A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CHINESE LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT OF GRADE 7 STUDENTS USING CHINESE OR THAI AS A MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION IN CHINESE LANGUAGE CLASS AT WAT SUTHIWARARAM SCHOOL IN BANGKOK, THAILAND
Keywords:
Chinese as a foreign language, Chinese or Thai as a medium of instruction, learning achievement, Wat Suthiwararam SchoolAbstract
This study was conducted to identify whether there was a significant difference in the gain in Chinese learning achievement between Grade 7 students using Chinese as a medium of instruction in a Chinese language class and those using Thai as a medium of instruction at Wat Suthiwararam School in Bangkok, Thailand. The study duration was two months. Seventy students were targeted in this study, conducted during the academic year 2020-2021. In the experimental group, 36 students used Chinese as a medium of instruction in Chinese language class. The researcher, as a teacher, taught the experimental group. And the control group, taught by a Thai teacher and 34 students in total, used Thai as a medium of instruction in Chinese language class. The results of research carried out on Jan. 2021. The data collected were analyzed by a statistical software program. According to the purpose and hypotheses of the study, different statistical methods were used to analyze the data (e.g., means, standard deviations, dependent samples t-test, independent samples t-test). The study showed the level of learning achievement of Grade 7 students using Chinese as a medium of instruction in Chinese language class was very good. The class was very good for Grade 7 students using Thai as a medium of instruction in a Chinese language. The results showed no significant difference in Grade 7 students using Chinese or Thai as a medium of instruction in Chinese language class at Wat Suthiwararam School in Bangkok, Thailand.
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