The English-Speaking Achievement of Myanmar Students at Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to study the English-speaking achievement of the B.A. Myanmar students of the Faculty of Humanities at Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, 2) to know the factors that affect students’ achievement in English speaking of the B.A. Myanmar students of the Faculty of Humanities at Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University. This research used a mixed method combining both quantitative and qualitative data to answer the research questions. The study has based on the analysis of 50 questionnaires, which were distributed to 50 students in the B.A. Myanmar students of the Faculty of Humanities the problems in English speaking and to suggest the best ways to solve the problems of English speaking in addition, 5 key informants were interviewed to observe vividly their experiences in teaching English as a second language. The result of the findings was found that English-speaking achievement of Myanmar students studying at Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University is at a moderate level, with a total mean of 3.58 and standard deviation of 1.20. and the factors that affect English-speaking achievement of Myanmar students are key indicators of proficiency include fluency, coherence, pronunciation, vocabulary usage, grammatical accuracy, and interactive communication skills.