by engineering students learning English at the tertiary level in Thailand. The present investigation is descriptive-interpretative in nature. It has been designed a) to describe types of language learning strategies which Thai engineering students reported employing; b) to investigate patterns of variations in frequency of students' reported strategy use with reference to type of institution, gender, 'perceived' class size, location of institution, and language proficiency levels; and c) to examine the relationships between frequency of students' reported strategy use and the five independent variables. Two main strategy categories, i. e. classroom-related, and classroom-independent, have been examined. The data for the investigation were collected in two phases with different instruments. Semi-structured interviews, and a strategy questionnaire were used as the main methods for the first and second phases of data collection respectively. The thesis comprises eight chapters. Chapter one is an introduction to the thesis. It provides both a background and a context to the present investigation. Chapter two presents the review of related literature and materials on language learning strategies in order to locate the present investigation in the context of previous research and authors'
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