I'm looking for private lessons from Thai language teacher. I need them to be private because I want it focused on situations that will arise in my business. And because I want it to be intensive. I can already speak some and read some, but I need to know more and fast. I live near Tesco Lotus Hang Dong.

Most Thai teachers can't speak business level English to translate for you. The Thai teachers I had even have trouble speaking in intermediate English.

3 hours ago, EricTh said:

Most Thai teachers can't speak business level English to translate for you. The Thai teachers I had even have trouble speaking in intermediate English.

Most people can find better Thai teachers, they are out there.

http://www.thailanguagechiangmai.com/

 

This woman Requires you to buy her entire package of learning materials up front for a few thousand baht... She also makes you sign contract that mainly say - No Refunds...  This should cause you to take pause....

5 hours ago, DonDoRondo said:

        http://www.thailanguagechiangmai.com     

 

 

 

                                                                   

 

We are talking about business level English which means the Thai teacher must be very good in English. I have been to YMCA, AUA, Chiang Mai uni. All the teachers teach in Thai instead of English at higher levels.

 

These courses are more for beginner levels or lower intermediate non-Business level.

 

This is the guy who speaks perfect English who would be able to teach at higher levels using English as medium of instruction. But you have to go to Bangkok.

 

https://www.youtube.com/user/stujaystujay

 

 

Teaching Thai with English as the medium of instruction?

Didn't they stop using that method for language instruction long ago?


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2 hours ago, Bill97 said:

Teaching Thai with English as the medium of instruction?

Didn't they stop using that method for language instruction long ago?


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An immersive teaching approach is fine if you are not in a hurry but some instruction in your native language can speed the whole process up.

^^^ While renovating a house I was immersed in the language...

 

I originally read that “Prunii” meant tomorrow but quickly learned that it really meant not today... 

3 hours ago, sfokevin said:

^^^ While renovating a house I was immersed in the language...

 

I originally read that “Prunii” meant tomorrow but quickly learned that it really meant not today... 

Or "not ever".

8 hours ago, Bill97 said:

Teaching Thai with English as the medium of instruction?

Didn't they stop using that method for language instruction long ago?


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That's because they aren't good enough to translate into English. I once asked my Thai teacher to translate a Thai sentence with strange grammar into English and she couldn't.

 

 

 
That's because they aren't good enough to translate into English. I once asked my Thai teacher to translate a Thai sentence with strange grammar into English and she couldn't.
 
 

Absurd response making a generalization based on one of your experiences with one language. Teaching a foreign language without using the native language is widely the preferred method for good reasons which you apparently unable to understand.

Keep at it and someday you will reach the point where you no longer translate the Thai step by step into English and have the ability to think and respond in Thai without English interference. Then you are on the bus.


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4 hours ago, Bill97 said:

Absurd response making a generalization based on one of your experiences with one language. Teaching a foreign language without using the native language is widely the preferred method for good reasons which you apparently unable to understand.

Keep at it and someday you will reach the point where you no longer translate the Thai step by step into English and have the ability to think and respond in Thai without English interference. Then you are on the bus.


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There's room for both methods - why be so dogmatic? You don't approve of absurd generalisations yet you make them yourself.

Thanks for illustrating my point.


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2 minutes ago, Bill97 said:

Thanks for illustrating my point.


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You've illustrated your own point but you haven't the grace to admit it.