thai students have been urged to improve their english and also learn a third language so they can compete with people from other southeast asian nations when the region becomes a single economic community of more than 600 million people in 2015.
thailand's weakness is its language limitation, especially in english. other asean members such as singaporeans, malaysians, and filipinos can speak better english than thais, giving them a much better chance of getting hired in other countries. it is now time for thai students to improve their english and learn a third language such as vietnamese, bahasa, etc, so thai students will have better job opportunities.