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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 440, 2023
International Conference on Environment and Smart Society (ICEnSO 2023)
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Article Number | 05008 | |
Number of page(s) | 11 | |
Section | Smart Education University Learning Environment | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202344005008 | |
Published online | 01 November 2023 |
When EFL Students Study English Abroad in a Non-English Speaking Country: A Study of Thai Students in Learning English in Indonesia
1 English Language Education Department, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2 English Language Education Department, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
* Corresponding author: andiwirantaka@umy.ac.id
Study Abroad (SA) has been discussed vastly in myriad of studies in the context of English as a Foreign Language. However, the discussions have been mostly around the context of countries where English is spoken as the first language while, SA is also prominently held in countries where English is a foreign language. The current study aims to investigate a particular program of SA in which students learn English in a non-English speaking country and are enrolled in an English Study Program. The study employs a case study. The participants are four Thai students enrolled in English Department of Southern Private University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The interview was used as the method to gather the data. The findings revealed that Thai students find studying English in Indonesia as a non-English speaking country challenging. The barriers concern language of instruction, custom, and social interaction. The findings of the study implies that SA students should be equipped with the language used in the target country with adequate training and preparation.
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