Peranan Media dalam Meningkatkan Pembelajaran dan Penguasaan Bahasa Thai sebagai Bahasa Asing

The technological advancement of microelectronics has always set the pace for the development of the media. The recent decade of rapid development has made it possible for Man to communicate witheach other with little boundaries, if none at all, in real time. This has had an impact on the developmentto the learning of languages the world over with no exception to Malaysians who are now feeling thenecessity to learn more than one language. This paper discusses the role of media in improving theteaching and learning of Thai as a foreign language among UPM students. Among others, the paperlooks into the importance of learning Thai as a foreign language, the teaching principles related, andactivities involving media. The study involves 98 samples and it employs questionnaires to elicit responses.The findings of the research show that the media has a role to play in the teaching and learning of Thai as a foreign language.