Until the 1970s, the teaching of English at Chulalongkorn
University lay in the hands of various academic bodies,
depending partly on the nature of each individual course and
partly on the policy of each faculty. Generally speaking, English
courses covered three major areas:basic communication skills in English, compulsory for all ..
undergraduates and required of postgraduates in certain
fields of study,
English for various academic purposes, for both undergraduates and postgraduates in various faculties who needed to study English over and above the basic level, and
specialised English, for English majors and minors in the Faculties of Arts and Education.