An Exploration of the Opinions towards the Use of the EWA Application for Improving English Listening Ability of Grade 8 Students at an English Medium Instruction School in Samut Sakhon Province

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore what Grade 8 students’ opinions about the use of the EWA application for improving English listening ability at an English as Medium Instruction (EMI) School in Samut Sakhon Province. The study's sample group included 55 students in Grade 8 during the first semester of the academic year 2021 at an EMI school in Samut Sakhon Province. The research instruments were EWA application and a questionnaire towards learning via the EWA application. The findings revealed that the opinions of Grade 8 students at an EMI school in Samut Sakhon Province towards the use of the EWA application for improving English listening ability were positively high (M = 3.95). When considering each aspect, it found that the statements, images and videos of the EWA application are correlated with each content of a lesson and the EWA application helps practice students’ English listening for comprehension, were at a highest level (M = 4.73 and 4.51).