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The International Journal of the Royal Society of Thailand
Volume XV-2023

Teaching English in a VUCA World

Namthip Anantsupamongkul, Savika Varaporn

Abstract

A VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) world has brought rapid
changes to our daily lives and affected education, including English language
teaching. Language teachers and educators have to quickly adapt themselves to
the unexpected circumstances and prepare learners for a VUCA future. This paper

presents perspective on teaching English in three key areas: 1) Challenges of
teaching English to Thai students in the rapidly changing era of disruption,
2) Strategies and techniques for effective English language teaching, particularly
in Thai context, and 3) The significance of continuing professional development

for EFL (English as a foreign language) teachers. Understanding these points will
promote innovation, research, and development of new and effective teaching and
learning management in the future.

Keywords: English language teaching (ELT); VUCA world; English as a foreign

language (EFL) teacher

Department of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Humanities, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
Correspondence to Namthip Anantsupamongkul (MsC), Faculty of Humanities, Kasetsart University,
Bangkok, Thailand. Email: nthanikkul@gmail.com

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