The Comparative Study of student Demands regarding technology and learning medias for Burmese Language Learning among learners in Thailand

Abstract

Many educational institutions in Thailand offer Myanmar language courses to those interested in studying the Burmese language. At present, various technology and learning medias are used for supporting teaching and learning of Burmese language courses, to the management of learning Burmese language to be effective according to the changing times. especially during the outbreak of the Covid-19, There had been in creasing in the use of technology and learning medias in teaching Burmese language. However, there wear many Burmese language learners residing inside the border areas of Myanmar had less tools for learning than outside the border areas of Myanmar. That may be because of their, different way of living conditions which impacted to different demands regarding technology and learning medias for Burmese Language Learning. Therefore, this is important for educators to be aware of needs regarding learning medias to provide the most suitable teaching Burmese Language learners. There for the objective of this study were the results showed that the demands regarding and learning medias for Burmese Language Learning between the inside and outside the border areas of Myanmar was a statistically significant difference at the 0.01 level. Learners most of preferred to use games, Youtube as the most learning tools application channel. The recommendation for further research were to deploy factors that may influence the demands regarding and learning medias for Burmese Language learners.