Thai Teachers In London

[agentdarren]

I WONDER IF ANYONE KNOWS OF EITHER A SCHOOL OR EVEN AN INDIVIDUAL WHO TEACHES OR WOULD BE ABLE TO TEACH ME THAI IN OR AROUND LONDON,ESPECIALLY NEAR TO EAST LONDON.I FEEL I HAVE LEARNT ABOUT AS MUCH AS I CAN FROM BOOKS AND CD'S.

I WOULD BE HAPPY TO PAY AN INDIVIDUAL AND OR HELP OUT TEACHING ENGLISH TO ANY PROSPECTIVE TUTOR.

THANKYOU.

[AjarnP]

I WONDER IF ANYONE KNOWS OF EITHER A SCHOOL OR EVEN AN INDIVIDUAL WHO TEACHES OR WOULD BE ABLE TO TEACH ME THAI IN OR AROUND LONDON,ESPECIALLY NEAR TO EAST LONDON.I FEEL I HAVE LEARNT ABOUT AS MUCH AS I CAN FROM BOOKS AND CD'S.

I WOULD BE HAPPY TO PAY AN INDIVIDUAL AND OR HELP OUT TEACHING ENGLISH TO ANY PROSPECTIVE TUTOR.

THANKYOU.

HI Darren,

I suggest taking a trip to the Thai Buddhist Temple at Wimbledon (Can't recall its name at the minute but all the taxi drivers know it) if they don't do it themselves I'm pretty sure they will put you on to a native speaker resident in the Smoke.

Good luck

AjarnP

[Prakanong]

What about SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies)?

http://www.soas.ac.uk/languagecentre/other/thai.html

I also found these guy's doing a google but know nothing of them

http://www.thaicourses.co.uk/livecourses/index.htm

[agentdarren]

Thankyou very much for these replies.I shall certainly be looking into these suggestions.

A delight to have such well informed, "jai dee" responses.

many thanks again.

D

[Spee]

What about SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies)?

<a href="http://www.soas.ac.uk/languagecentre/other/thai.html" target="_blank">http://www.soas.ac.uk/languagecentre/other/thai.html</a>

I would recommend the SOAS courses any time. They are possibly a bit pricey at 245GBP per term, which roughly equates to about 10GBP per hour of classroom instruction. I've completed all three terms of the beginners level coursework there. Unfortunately I was unable to enroll in the first term of intermediate coursework because I'm living too far away now.

The SOAS beginner course covers the Smyth (Teach Yourself Thai) book in full over three terms, roughly about 5 chapters per term. It's a lot of material and requires a lot of attention and study to do it properly. But for me it was worth it and I would recommend the school to anyone who has a chance to go there. Easy to get to by car, bus or tube, right next to Russell Square.

Unfortunately the fall term has already been underway for a couple of weeks. You might be able to get in and start late. I had a year between the first term and second term, and had to interview with an instructor before being accepted into the second term. If you are unable to get into the first term and want to start with the second term (winter), then you would likely have to pass an interview (basic oral and written questions).

Edit: PS. My instructors for all terms were Thai natives.

Edited October 26, 2007 by Spee