KOREAN LANGUAGE STRATEGIES AND MOTIVATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NAKHON SI THAMMARAT

Abstract

The purpose of this study aims to investigate the Korean language learning strategies and motivation of secondary school students in Nakhon Si Thammarat. To make a comparison between learning strategies in Korean language. The population of this research is secondary students who study Korean language as foreign language at school. Quantitative method was used to collect and analyze the data. This study uses a questionnaire to survey; 199 Thai students. Populations are from four schools that taught Korean language in Nakhon Si Thammarat. The results of the study were as follow: 1) Thai secondary students use meta-cognitive strategies and social strategies to study Korean language; 2) Thai secondary students have integrative motivation toward Korean language learning more than instrumental motivation; 3) The relationship between learning strategies and motivation of secondary students to study Korean language in Nakhon Si Thammarat is significantly relevant. The students who have high motivation will clearly have high learning strategies.