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In Topic: Thai Embassy In Birmingham Open Or Closed 28Th May 2012?

2012-05-23 22:03:30

digitalchromakey, on 2012-05-23 20:30:42, said:

lopburi3, on 2012-05-23 20:07:50, said:

What holiday is May 28th?

The last Monday in May (28th) is a Bank Holiday in the UK (Spring Bank Holiday) - so the Thai Embassy will be closed for sure and also probably the UK Thai Consulates.

The OP stated that the 28th was a holiday in Thailand. What holiday would that be?

In Topic: International School In Ubon Rachatani

2012-04-15 10:15:03

I'm with Downtown on this. I don't live in Ubon but from the descriptions given the schools appear to me to be Thai schools with an English programme.
This will mean that they will follow the Thai curriculum for better or worse, will be more expensive (my local school charges 10 times the fee for it charges for it's regular programme), will have smaller class sizes and better facilities and will teach the curriculum in both Thai and English.

Schools like EP's as they are money spinners and schools are businesses, parents (Thais) like them as they think their kids will become fluent in English. Attendance at one is an advantage when applying for schools on the next rung of the education ladder

Like schools of all types there will be good and bad. Again much will depend upon the teachers involved in the programme.

For me a truly International school is one which teaches in English, follows an overseas curriculum and works towards internationally accepted qualifications and for this you will more than likely have to move to a major conurbation imo.
They will be expensive and the fact that the have "international" in their name will not make them such in reality.

In Topic: Nakhon Ratchasima Hotel Recommendation

2011-07-19 06:23:37

I have found the best value to be had at the City Park hotel, literally just over the road from The Mall but set back a little from the main road so noise not an issue. Rooms clean and comfortable.
Price 1200baht/night I think including (good) breakfast

In Topic: Thai Language Schools In Surin

2011-03-23 11:40:22

TCA, on 2011-03-21 22:38:02, said:

Thanks zzaa09. I'd need to check those out in person when I visit as there's minimal information online about what's on offer. Surin Rajabhat University has it's own website but I couldn't see anything about Thai language courses. If anyone else has any first hand information about the colleges/universities or any private language schools in Surin, I'd be interested to hear.

Personally I think you will have some difficulty finding what you want in Surin - insufficient demand.

Surin Rajabhat University does not offer such courses to my knowledge.

Only possibility might be a private language school in town but if they are dependent upon teaching Thai to non-natives to make a living they will starve