Background and Status of Thai Language Teaching and Learning for Chinese Students in Nakhon Sawan Rajabhat University

Abstract

Nakhon Sawan Rajabhat University has been working on building a network, academic and cultural exchange cooperation with higher education institutions of Guangxi province, People’s Republic of China since 2005, and accepted Chinese students to study in the Bachelor of Arts Program, Thai language major, Humanities and Social Sciences from the academic year 2006 until the academic year 2019 totaling 13 years with the format of teaching Thai language to Chinese students according to a memorandum of understanding (MOU).
This academic article aimed to collect and compile information on educational arrangements based on academic and cultural exchange cooperation of higher education institutions in the People’s Republic of China with Nakhon Sawan Rajabhat University, particularly on the issue of the background and status of teaching and learning arrangements for Chinese students studying in the Bachelor of Arts Program, Thai language major from the academic year 2006 until the academic year 2019 in order to understand the origin and importance of teaching and learning. This included the management being able to view directions, policies, adjustments, and preparation for teaching Thai as a foreign language in Nakhon Sawan Rajabhat University in conjunction with the changing situation in today’s world.