sup3r1or Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Hello everyone. Me and my wife were thinking about opening a small language school for university students. I heard there a book one can buy somewhere with all requirements and regulations. Can anyone point me in the right direction for material, can be both in Thai and English. I will let my wife sort it as she is Thai and a lecturer of university. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 just visit one of the cramp schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinisaan Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Please have a look http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/339299-opening-your-own-language-school/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xrey24 Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Good luck, you need it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakeman Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Very expensive to do correctly and more expensive tea money and other greasing's along the way and with inspectors. Thai staff insurance/bonds etc..... $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Chok dee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamden Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Language school for sale in Phuket, far easier than opening one yourself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhnomKhnom Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Me and my wife were thinking about opening a small language school for university students. "Me and my wife ..." What language do you plan to teach? Prize, best answering comment of the week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiles793 Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Hi OP, the most important thing by far in any type of business endeavour for a foreigner in Thailand (or elsewhere for that matter) is the quality of your local business partner, and you seem to be particularly well positioned in that respect. A phone call or personal visit to the local Ministry of Education office by your wife will help you far more than any foreigner forum possibly could do. I wish you the best of luck. As for the amateur grammarians here: "me", rather than "I", is perfectly acceptable in informal use in co-ordinated subjects as exemplified in the OP, at least according to Oxford and Cambridge (the original English versions that is). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Fifteen grammar police post and replies to them have been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudcrab Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 ^^ that should be "posts" Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 A post critical of grammar has been removed. Unless asked about grammar, please don't comment on it. It's off-topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinisaan Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Me and my wife were thinking about opening a small language school for university students. "Me and my wife ..." What language do you plan to teach? Prize, best answering comment of the week! The donkey is called first. No grammar criticizing post. ( Guess I'm an old fashioned gentleman who likes to wish the OP best luck @!) My wife and I discussed this many many moons ago to open up a language school. But too many problems and too many competitors. - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozyjon Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 I got as far as asking, then dismissed it, too much money out of my pocket,,, about grammar, i usually read back what i have written then correct grammar and spelling,, it seems you haven't, and you want to teach? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F4UCorsair Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Ozyjon, please don't comment on grammar unless asked (see mod's post above), even if you are doing the OP a BIG favour (English spelling). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F4UCorsair Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 A post critical of grammar has been removed. Unless asked about grammar, please don't comment on it. It's off-topic. It may be seen to be off topic Scott, but if it's pointing out the English expression deficiencies of an aspiring English teacher, surely relevant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Name a Pom who will speak Correct English ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louse1953 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Name a Pom who will speak Correct English ?Betty Windsor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiangrai Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I looked into it too,you need something like 4 Thai employees for every foreign one I set my wife up teaching kids from home and she does well at it. Classes with a maximum of ten students ,so you can teach well, at 50 Baht an hour per student is 500 Baht an hour if the class is full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodojero Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I'm running 2 language schools here in Thailand since 7 years (without having a Thai wife) and here is my advice: Don't listen to anyone. No one knows it exactly. First of all your wife needs a bachelor degree to get a license. Then go with her to the MoE department and ask what they require. Even the officers are very friendly and helpful but you will be lucky if both of you can do what they require. They are very strict, but fair. It's a real hard work to go through the process, because the paperwork is a lot. Don't try to offer tea money to make it easier or faster. It could destroy your plans. I know many people who tried to open a language school. They rented a building, bought all furniture and equipments, hired office staff and teachers, but they weren't able to bring all the documents they requested and to set up everything in the right way (e.g. the building, classrooms, etc). At the end they had to close down the school. Don't expect that anyone is waiting for a farang to open a school. The expectations are very high, the investment is high as well but the course fees are low and if you want to offer quality teaching with well trained teachers (this is what we do) then it's not easy to charge more because of the competitors. Some schools offer individual teaching (1:1) for only 250 Baht per hour. I really don't know how they can survive. To open a bar is much easier. Anyway GOOD LUCK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sup3r1or Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 Thank you everyone for replies. My wife has a masters degree in Law. She studied in the UK. Currently working as a law lecture. Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 A post critical of grammar has been removed. Unless asked about grammar, please don't comment on it. It's off-topic. It may be seen to be off topic Scott, but if it's pointing out the English expression deficiencies of an aspiring English teacher, surely relevant? This post and a few others should have been removed, but I will let them stand because this does come up occasionally. Not every foreign teacher is going to be an English language teacher. Some will be teaching science, social studies, mathematics, music, physical education and some will be teaching an entirely different language, such as Chinese or Japanese. Yes, some of the posters we have on the site don't even use English in their teaching, or they use it minimally. Some posters are not internet savvy or regular posters on a forum. Some don't type well. Some are using mobile devices that make reading and correcting difficult. Some places have very poor internet connections. Commenting on grammar and spelling is completely off-topic and it derails the thread. If a member is asking a grammar question, then commenting on grammar is acceptable. I've even heard (although I don't believe it is true) that we have members who have posted after having consumed alcohol! That can be almost as dangerous as drinking and driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crickets Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Some of the language schools are owned by people who work at immigration in another city to avoid blatant corruption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loaded Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Some of the language schools are owned by people who work at immigration in another city to avoid blatant corruption. and are members of the Illuminati Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhanFan Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 It seems to me that there might be a better approach to be considered, if the purpose is just to teach proper English to Thai students, and to avoid all the red tape. Why has no one here discussed the possibility of using internet technology, and advanced internet conferencing software to accomplish the goal without so much investment and tax and infrastructure? The idea, I think, is to provide education with the least amount of overhead, which will enable teaching students more cheaply, but just as well. Someone needs to start a thread about this, since this is the way the world is heading, it seems. Take a look at initiatives such as Coursera, for example. https://www.coursera.org/ If you think that English cannot be taught very effectively online, then think again, because it is possible. I have studied two foreign languages online, and in my experience the online teaching was superior. Why is it superior? For one, when one learns on line, one to one, there is much more focus. The mind is glued to the computer screen and it becomes a race to avoid "dead air", just as in any telephone conversation. In class, alternatively, it is easy not to pay attention. But online, you must. I would recommend that people here who wish to set up a language school to teach English to Thai students consider how to implement their school online. And, I would be interested in hearing thoughts from anyone who might have tried doing so. My view is that it would be best to use a sort of bifurcated approach, as follows: One could have a few students sitting in the classroom. At the same time, online, another few students would participate using advanced internet conferencing technology which would allow sharing of text, video and audio. This way, all students could be queried by the teacher, and all students would receive the same "in class" experience. The only thing that might not happen is that the school need not be located in Thailand. If it is anyone's sole goal to teach English to Thai students effectively, with minimum fuss, then probably this approach is worth a consideration. I would like to receive thoughts from anyone about this. Tks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oil Baron Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Why worry? Just do What the rest of the fly by night operations do, open it up, and worry about the paperwork/bureaucracy later. I doubt that any of them have all their paperwork in order. If you've got enough money to pay off the BIB, you'll be sweet. It's that simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loaded Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Why worry? Just do What the rest of the fly by night operations do, open it up, and worry about the paperwork/bureaucracy later. I doubt that any of them have all their paperwork in order. If you've got enough money to pay off the BIB, you'll be sweet. It's that simple. you're that simple? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oil Baron Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Why worry? Just do What the rest of the fly by night operations do, open it up, and worry about the paperwork/bureaucracy later. I doubt that any of them have all their paperwork in order. If you've got enough money to pay off the BIB, you'll be sweet. It's that simple. you're that simple? Is that conjecture or supposition? Was that a question or statement?? Would you care to furnish the laymen with an explanation as to that inference? If you'd be so kind.Or perhaps I hit a raw nerve? Are you operating a "fly by night" language school? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singharh Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Skippy,that's right and some of their accents are so bad even English speaking people find it hard to understand them. And some of them even teach in Thailand...poor Thai students ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oil Baron Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Name a Pom who will speak Correct English ? And all Aussies speak with such clear and neutral intonation themselves. They're a veritable bastion of the English language! Have a word with yourself. What a ridiculous comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlyAnimal Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Please keep this thread on topic Hint: The topic has nothing to do with accents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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