Thai teachers of English in this study focused more on developing their own and their students' productive skills such as speaking and writing probably because of their weaknesses in these areas. It is widely accepted that Thais, even university graduates, have much difficulty successfully communicating in English. According to Suwanarak and Phothongsunun (2009), half of undergraduate students participating in their study pointed out that they were unable to use English to communicate in real situations as they were weak in listening and speaking skills. They attributed the failures to themselves - having made little effort in practicing English. These students' responses may, to some extent, give the answer to the following second discussion question.