https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEQe01ozukk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3_G7iG9z3g

I think all of us long-stayers have experienced similar before. It is funny and cute, but I don't think it really improves their English skills, just gets them out of class for a day. They are still way too shy because the Thai system doesn't encourage them to be independent and asking questions in class is very rare (students asking teachers that is...)

That's a creepy video....

I think all of us long-stayers have experienced similar before. It is funny and cute, but I don't think it really improves their English skills, just gets them out of class for a day. They are still way too shy because the Thai system doesn't encourage them to be independent and asking questions in class is very rare (students asking teachers that is...)

i agree. The exercise is handled very poorly.

I think an improvement would be to have them be required to ask a follow up question to their original question. This way they can demonstrate that they are interpreting the answer and participating in an interview. In most of these videos they just read a generic question off a piece of paper that they already memorized, and either get a "yes" answer back (due to poorly formed question), or just ignore/misunderstand the response.

They also seem to ask the same exact questions. I have been interviewed by different students in different cities in Thailand and I got answered the exact same stuff.

As it stands now, the exercise is basically meaningless for the advancement of their English.