Teaching English as a Foreign Language : The Experiences of a Thai University

Authors

Toemsakdi Krishanamara

Publication Date

1980-01-01

Abstract

It may seem that the situation in which we teach English at Chulalongkorn University is but little different from that of other institutions of higher learning around the world : English is for us a Foreign and not a Second Language; we have several thousands of students to cater for; there are problems of learner-motivation and teacher-training; English teaching in the schools leaves much to be desired; and there is all too little time in which to achieve both long-term developmental objectives and short-term teaching/learning goals. At the same time, however, we need to face up to certain difficulties that may be less familiar. In what follows I shall therefore spell out the main features of our attempt to solve all our various problems. It will then be possible to consider whether our efforts are bearing fruit, and perhaps to take a look at the future of English as a vehicle of international communication from the viewpoint of Chulalongkorn University and the wider Thai and Southeast Asian contexts.

DOI

10.58837/CHULA.PASAA.10.2.8

First Page

65

Last Page

75

Recommended Citation

Krishanamara, Toemsakdi (1980) "Teaching English as a Foreign Language : The Experiences of a Thai University," PASAA: Vol. 10: Iss. 2, Article 8.
DOI: 10.58837/CHULA.PASAA.10.2.8
Available at: https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/pasaa/vol10/iss2/8