Bilingual Education in Thailand: Background, Implementation, Limitation, and Case Study
วารสารการศึกษาไทย (OEC Journal) ปีที่ 17 ฉบับที่ 3 กรกฎาคม-กันยายน 2563 [ISSN: 1686-5073])
บทคัดย่อ
In 1995, the first bilingual education program was developed in Thailand appearing with the establishment of the country’s first and biggest private bilingual school, Sarasas School, aiming to fulfill the need of Thai-modern population development.
The bilingual education, moreover, has been recognized by the Office of Non-formal and Informal Education under the Ministry of Education as an important instrument to achieve the goal of the country’s lifelong education stated in the National Education Act of 1999 highlighting on Thai students’ English competence development for lifelong learning in the 21st century world.
During the last decades, bilingual education in the country has been experiencing a significant challenge needed to be addressed identified as a lack of Thai qualified bilingual teachers.
This article reviewing bilingual education in Thailand consists of four main parts: 1) Background of bilingual education in Thailand, 2) The implementation of bilingual education in Thailand, 3) Limitation of bilingual education in Thailand, and 4) Thailand bilingual education case study of Sarasas School.