This paper attempts to argue that the spread of English language and ELT are far from being apolitical as they apparently promote and maintain ‗imperialism‘. This argument can be described through multidimensional phenomenon consisting of four inter-related dimensions – scholastic, linguistic, cultural, and economic. Kumaravadivelu (2003a) has provided such framework of reference to offer watertight arguments on the issue; however, each dimension needs to be elaborated, brought up to date, and carried beyond literature which are based on the situation in former colonies such as India, Nigeria, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, etc. Little has been explored specifically addressing these issues in countries which have no colonial history such as Thailand. In fact, through a preliminary survey, some characteristics associated with linguistic and cultural imperialism seem to prevail in language education in Thailand