READINESS FOR ONLINE LANGUAGE LEARNING AMONG THAI EFL UPPER SECONDARY LEARNERS
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The digital era has led to an educational transformation from face-to-face learning to a more online learning approach. The readiness for Online Language Learning (OLL) is essential to determine learners’ success and ability to achieve goals in an OLL course. This study investigated the readiness for OLL among Thai EFL upper secondary learners by using a survey method. A questionnaire included items about the respondents’ attitude and motivation, self-regulated learning (SRL), English language self-efficacy, and technology literacy and access. It was translated into Thai and distributed online to 273 upper secondary learners in public schools. The study revealed that the overall readiness for OLL among respondents was relatively high. However, SRL was scored the lowest while technology literacy and access was scored the highest.
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