Tod Daniels 
What is AUA Thai Language Program? This is quite an established school and has been around a long time. The primary AUA campus is devoted to teaching English to Thai nationals, and most of the classrooms are utilized for this purpose. But they also have the Thai Department to teach Thai to foreigners. Materials Early … Read more
School: Triple A Language School (AAA)Website: AAA ThaiTelephone Number: 095-248-3472 Address: 35 Wannasorn Tower, 12th floor, Phayathai Road, Ratchathewi, Bangkok, Thailand 10400 Location: BTS – Phaya Thai Station (Exit 4) … Airport Rail Link – Phaya Thai Station. Teaching Method: Union What is AAA Thai Language School? AAA Thai was founded by one of the original … Read more
Chula’s Thai Test for Foreigners… I’m here to tell you, right now in no uncertain terms, IF you wanna know where your Thai chops are at, go to the Sirindhorn Thai Language Institute at Chulalongkorn University and take their CU-TFL. That’s the Chulalongkorn University Proficiency Test of Thai as a Foreign Language. They offer Thai … Read more
Thai tones are in English too… I’m always running into foreigners learning Thai (or giving excuses on why they can’t learn Thai) who say, “I can’t hear the tones. English doesn’t have tones”. Well, sorry to burst your bubble or take away yet another excuse about why you can’t learn Thai… BUT… While English isn’t … Read more
Say it like a Thai would… Now before you even begin reading this be forewarned that it might ruffle your feathers some. Truth be told, it’s kinda-sorta meant to. At the same time, what I want to do is get the readers’ heads around a concept about learning Thai as well. Not surprisingly, as I … Read more
Breaking down the Wall ‘O Whyz… I had the chance to go out with a group of Thai language teachers from various schools around Bangkok the other nite. We talked about the problems they face when teaching Thai to adult foreigners. They said a big problem is that foreigners think attending a Thai language school … Read more
What does “fluent” mean anyway? … When people start talk about learning Thai I often hear the word “fluent” bandied about. A couple of forums are talking about just this sorta thing (google). So what exactly is the definition of “fluent”? Being an American, I’ll use the Merriam Webster dictionary. flu·ent adjective ˈflü-ənt Definition of … Read more
Thai Schools on the Studentz-From-Hell… This is part two discussing the survey data I compiled about Thai Studentz-From-Hell. If you haven’t read the first post, go to Data Survey Part One: Thai Schools on the Studentz-From-Hell. Below, where I talk about the data I’ve mined, I’m going to use some specific terms. I’ll use Westerners … Read more
Thai Schools on the Studentz-From-Hell… Awhile back I went to seven previously reviewed Thai schools. I asked the owners of the schools, the teachers, as well as the front desk staff, if they’d be interested in participating in an informal survey. I explained that I wanted to find out what they thought were the best … Read more
You Gotta Learn Thai Culture!… I want to state this now and for the record that after studying Thai for 7+ years: If you don’t understand Thai culture, you will NEVER EVER understand the nuances of the the language. Period. End of story. I know that’s a 180 degree flip-flop from my earlier stance back … Read more