Gillyflower Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Everyone gayly uses the word 'pidgin'. But do you realise that pidgin is different from country to country. I lived when I was younger for quite a while on a copra and cocoa plantation on a Pacifique Island. We spoke pidgin to the natives, but I will bet you that Buka pidgin is not at all the same as spoken by Philippine or American etc. etc. What's a 'sook, sook'? PS Sorry, Buka is pidgin, I meant Bougainville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillyflower Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 I just picked up my book (written by an American), where the brat is just corrected by his uncle on the usage of 'can' and 'may'. You see sometimes American use better English than ........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazes Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 34 minutes ago, Gillyflower said: Actually to be really correct, it's May I have a latte. Yes, if you are part of the grammar police (and ultra polite), but in N America I have heard only "can I have". Which of course is absurd, cos there you are, in a coffee shop, asking whether you can have (or even may have) something that they are obviously selling..... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgenon Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 I've always thought Thais learned English English not American English because of things like using "take away" rather than "take out". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgenon Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 On 10/27/2020 at 8:34 PM, EricTh said: Do most Thai schools teach American English or British English? What I mean is the official curriculum books. I like the American the best!! Americans are hot! 555 The words used vary from country to country. It's not just the accent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 On 10/28/2020 at 10:34 AM, EricTh said: Do most Thai schools teach American English or British English? What I mean is the official curriculum books. Most students I've come across don't even know that a difference exists, most use English US in schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMuhammad Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 16 hours ago, HarrySeaman said: Oh my God, you taught English. My thoughts exactly. Wow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMuhammad Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 1 hour ago, elgenon said: I like the American the best!! Americans are hot! 555 The words used vary from country to country. It's not just the accent. Always something important to consider when deciding on a curriculum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1FinickyOne Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 On 10/28/2020 at 12:52 PM, uncleP said: these teachers have very little grasp of English language in real life! And they teach Thai English Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caldera Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Having had the pleasure to converse (555) with Thai English teachers at Thai government schools, I would have to conclude that most schools in Thailand teach Thinglish. Now, if that has an American or a British flavo(u)r almost doesn't matter, does it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Troll post reported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darksidedude Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 whatever it is its not worth it, if you want your kid to learn english its a must that you go to a English curriculum school Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgenon Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 On 10/31/2020 at 6:37 PM, kenk24 said: And they teach Thai English I remember reading the BKK Post and seeing a story that mentioned a French guy teaching English. My Thai teacher included cultural things of interest that were very informative. A good student would also want to know idioms., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allane Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 5 hours ago, elgenon said: I remember reading the BKK Post and seeing a story that mentioned a French guy teaching English. My Thai teacher included cultural things of interest that were very informative. A good student would also want to know idioms., Zut alors ! (That's an idiom.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgenon Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 20 hours ago, allane said: Zut alors ! (That's an idiom.) Yes, it is! But this is about studying English. I prefer <deleted>! I have such a t-shirt to show how I feel about the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey346 Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Quite a few years ago KKU advertised for and English teacher/prof. I can't recall how it was worded but they would only accept American dialect as it's considered the global language. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazes Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 On 11/1/2020 at 6:00 PM, Darksidedude said: whatever it is its not worth it, if you want your kid to learn english its a must that you go to a English curriculum school Is the grammar here British or American or pidgin? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 On 10/28/2020 at 12:52 PM, uncleP said: Is it called English or American? ???? unfortunately it changes from school to school depending on who books are purchased from. It is further confused by the use of upcountry teachers to set exams: these teachers have very little grasp of English language in real life! Most that I've come across use English US... especially if linked to computer studies & Microsoft programmes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomchaiCNX Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 On 11/3/2020 at 5:16 AM, elgenon said: I remember reading the BKK Post and seeing a story that mentioned a French guy teaching English. My Thai teacher included cultural things of interest that were very informative. A good student would also want to know idioms., Probably they learned more from him than the one from Glasgow, Newcastle or Manchester ???? Many French and English words are similar but pronounced different. Strange thing is that I, as a Non native English speaker, can communicate with all of them but I had Americans who did not have a clue what the British guy was talking about. It happened the other way around as well. My guess is because they never had to learn another language so a non native English speaker can be a very good English teacher as he knows what it is to learn a foreign language. Most foreign English books in Thailand make no sense. Currency, Nickels , dimes, singers and fruits Thai never heard of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomchaiCNX Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 The problem is not only the English they teach but the number of English speaking students at the school. Once out of the classroom they go back to Thai with their friends. They have more difficulties with the entrance exams for the Thai universities, those who opt not to do the bilingual program are much better prepared for the Thai tests. So International or private are the only options. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Off-topic post removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 19 hours ago, blazes said: Is the grammar here British or American or pidgin? I went to the same school as Lord Byron yet we never studied grammar at all in my English classes. This is a 750-year-old school in Scotland. When I started teaching English here, I didn't know what the Present Perfect tense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jomtienisgood Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 On 10/30/2020 at 6:11 AM, allane said: This seems to be a recurring concern to the British and the Americans, even if the Thai's couldn't care less. I taught in Thai high schools for 17 years. It is 50 - 50. If the only problem you have is that your students know one and not the other, you are a lucky teacher indeed. To my opinion and experience this is 100% correct, as most of them speak Thaiglish, for a big majotity no matter what level of education..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jomtienisgood Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 On 10/28/2020 at 10:34 AM, EricTh said: Do most Thai schools teach American English or British English? What I mean is the official curriculum books. Why is it the US English teacher is represented by a , depending on taste ,cute lady and both the others by the other gender? Does this implicate a ??????? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Tongue Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 From my experiences working in the intl. Corporate world on 4 continents, the preference is American English. People want to talk the way people do in movies. Unfortunately, Americans want to speak like the British. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsensam Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 32 minutes ago, Iron Tongue said: From my experiences working in the intl. Corporate world on 4 continents, the preference is American English. People want to talk the way people do in movies. Unfortunately, Americans want to speak like the British. unless someone is fluent and/or has spent time living in a native english speaking country, or has close native speaker friends they will have very little chance of speaking like a native british or american speaker. and to be honest it makes absolutely no difference because what is important is not the accent but being able to communicate in a clear and effective way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 (edited) On 10/31/2020 at 5:58 AM, Neeranam said: My 17 year old used "I could care less" a few months ago. This one I corrected as it doesn't make sense to me. I think that's the way I learned it in the midwest of the U.S. (Ohio) when young. Perhaps it's a regional thing, or a shortened version - Could (n't). Save a syllable. I comes out like "I c'd care less". Edited November 12, 2020 by Damrongsak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jomtienisgood Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 On 11/13/2020 at 2:50 AM, Damrongsak said: I think that's the way I learned it in the midwest of the U.S. (Ohio) when young. Perhaps it's a regional thing, or a shortened version - Could (n't). Save a syllable. I comes out like "I c'd care less". So they speak Thaiglish in the wild wild west????? 55555 lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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