Learning Experience Outside Classroom By Students With Different Proficiencies

Abstract

The research on students’ language learning experience outside classroom has been widely studied by researchers, especially university students with high proficiency levels. Therefore, this study focuses on discovering language learning experiences outside the classroom by students with different proficiencies in elementary school: questionnaires and open-ended interviews were given to collect the data. In total there are 30 students in grade 6 filled out the questionnaire, and some students with different proficiency were chosen to be interviewed. The result shows that students at any level of proficiencies have a positive attitude toward English. However, the students with good proficiency levels have more varied activities learning the language than students with another proficiency level. However, still, the researcher found that those activities are more into improving receptive skills. It is difficult for the students to improve their productive skills, especially speaking skills because they do not have a chance to use English outside class since people around the students use Thai for communication.