The Implementation of Junior Myanmese Undergraduate Students’ Language Learning Strategies and Motivations on Making Their Final Decision of Studying English Studies (International Program) at the Faculty of Humanities, Chiangrai Rajabhat University, Chia

Abstract

The major objectives of this study were 1) to investigate learning strategies and motivations for deciding to study in English Studies Program (International Program) of junior Myanmese undergraduate students; 2) to analyze differences of learning strategies and motivation, as well as 3) to scrutinize the correlations of learning strategies and motivation. employed by junior Myanmese undergraduate students. In the academic year 2022, 30 junior Myanmese undergraduate students majoring in English Studies (International Program), Chiang Rai Rajabhat University were all conducted with 2 different sets of open-ended questionnaires, selected by the purposive sampling technique. Also, the quantitative data were all analyzed using mean, percentage, standard deviation, frequency, and chi-square test, and one-way ANOVA test. The findings of this study revealed that the implementation of learning strategies were all rated at a higher level; moreover, metacognitive strategies was very mostly used. In addition, motivations on deciding to continue their further education were all rated at a higher level; moreover, their intrinsic motivations were very mostly used. In terms of differences in learning strategies and motivations, it was found that their English learning achievements, with its significant differences of 0.05, remained indifferent compared with their learning strategies and motivations. Also, in terms of testifying the correlations of learning strategies and motivations, it showed that their learning strategies and motivations, with its significant difference of 0.05., were not consistent with their different English learning achievements.