The teaching practicum in Thailand: Three perspectives

This article examines the teaching practicum in Thailand as it occurs in three settings: Rajabhats?four-year universities which offer an additional period of teaching practice, and where the vast majority of EFL teachers are educated; regular universities; and a TESOL short course certificate program for non-Thais preparing to teach English as a foreign language (EFL). It is important to note that these are local perspectives they are based on the accumulated experience of seven EFL teachers, but should not be seen as more than that. Variation in practicum design and implementation is apparent even in our collective experience in the same kinds of institutions, and our experience may not represent the full range of variation in the field.