1. To familiarize students with the language used in real-life situations
2. To provide students a chance to use their integrated English skills,
listening, speaking, reading and writing, for a communication-oriented goal
3. To develop research skills in students, especially those about data selection and analysis
4. To reinforce cooperative learning
5. To raise students’ awareness of their own Thai cultural identities which will prepare them for
the influx of global cultures into Thailand