The factors impinging on English language learning among Thaksin University students

Nitikorn Thammakhan, Kittirat Kasatsuntorn, Kaweechate Pia, Suwimon Tawisuwan, Walaiporn Sasanapradit, Tidaporn Boonmen, Suthasinee Boonyapithak, Wasinee Thasuwan and Poonkeat Mongkonsawasd

African Educational Research Journal
Published: December 19 2025
Volume 13, Issue 4
Pages 541-548
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17988997

Abstract

This research article aimed to study the factors impinging on students’ English language learning and to examine the relationships among three main factors: internal, external, and family-related factors. The internal factors included students’ attitudes toward learning English and their motivation to learn English, while the external factors involved the English teaching and learning process and students’ learning behaviors. The family factors consisted of parental support and parental expectations that influence students’ English learning. The study was conducted among 893 first-year undergraduate students at Thaksin University in the academic year 2025, selected using simple random sampling based on Taro Yamane’s formula. The research instrument used for data collection was a Likert-scale questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of 0.923. Data analysis was carried out using mean, standard deviation, and Pearson’s correlation coefficient to identify the relationships among the variables. The findings revealed that the internal, external, and family factors influencing English learning were rated at a high level overall (Mean = 3.91, S.D. = 0.62). Furthermore, all six specific factors—attitudes toward learning English, motivation to learn English, the English teaching and learning process, students’ English learning behaviors, parental support, and parental expectations—showed a positive correlation with students’ English learning at Thaksin University in the academic year 2025, with statistical significance at the .01 level according to students’ opinions.

Keywords: Factors impinging, English language learning, English learning motivation.

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