Despite the continued growth of linguistic diversification and widespread utilization of English by multilingual and multicultural speakers, EFL-oriented pedagogies and native speakerism still profoundly dominate Thailand. To educationally maneuver away from this conceptualization, a new compulsory course called Global Englishes (GEs) was introduced at a Thai university. Using semi-structured interviews and weekly reflective journals for data collection, this qualitative study investigated the perceptions of 20 EFL university students before and after the course. The qualitative content-based analysis revealed an overwhelmingly positive shift in the students’ attitudes towards GEs. Before the course, the students reported that they regarded American or British as the only internationally acceptable English varieties; meanwhile intolerance, dissatisfaction, and depreciation were associated with non-native English varieties. After the course, the students had increased tolerance for English diversity and understood the ways that other English varieties are realistically hybridized or dehegemonized across countries. The findings also illustrated that the students appreciated the value of ‘Thai English’, as they no longer viewed it as a communicative barrier. Implications point toward the need for enhancing students’ awareness of English pluricentricity to push Thailand’s English language teaching towards a more practical track, consistent with today’s use of English in the real world.

尽管语言多样化的持续增长以及讲多种语言和多元文化的人广泛使用英语，但以英语为母语的教学法和以母语为母语的语言仍然在泰国占主导地位。为了在教育上摆脱这种概念化，泰国的一所大学开设了一个新的必修课程，称为“全球英语”（GE）。该定性研究使用半结构化访谈和每周反思性期刊进行数据收集，调查了20名EFL大学生在课程前后的看法。基于内容的定性分析显示，学生对GE的态度发生了压倒性的积极变化。在课程开始之前，学生报告说他们将美国或英国视为唯一的国际认可的英语品种。同时不宽容 不满意和贬值与非本地英语品种有关。课程结束后，学生提高了对英语多样性的容忍度，并了解了其他英语品种在各个国家之间现实地杂交或去霸权的方式。调查结果还表明，学生欣赏“泰国英语”的价值，因为他们不再将其视为交流障碍。这意味着需要增强学生对英语多中心性的认识，以将泰国的英语教学推向更加实用的轨道，以与当今世界上对英语的使用保持一致。学生对英语多样性的容忍度提高了，并且了解了其他英语品种在各个国家之间现实地杂交或取消霸权的方式。调查结果还表明，学生欣赏“泰国英语”的价值，因为他们不再将其视为交流障碍。这意味着需要增强学生对英语多中心性的认识，以将泰国的英语教学推向更实际的轨道，以符合当今世界上实际使用英语的要求。学生对英语多样性的容忍度提高了，并且了解了其他英语品种在各个国家之间现实地杂交或取消霸权的方式。调查结果还表明，学生欣赏“泰国英语”的价值，因为他们不再将其视为交流障碍。这意味着需要增强学生对英语多中心性的认识，以将泰国的英语教学推向更加实用的轨道，以与当今世界上对英语的使用保持一致。