jak2002003

Hello,

Hope you are having good luck finding a good place to learn Thai.  I hope you will find it good fun, and its very interesting and challenging language to learn.

I Studied in Bangkok for 1 year, prior to moving to Chiang Mai.  I am not sure if I am allowed to criticise other schools on here, but I did find a couple that were really bad.  There are a few schools that are basically businesses to make money from people getting ED visas.   I made the mistake of joining one of these, and found out that they had lots of students on the books, but hardly any of them attended the classes. The teachers were not too good either, and the teaching material was not to my taste.  I left!

I have used several schools, and have found the best for me to be Pro Language.  I have stuck with this school for over 3 years now and can highly recommend it

The teaching methods, courses, and teachers themselves are very important.  Some schools I found very old fashioned and boring, using out of date materials.  I suggest you try a few and then decide.  Most will give you a free trial lesson.

I know the school I attend does part time classes.  You can be in a group or private.  They are quite a large school, so you will have a good choice of classes to choose from for you level of speaking Thai, and also choose the times to best suit you.

Good luck

Hi.  I attend Pro Language School in Chiang Mai.  At my school students only pay once a year for the visa, but you must go every 90 days to report.  You can extend the visa for another year if you wish.  Here are the details from Pro Language School.
Student visa courses are available in both Thai and English lessons. Students who register for 180 lessons  (Thai course), or 90 lessons (English course), and pay the full tuition fee of 23,000 baht/course will be eligible for a 1 year ED Visa. First, students will get a Non-immigrant ED Visa for 3 months and then a 9 month Student Visa by extending it every 3 months and paying a Government fee of 1,900 baht. The school will prepare all the documents from the Ministry of Education for the students to have the Visa issued from a Thai Embassy and to get it extended at the Immigration on Chaengwattana road in Bangkok or at another Immigration office (Chiang Mai).
Hope this clears up any confusion.
I can recommend Pro Language school for anyone interested in obtaining an ED visa. I have been there for over 2 years on this Visa and have never had any problems with it, or the school.  Also the quality of teaching and course material is really good.

Sorry, if you don't get the basic facts right then none else you write makes sense.


Wow.  How rude are you?  What facts are wrong here?  This problem is getting gradually worse over time and the areas getting burnt are also increasing.  So in the number of cars and traffic and industry along with population growth.  
Also you need to check you English in that sentence if you are being so picky.  And, yes I have read the topic thank you.

I think its disgusting how this can happen every single year and the problem is just getting worst as the population increases and more areas are burnt.

People just don't care about it.  Its a lazy persons way out.  This practice is not in fact hundreds of years old.  The burning of rice fields is quite a new idea.  Years ago they used to use buffalo to plough the stubble back into the ground.  The forest fires used to be on much a smaller scale as the population of Thailand was much smaller before the population boom up till the 1970s.

They need to change attitudes to the environment and improve education in this area - starting at schools.  Educate people to see what a bad effect its having on the environment and heath.  The authorities could impose strict fines on people starting fires also designate smokeless zones in urban areas.  Its not difficult.  But I know Thailand will not do a thing about it as usual.  

This country is beautiful, but in a few more decades much of it will be spoiled with uncontrolled development, urban sprawl and the destruction of the remaining wild areas and its wildlife.  Sadly this seems to be the story world over.  

In my village everyone in burning anything and everything from rice fields, to roadside verges, bonfires and rubbish.  Also rice fields and orchards are being cut, burn down and filled in for more and more shop-houses and housing estates.  

I can imagine a future here in Chiang Mai when the pollution gets much worse and the effect of public health will be very serious, but still nothing will get done.  Money and profit seem more important that human life.

Can really recommend Pro Language School.

They are great with the ED visa and are a well know school.

They also have very good course books and student material.  The teachers are properly qualified and have several years experience.  Got very friendly and relaxed atmosphere and the staff are very helpful if you have any questions about you visa or the class.

Because they are quiet a big school, they can easily find a groups or class that is the right level for you, and also can be flexible about the times you want to learn.

They do a free trial lesson for an hour,  so maybe go and give that a go.  I really recommend it and have been a student there for over 2 years.