7. Conclusion
This paper addressed serious problems found in English language teaching in Thailand, specifically in teaching English
speaking and English speaking tests. As far as CLT approach is concerned, serious attempts should be made to the
instruction both in and outside class in order to cope with the problems we, Thai teachers, are now facing. First, it
should be noted that the choice of language methodology should be appropriate and relevant to test format and
evaluation, and vice versa. How can we make change or improve our learners’ English performance? Teaching and
learning in class should not only emphasize on speaking phrases or everyday expression, but also we have to focus on
communication in the real situation, including increasing linguistic knowledge (e.g., phonetics, lexical items, pragmatic
knowledge, etc.). In addition, the teachers should motivate and encourage the learners to produce new sentences or
utterances by themselves in speaking English, pointing out a number of ways that can be employed to survive in real
communication (e.g., asking for clarification, using gesture, etc.). However, the scenario in Thailand described above
cannot be accomplished without the dedication and collaboration of educators and especially of classroom teachers who
need effective language trainings and arrange appropriate provisions of the knowledge of the subject matter.