Hi,

I would like to find out where in Bangkok a school which has the best method of teaching Thai speech and script in conjunction with value for money. I wish to dedicate at least one year to this.

Thanks

Gary

It is not the cheapest solution and only a few students manage to follow their courses until the end. But if you've the money I would go to Chulalongkorn Univesity. If you're on a lower budget I would go to one of the language schools with union based program: piammirt, AAA language school, unity, nisa, ....

Everything depends on your budget and on how serious you're about studying Thai.

There's a thread about the best language school in the stickies.

Edited June 29, 200818 yr by kriswillems

It is not the cheapest solution and only a few students manage to follow their courses until the end. But if you've the money I would go to Chulalongkorn Univesity. If you're on a lower budget I would go to one of the language schools with union based program: piammirt, AAA language school, unity, nisa, ....

Everything depends on your budget and on how serious you're about studying Thai.

There's a thread about the best language school in the stickies.

Do you have any more information on that course at Chulalongkorn University? Such as the cost, how large are the classes, are the on the semester system? Thanks.

Chulalongkorn Uni details (for their Intensive Thai language classes) are at http://www.arts.chula.ac.th/~asc/itp.html

Chulalongkorn Uni details (for their Culture classes) are at http://www.arts.chula.ac.th/international/thai/index.htm

Edited June 30, 200818 yr by lectito

The only reason I didn't follow at chula is the price: 9x25000 baht for the full program.

I went to one of the union based language schools. I met students over there that couldn't follow the program at Chula anymore, because it went too fast. Although these student are probably the more weak students I was still impressed by the level they could reach on a very short time. According to them, the teachers are very hard, have no compassion if you can't follow and you'll get a lot of homework. It's a university level education meaning that only the best students can make it until the end.

For 9 month in a union based language school you would pay around 9x6000 Baht. The level you'll reach is also not that bad. And there will be less students in one classroom, giving you more time to speak.

Thanks for the info. That is quite a bit out of my price range. Also, I'm not sure I want to deal with that university pressure again in life. In retirement I don't need that.