Abstract
The L2 communication competence is a vital skill for enhancing learners’ global communication, academic and professional opportunities, cultural understanding, cognitive development, and social integration. This study investigates on the level of Thai EFL learner’s communication competence and what relationship between Thai EFL learner’s communication competence, gender, and extramural English. The research method is deemed a research design. Participants included 102 college students, learning English as a foreign language (EFL) in department of English education at Lampang Rajabhat University. They were drawn by using simple random sampling technique. Data was collected by using the Self-Perceived Communication Competence Scale (SPCC), Extramural English Use Scale (EEUS), and demographic questions. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the participants’ demographic. Also, multiple regression analysis was used to analyze the relationship between communication competence, gender, and extramural English. The result revealed that Thai EFL learner possessed an adequate level of English communication competence. Multiple regression analysis indicates that extramural English engagement and gender were significant predictors of the communication competence.
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Pongwat Fongkanta, Lampang Rajabhat University, Thailand
Fisik Sean Buakanok, Lampang Rajabhat University, Thailand
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Conference: BCE2024
Stream: Learning Experiences
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To cite this article:
Fongkanta P., & Buakanok F. (2025) Exploring the Relationship Between Thai EFL Learner’s Communication Competence, Gender, and Extramural English: A Study in Teacher Training University ISSN: 2435-9467 – The Barcelona Conference on Education 2024: Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 203-212) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2435-9467.2024.20
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2435-9467.2024.20
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