This study examined how Thai EFL teachers understood the English language policy in the Basic Education Core Curriculum B.E. 2551 (A.D. 2008) and how their understanding impacted their classroom practice. A multiple case study was conducted with two EFL teachers at a government secondary school in the rural area in the northeast of Thailand. Data collection methods included classroom observations, semi-structured interviews, and analysis of documents. Hornberger's (2006) integrative framework was used to analyze how the two teachers made sense of this policy. The findings of this study demonstrate that both EFL teachers understand the English language policy in the Basic Education Core Curriculum B.E. 2551 (A.D. 2008), as acquisition planning and status planning which corresponds to the policy planning adopted by the Basic Education Core Curriculum B.E. 2551 (A.D. 2008). However, the findings show that a gap exists between the goals of the policy and what the teachers actually do in their classrooms. Even though they acknowledged the importance of learner-centered and communicative approach, there was not much evidence of this method used in their classes. Instead, these teachers tended to transmit knowledge to their students in a teacher-centered manner, with the focus on translation and choral repetition drills. This study suggests the need for more professional development and training for these teachers. It also argues that the policy itself needs to be critically examined.

This book sheds light on school mathematics curricula in Asian countries, including their design and the recent reforms that have been initiated. By discussing and analyzing various problematic aspects of curriculum development and implementation in a number of East and South Asian countries and offering insights into these countries’ unique approaches to supplementing school mathematics curricula, it contributes to shaping effective policies for implementation, assessment and monitoring of curricula. The book covers a wide range of issues: curriculum design, localization of curricula, directions of curricular reforms, mathematics textbooks, assessment within the curriculum and teachers’ professional development, which are of interest to a wide international audience.

This is an open access book.International Conference on English Language and Teaching (ICOELT) is an Annual conference hosted by English Department of Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Padang. It was firstly conducted in 2013 as International Seminar on English Language and Teaching (ISELT). This event consistently invites reputed speakers and having competence in English Language Teaching from around the world.

English is the most widely taught and learned language in the world and is used for communication among speakers from different language backgrounds. How it can be effectively taught and learned, what English means to, and how it can be "owned" by, non-native speakers of English in Asia and elsewhere, are all issues that warrant contemplation. This edited collection addresses these issues and more by looking at a wide range of topics that are relevant and timely in contexts where English is taught as a foreign language. The authors offer novel perspectives gleaned from theory and actual practice that can inform English language teaching in Asia and beyond. This book will be of interest to researchers, policymakers, curriculum developers, and practitioners in the field of English teaching and learning.

This interdisciplinary book offers a critical analysis of Thai education and its evolution, providing diverse perspectives and theoretical frameworks. In the past five decades Thailand has seen impressive economic success and it is now a middle-income country that provides development assistance to poorer countries. However, educational and social development have lagged considerably behind itsglobally recognized economic success. This comprehensive book covers each level of education, such as higher and vocational/technical education, and such topics as internationalization, inequalities and disparities, alternative education, non-formal and informal education, multilingual education, educational policy and planning, and educational assessment. The 25 Thai and 8 international contributors to the volume include well-known academics and practitioners. Thai education involves numerous paradoxes, which are identified and explained. While Thailand has impressively expanded its educational system quantitatively with much massification, quality problems persist at all levels. As such, the final policy-oriented summary chapter suggests strategies to enable Thailand to escape “the middle income trap” and enhance the quality of its education to ensure its long-term developmental success.