Walen School Of Thai In Pattaya

[immortalinthailand]

This is new to Pattaya I understand and would like to know if anyone has any experience with the school? They say they offer a one year Ed Visa with the one year program.

If anyone has used the school here or in Bangkok what were your results or opinions?

[Hobgoblin]

This is new to Pattaya I understand and would like to know if anyone has any experience with the school? They say they offer a one year Ed Visa with the one year program.

If anyone has used the school here or in Bangkok what were your results or opinions?

I've been attending the school in Bangkok for a year, and it's a good program, but not perfect.

Good Points:

1) Visa

2) Visa

3) Visa

4) No romanization - you are expected to learn to read Thai.

5) Patient and competent teaching staff

Bad Points:

1) The curriculum is rigorously controlled by the founder (farang). The teacher is expected to stick to the "script" (see below)

2) The books consist of question/answer format. Both the questions that the teacher asks and the answer you give are written down for you.

3) The above limits your ability to come up the answers yourself, which I feel is a fundamental aspect to learning a new language.

4) The method relies more on repetition (you go through each book 3-4 times) and reading than conversational situation where the teacher should go around and require each pupil to answer things on their own.

Overall it's good - the visa is really the only reason to go. I've learned a lot, because I ask a lot of questions in class and try to pick up grammar and word order.