The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) aim of economic growth, social
progress and cultural development among its members with the idea of English language as its
medium of communication by 2015 has led to Thailand recruiting more foreign teachers to teach
English in all schools than ever. A brief statistics shows that in 2011, Bangkok Metropolitan
Administration (BMA) data released 16 districts in Bangkok with 436 schools,324,156 students,
and 14,385 teachers as the total number of students ,teachers and schools in Bangkok (source:
Educational Strategy Office, Education Department,2011).