Enhancing Thailand’s English Foreign Language Undergraduates’ English Vocabulary Knowledge through Application of Digital Platforms
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English vocabulary knowledge, digital platforms, Thai EFL undergraduatesAbstract
The application of digital learning has modified English language teaching and learning. Thus, technology-based language learning gained attention due to its benefits. Additionally, vocabulary has been recognized as an important factor for language learning because insufficient vocabulary knowledge leads learners to encounter difficulties in language learning. Therefore, this research aims to: a) find out the digital platforms for enhancing English vocabulary knowledge, b) investigate the satisfaction of EFL Undergraduates enhancing English vocabulary knowledge through the use of digital platforms. The number of 47 undergraduate students who enrolled in 9022119 English for Learning Skills course in semester 2 of academic year 2022 at Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University were purposively selected. Questionnaires were employed to investigate students’the digital platforms use in learning English vocabulary. Moreover, the questionnaires were used to explore their sastifaction towards using the digital platforms to enhance vocabulary knowledge. There were two significant findings. On the one hand, most of the students had experiences in learning English vocabulary through various types of digital platforms and they employed them such as Websites, Search engines, and Apps when they learned vocabulary through the digital platforms. Besides, they not only used other platforms like Tiktok, Twitter, and Tinder for enhancing English vocabulary knowlegde but also social networks. On the other hand, the students completely agreed that using the digital platforms for enhancing English vocabulary knowledge is a good and effective method.
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