Applying LINE Application To Develop English Language Proficiency Skills: Case Study Of First Year Undergraduate Students In A University, Thailand

Abstract

This is quantitative research with the objective of studying the implementation of LINE application to develop English language proficiency skills of the first-year undergraduate students of a university in Thailand.  This research is a mixed study of qualitative and quantitative research with the following findings:  1) It is found that, implementing Line application to develop the English language proficiency skills can be used and set up in the lesson plans of the learning and teaching in class and outside of classroom programs and in general communication.  2) The comparison results in implementing Line application to develop English language proficiency skills between the experimenting  group and the control group, it is found that overall, the experimental group of students could develop their English language proficiency skills in all the 14 categorized skills, at a higher level than the control group of students (students learning with the normal methods) and 3) Comparing the results in implementing Line application to develop English language proficiency skills between the first year students of social science and health science students, it is found that overall, the development of English language proficiency skills of the group of social science students, are at a higher level than those of the health science group of students with no statistical significance. Considering in each category of skill, it is found that in 9 categories of skill, the social science students have a higher level of developing proficiency skills than those of the health science students and in 5 categorized skills, the health science students have a higher level of developing proficiency skill than of the social science students with no statistic significance.