bretth7377 0 Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Hi Everyone, I'm looking for a Thai language school that will teach reading and writing. I'm looking for a long term intensive course that does not change teachers everyday, and also does not use the phonetic alphabet technique. Does anyone know of such a school in Bangkok? Thanks, Brett Link to post Share on other sites
MKAsok 67 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Anyone know anything about the Thammasat courses? Their website isn't particularly helpful. How do they compare to Chula in terms of depth, quality etc.? I'm assuming from the available info here that the language courses are a part of the overall Thai Studies Program. Does anyone know if they offer them as stand alone courses, not part of a degree? Or when they run/for how long /how much they cost? That kind of stuff... Thanks. mk Link to post Share on other sites
andyc2006 0 Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Anyone know anything about the Thammasat courses? Their website isn't particularly helpful. How do they compare to Chula in terms of depth, quality etc.? I'm assuming from the available info here that the language courses are a part of the overall Thai Studies Program. Does anyone know if they offer them as stand alone courses, not part of a degree? Or when they run/for how long /how much they cost? That kind of stuff... Thanks.mk Hopefully the cut & paste from the Word document will be somewhat legible... Contact [email protected] for more info: Basic Thai for ForeignersDepartment of Thai, Faculty of Liberal Arts Thammasat University Course Description Reading & Writing Courses Reading & Writing Level I Study of the Thai alphabets : consonants, vowels and tones; basic pronunciation and spelling ; composing short sentences. Reading & Writing Level II Study of the vocabulary, idioms, and basic structures from passages about Thai life, tourism, and Thai culture; compose simple passages. Reading & Writing Level III Study of the more complex vocabulary, idioms, and structures from passages about Thai life; traditions, culture, important places and national holidays, etc. Study and practice description, letters, and notes. Listening & Speaking Courses Listening & Speaking Level I Study of basic Thai pronunciation, vocabulary, idioms, and sentence structure through conversations about daily life; greetings, shopping, public services and culture. Listening & Speaking Level II Study of more complex Thai usage; Vocabulary, idioms, and sentence structures. Practice listening and speaking Thai through daily life experiences, business Communications, nations, national holidays and important places relating to Thai culture, etc. Listening & Speaking Level III Study of more advanced Thai usage: Vocabulary, idioms and sentences structure for more complex communication such as news, advertising, song, religions and beliefs and Thai literary works. Venue Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University Thaprachan, Bangkok 10200 Thailand Information and Application Faculty of Liberal Arts, Room 107 Tel : 0-2613-2608, 0-2613-2675 Fax: 0-2221-7623 International : 66-2613-2618, 66-2613-2675 Fax: 66-2221-7623 Email: [email protected] Tuition Fee 36 hrs. / course / 5,500 Baht, to be paid on the first day of the course. Time 5 Aug. – 12 Sep. 2008 3 Nov. – 12 Dec. 2008 5 Jan. – 14 Feb. 2009 23 Feb. – 3 April 2009 3 Aug. – 12 Sep. 2009 Course Selection ¯ Listening & Speaking Courses Tuesday & Thursday 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. ¯ Reading & Writing Courses Wednesday & Friday 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. (May be changed if necessary) Remarks * Each course requires a minimum of 7 students to open. * Tuition fees cannot be refunded except in cases when the courses cannot open. * The students for level 2 or 3 must pass the placement test Thai Intensive CourseDepartment of Thai, Faculty of Liberal Arts Thammasat University Speak & Understand Thai within 4 weeks An intensive course offered for developing listening and speaking skills; learning about Thai culture for proper communication in daily life. Venue Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University Thaprachan, Bangkok 10200 Thailand Information and Application Faculty of Liberal Arts, Room 107 Tel : 0-2613-2608, 0-2613-2675 Fax: 0-2221-7623 International : 66-2613-2618, 66-2613-2675 Fax: 66-2221-7623 Email: [email protected] Tuition Fee 24 hrs. / course / 4,900 Baht, to be paid (cash) on the first day of the course. Time 1 Nov. – 22 Nov. 2008 10 Jan. – 31 Jan. 2009 28 Feb. – 21 Mar. 2009 2 May – 23 May 2009 4 Jul. – 25 Jul. 2009 Duration ¯ Every Saturday * 9 am – 12 pm 1 pm – 4 pm Remarks * Each course requires a minimum of 8 students to open. * Tuition fees cannot be refunded except in cases when the courses cannot open. * Classes will take place every Saturday. Each class will be of 6 hours duration. Link to post Share on other sites
MKAsok 67 Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Thanks ajc - very helpful. Did you attend any of the courses? If so, how do you rate them? Link to post Share on other sites
sarinya 0 Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 I recommend to study at "Thai Language School" As their curiculums are very interesting and efficeient. lit's around Ratchadapisek road, next to Esplanade.... I guess their webite is www.mythailanguage.com Link to post Share on other sites
to4ever 0 Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 (edited) Someone asked about TLA school,, They are still @ PhayaThai.. i do recommend TLA.. if you stay near BTS station..or Anutsawari,, Phayatai Plaza Building, 20th Floor Next to the Phaya Thai BTS Station. Tel. 02-219-2874, 08-1906-2007 e-mail: tla_school @yahoo.com *********** many people recommended Piammitr school.. Yes, if you visit there website, there is nothing update and info.. you can send E-mail if you have any questions to [email protected] hotmail.com it's a manager's E-mail,, it locates Skhumvit Soi 13.. near NANA station.. There are lots of Asian people,, Mostly Korean missionaries, Japanese, Chinese,, a few farang.. ************ For more info... http://www.utl-school.com http://www.blsthaischool.com http://www.piammitrschool.com http://www.tlaschool.com http://www.prolanguage.co.th ********************************** i now want to study P.6.. @ Pro Langauge school???? anyone have studied P.6 there?? Edited May 9, 2009 by sbk no emails in posts--sbk Link to post Share on other sites
Familyonthemove 1,398 Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Personally, I found using a school too restrictive on timing as I travel out of Thailand regularly .... but I've been using the Survival Thai course by Narisa Naropakorn. Can be done as correspondence via internet/skype if you are out of BKK. A combination of correspondence and personal tuition fits in with my business travel. This has been working well for me so far. email [email protected] yahoo.com 081 409 4296 Link to post Share on other sites
Meridian007 1 Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Are there any other schools/private teachers near Pinklao other than Thammasat? I'd love to work 1:1 but I'm willing to do small class sizes. I've looked around but not found anything yet. Thanks for any info!! Link to post Share on other sites
CMU 0 Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Check out the Chiang Mai University Language Institute Thai language classes. The URL is http://www.teflcmu.com Good luck!!!Chiang Mai University Link to post Share on other sites
andyc2006 0 Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Thanks ajc - very helpful. Did you attend any of the courses? If so, how do you rate them? Nope. Currently studying at AAA/Pasawes and like it alot. FYI, somebody posted about Chulalongkorn's intensive Thai classes here: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Intensive-Th...Ad-t212821.html Link to post Share on other sites
MKAsok 67 Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Thanks AJC, I caught that Chula thread. I actually posted a link back to your post about Thammasat in there. Seriously considering the Thammasat course maybe starting at Level II - Chula's way too expensive and I don't have that kind of time on my hands - but would quite like to hear first from anyone that has experience of the course already... Link to post Share on other sites
hernik 0 Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 I'm currently taking one-on-one thai lessons at Somchart Language School (http://www.somchart.com/), and is progressing well. I have found the teachers there friendly and flexible regarding schedules. For me face to face lessons works best as it gives me the most "talk time", and I have the opportunity to digress off-topic if something special is on my mind. The school is located in Sukhumvit soi 11, 100 m from BTS Nana. Can recommend the school. Link to post Share on other sites
PATTARA 0 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 If you are in Chiangmai, I would recommend Ajarn Pat. He has website at www.geocities.com/chiangmaithailesson/ Link to post Share on other sites
loganberry 1 Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 The comments about the Intensive Thai Program at Chulalongkorn (aka Chula) are pretty accurate. Price and time aside, it is well worth the investment if you are taking a serious full-time approach to learning Thai. I studied in that program and it is a one-year committment to finish the whole thing, but you will graduate from it with more knowledge than most people with a 4-year degree on the subject. Walking out of there with your certificate in-hand, you should already be in the upper echelons of society in terms of your linguistic abilities. But again, they are impacted and do not let everybody finish the program. So you see a lot of people getting kicked out for not "making the grade" as the levels progress. If anybody wants any tips, etc., about the program at Chula and so on, don't hesitate to ask. Link to post Share on other sites
jbeck 1 Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 I was planning on chiang mai university new 3 week conversational course, but can anyone recommend a similar course in/near Phuket town? Also a more comprehensive school as well - also in /near Phuket town? Ok, Chiang Mai alternatives as well. So I'm asking about first hand experience, and not just if there's a course, but if you attended it and what you liked/didn't like about it. I know it also depends on what instructor you get. Thanks, and oh, I'm an english speaker from the US. Link to post Share on other sites
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