No doubt that sentiment is shared by a majority of Thai students who are now being encouraged to improve their skills in the "world's language".
Thais have never had a big problem learning English, we remember everything you tell us to write down and memorise. We just don't know how to put that knowledge into practice.
But now under the government's ambitious new plan, schools around the country are expected to focus on speaking English one day a week, throughout the school day.