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In Topic: Best Thai Language School

2011-05-26 16:57:17

Hi guys and gals,

Just a quick update...

We've created an online quiz to help test your Thai, there's only 10 questions at the moment but we're working on expanding it. It's geared towards beginners but we're going to set up some more quizzes soon for intermediate and advanced students.

If anyone has any suggestions please get in touch.

You can check it out by clicking here

Enjoy
:rolleyes:

Language Express
02-675-3915 / www.languageexpress.co.th

In Topic: Best Thai Language School

2011-05-15 15:55:43

View PostThaiSold, on 2011-05-15 10:25:36, said:

Don't waste your money at a thai language school unless you need a visa. Go to the local university library and you'll find a good thai language book, study it yourself and just ask your thai g/f or thai people to help you pronouce stuff. Forget about learning thai until you have mastered the alphabet. Once you know the alphabet you can then say any thai word properly without problem and will expediate the learning process. I speak/read/write thai at a thai grade 4 level after 2 years by doing this. And cost me virtually nothing. Don't learn thai from a thai person, learn it yourself. The thai language schools are private institutions just trying to make a buck and could care less about your ability. When i thai person starts learning thai at school they start with the alphabet same with kids back in your country, so if the language school doesn't start with the basics then they are not teaching you correctly. It's a fact that an adult from a western country can learn the thai alphabet quicker than a thai kid starting out at school, Why? because we already understand language and writing. Once you can write basic sentences run straight to the computer and start chatting online to thai people, your language will improve better than going to a school and it will be more fun not to mention economical.

Hi ThaiSold,

I certainly agree that there is a huge amount of learning that can be done outside of the classroom. Indeed to truly learn any language a student should make every attempt possible to apply it in the real world and study at home. However, I do disagree that the best method is to do it all by yourself, it may be the case that you've achieved a lot by yourself (sounds like you've had some great results - well done!) but the guidance of a qualified and experienced teacher will expedite the learning process considerably and also ensure the appropriate Thai is being learned.

Take pronunciation for example, were you to ask any of your Thai friends how to pronounce a particular word or phrase the most common method I've experienced would be for them to then repeat the word over and over, a teacher who has been trained properly would approach this common problem using a range of tried and tested pronunciation techniques - such as backchaining - which are proven to have significantly better results. The same is also true for teaching any number of the key areas of a given language using other appropriate methods.

Cheers,

Jez
www.languageexpress.co.th
Language Express are currently offering a full one week free trial - up to 16 lessons - Call 02-675-3915 for more information.

In Topic: Study For Free At Language Express Bangkok

2011-04-28 13:51:04

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hey Jez, I just checked out your new side...quite good ( a few typos though ) hehehe, anyway I also sent you an email about taking you up on your week trial so I guess I shall be meeting the teachers and the "marketing dept" shortly....Cheers rik

Hi Rik

Thanks for the response. We'll be in contact shortly and look forward to seeing you soon.

Kind regards,

Jez
www.languageexpress.co.th

In Topic: Best Thai Language School

2011-04-28 11:43:58

View Postzorro1, on 2011-04-24 08:34:28, said:

education visa at home?

does anyone know of a thai school that does lessons at my home and provide the visa?

probably they all do subject to extra $ for one on one?

Just thought I would post in case anyone has done this before and if so what fees and what school? Im in BKK sukhumvit

thanks

Hi Zorro,

Technically attendance at the school (as opposed to home learning or online learning) is a pre-requisite by the Thai education ministry for a Thai language school being able to sponsor an education visa. That being said you'll find many schools in Thailand with a 'flexible' attitude to this, however I'd be a little wary of these as the Thai Education Ministry do perform spot checks on attendance every now and then (there's a few posts about this elsewhere on the forum) and if the school ends up in hot water for doing this then so will you.

Your best bet would be to go through a credible school (of which there are many more - this thread is a good place to find them, there are tons of recommendations from other users here) and come to the lessons. 1 Year visas can be issued for 180 hour courses so you actually only need to attend 3-4 hours a week. These visas can be renewed each year for a maximum of 3 years (once again be wary of schools offering more - 10 year stays or unlimited visas don't exist). The visa then requires that you check in at immigration every 3 months.

Hope this helps!

www.languageexpress.co.th

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Anyways plug time :lol:

We're offering a free one week trial on our Thai course at the moment* (after the success of the campaign we ran in February).

The 1 week free trial entitles you to  attend every available lesson within their level band during a 7 day period - that means  potential students can participate in up to 16 hours of free lessons. We  are confident that those who are serious about learning Thai will see  during their trial week the academic value of studying with our method  and our highly, trained professional teachers and will continue to study  with us in the future - but if not you still get 16 hours FREE!  

After the week trial you can consider a couple of packages available, including 1 year courses that come with the education visa.

If anyone would like any further information please call 02-675-3915.

Check out this thread for more information:
http://www.thaivisa....xpress-bangkok/  (please note. This is the original thread we posted in February - we are running this promotion now)

Thanks,

Jez
www.languageexpress.co.th

*We reserve the right to change this in the future. Get in there while you can :)

In Topic: Study For Free At Language Express Bangkok

2011-04-28 10:31:36

View Postscottxxxxx, on 2011-04-27 16:24:47, said:

Jez,

It was nice meeting you, and I am looking forward to my second lesson today.

For anybody, who like me, has no previous experience with a Thai language class and has a very limited Thai vocab, or none at all.  Here is my quick take;

The class was very energetic, and although I thought it would be difficult for me to mis-pronounce the Thai language in front of a group of strangers, after about 5 minutes I was fully participating, and did not give it a second thought. The teacher I had was very funny, and worked the room well, guaranteeing everybody participated equally.

I had been told that there were schools, with the intent and purpose of helping people get  educational visa so they could stay in the country longer.  If that is your goal,  this is probably not the school for you. But if you want to learn in a friendly atmosphere and have fun and joke around a little bit, this is great place to check out.   Everybody in my class was enthusiastic and excited  to be there. It was very refreshing and creates an environment that is  conducive to learning.

There is a cafe inside the school and many students hang out before and after the classes, which provides an opportunity to meet new people and practice what you learned.
  

View Postlanguageexpress, on 2011-04-26 17:00:42, said:

On a side note we had a huge amount of success with the 1 week free trial campaign in February. So we are now offering this on an on going basis*.

The 1 week free trial entitles you to attend every available lesson during a 7 day period - that means potential students can participate in up to 16 hours of free lessons. We are confident that those who are serious about learning Thai will see during their trial week the academic value of studying with our method and our highly, trained professional teachers and will continue to study with us in the future - but if not you still get 16 hours FREE!  

If anyone would like any further information please email: jeremy@languageexpress.co.th or call 02-675-3915.

Thanks,

Jez

*Please be aware that we reserve the right to change this at some point in the future.  


It was nice to meet you too Scott, I'm glad you enjoyed the lesson and appreciate the feedback. See ya again soon!

Jez
www.languageexpress.co.th

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