Study of English Learning Achievement Leading to Developing English Competency of First-Year Undergraduate Students of Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya, Songkhla A

Abstract

The purposes of this research were threefold: 1) to study learning achievement of the first-year students registered in English in Daily Life subject, 2) to compare English learning achievement among faculties at Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya Songkhla, and 3) to seek for guidelines in developing English competency regarding students’ points of view.  Participants were 570 students who registered in English in Daily Life subject. G.P.A in English in Daily Life subject and questionnaires asking for guidelines in developing English competency regarding students’ points of view were employed to collect data.  Data were analyzed by using percentage (%), mean (), standard deviation (S.D.), and ANOVA. The research findings indicates that the mean of G.P.A. of students in the Faculty of Liberal Arts were at the highest score of 3.25 (= 3.25), followed by Faculty of Business Administration, and Engineering with the mean of 2.60 (= 2.60), and 2.32 (= 2.32), respectively. Comparing between Faculties, there was a significant difference in learning achievement of students in the Faculty of Architecture at .05 level. Besides, the overall mean of behaviors and approaches in developing English competency from students’ points of view was in ‘sometimes’ level (= 3.02).