User:AUA Chiang Mai/AUA Language Center Chiang Mai

The American University Alumni(AUA)Language Center, Chiang Mai was opened in 1957. AUA Chiang Mai is one of 16 branches of the American University Alumni Language Center (AUALC) headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand. AUA is a private Thai non-profit educational institute founded to promote understanding between the people of Thailand and the United States through the teaching of their respective languages and cultures.

AUA Chiang Mai is located at 24 and 73 Rajadamnern Road, Ampur Muang, Chiang Mai. Besides teaching Thai and English language classes, the center houses a small English language library collection of 3,000 books and periodicals on US and Thai language, arts, society, literature and history. The center's 120 seat auditorium hosts concerts, exhibition, lectures and a variety of events by artists and performers both local and from overseas.

The English language program has annual enrollment of about 5,000 students. In 2010, 115 students completed requirements for and received the Certificate of English Language Proficiency at the annual graduation ceremony. About 450 students from all over the globe attend Thai language classes each year. Several AUA Chiang Mai Thai language teachers have taught at the University of Wisconsin, Madison campus.

At present 16 native-speaking English teachers and 10 Thai teachers are employed at the center, making it one of the largest language schools in northern Thailand.