English as a Lingua Franca in Thailand in the Context of ASEAN Community

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Thanida Wisitudonkarn

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Thailand is inevitably influenced by the establishment of the ASEAN Community in several aspects. English language has been considered as one of the most important languages towards the development of the ASEAN Community and set as its working language in the ASEAN Charter. English in Thailand is called EFL before the establishment of ASEAN Community in 2015 when tourism is ranked number one in terms of income in Thailand. Tourists who are non-native speakers of English travel to Thailand and have interactions with Thai English speakers for communication. Thus, EFL is transformed into English as a Lingua Franca for intra-national, international, businesses, and communication.

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