Language Use And Language Attitudes Of Multilingual Speakers: A Case Study Of Prince Of Songkla University Undergraduates

Thailand merupakan sebuah negara multilingual yang terdiri lebih daripada 70 bahasa minoriti yang dituturkan (Smalley, 1994; Rappa & Wee, 2006). Salah satu daripadanya ialah dialek Melayu Pattani dengan sekitar 800,000 orang jumlah penuturnya yang bermastautin di wilayah-wilayah sebelah selatan sekali (Smalley, 1994) Thailand is a multilingual country with over 70 minority languages spoken in the country (Smalley, 1994; Rappa & Wee, 2006). One of which is Patani Malay with about 800,000 speakers residing in the southernmost provinces (Smalley, 1994

Attitudes towards Thai, Patani Malay, and English of Thai Undergraduates: A Case Study at Prince of Songkla University Pattani Campus, Thailand

AbstractThe paper will shed light on the multilingual phenomena of Thai undergraduates from the southernmost provinces where multilingualism is particularly vital. This paper focuses on attitudes towards the Thai, Patani Malay, and English languages of Thai undergraduates, exploring their reasons behind their attitudes. Data was collected by interviewing 30 undergraduates from Prince of Songkla University Pattani Campus, Thailand. A qualitative approach was used for data analysis. The results revealed the positive attitudes towards the three languages by most students, though their underlying reasons varied