A study of motivating factors in learning English for Thai employees in the information technology department (IT) at an international company in Bangkok

Name: Nucharee Kantapruek

keyword: Motivating factors

; Career advancement

; English language skills

; International company

Abstract: This study aimed to investigate the factors that motivate employees to learn English, by examining English learning motivation of Thai employees who work for an international company in Thailand including the support that employees require from an international company in order to learn English Language. The subjects of this study were 35 employees from one department which is Information Technology (IT Department) who needed to communicate in English to the foreign colleagues, foreign suppliers and foreign customers at the workplace. The instrument of this research was a questionnaire using multiple-choices questions and Likert-scales. The result of the study showed that most employees indicated their levels of English proficiency as fair overall. The study revealed factors that might effect employees’ motivation in learning English was self-improvement followed by Career Advancement and Specific Goal Achievement. It was found that the supports that employees need from the international company in English learning and improvement was Multinational Teamwork followed by Assigning English related Tasks and English Skills Training

Thammasat University. Thammasat University Library

Address: BANGKOK

Email: preserv@tu.ac.th

Name: Vimolchaya Yanasugondha

Role: advisor

Created: 2020

Modified: 2023-03-01

Issued: 2023-03-01

วิทยานิพนธ์/Thesis

application/pdf

DOI: 10.14457/TU.the.2020.1239

eng

DegreeName: Master of Arts

Level: Master's Degree

Descipline: Career English for International Communication

Grantor: Thammasat University

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