hi

i need to improve my thai skills and was wondering if anyone has anyone taken thai language classes at Papinporn language school in ao nang.

if so, did you find it worthwhile? what levels do they have? what were the teachers like? what teaching methods did they use?

would you recommend it to someone who is a beginner? intermediate level? advanced?

any and all feedback is appreciated.

thanks in advance.

UCS

I have done 3 courses there over the last two years, sompleted all 3 levels.

For the beginner level what I did in the first year, the owner Khun Geaw teached me and I must admit she is an excelent teacher. The other two levels I learned with Khun Joe, he is good as well.

Since i took the private class (mean one on one) I have learned pretty much, even reading and writing while i am not really quick with languages. ***brrr****

They teach very praxis oriented don't bored me with things to memorise too much. It is a plasuant and quick learn. They use native speakers and both of my teachers spoke an excelent english by the way. (people told me that is not always the case in Thai schools)

Ya, i definitive can recommend that school.

NOX

thanks for the info NOX.

there's another thai teacher in krabi town that i'd like to recommend.

she's got an MA in linguistics from thammasat and is really patient with students.

she offers spoken thai classes for tourists, and for residents she has classes that can focus on reading and writing---and she also specializes in the southern thai dialect.

you can contact her at [email protected]

does anyone else have recommendations for thai teachers/classes?