泰国多元化外语教育政策的发展特征及趋势

Features and Trends of the Development of Thailand s Diversified Foreign Language Education

从古代寺院教育到今天的现代化教育，泰国教育经历了近800年的历史，在外语教育方面一直奉行着多元化的政策，语种数量从3种发展到9种，语种类型从区域性过渡到国际性。今后，这种多元化的外语教育政策仍将持续，在外语语种上可能还会有所增加，关注的重点将会转移到外语教学的质量上，并且会优先发展英语、汉语和日语3大语种。

Although Thailand experienced a development from monastic education to the modern education in the past nearly 800 years, it always adheres to the policy of diversified foreign language education. The number of foreign languages grow from 3 to 9, the types of foreign languages varied from regional ones to international ones. In the future, this diversified feature will continue to exist, and the number of foreign languages may increase. Greater importance will be attached to the quality of foreign language teaching, while priority will be given to English, Chinese, and Japanese.