Foreigners on Koh Samui who have been caught driving while intoxicated are now teaching English to probation officers as part of their community service. Those with...
Thailand officials want more native speaking English teachers and plan to recruit more than 10,000 English teachers for 300 schools to improve English proficiency among Thai...
Last day of the week. Thought we'd go outside. Bad idea! Welcome to Friday's Thailand News Today. Royal Thai Army denies claims about Twitter campaign to...
English skills in Thailand have dropped for the third year in a row with an English language proficiency score considered to be "very low." In the...
I battle to speak one language, English, and can barely order my lunch in Thai. And, whilst studying French for 7 years at school, I can...
Thailand's Education Minister has announced plans to recruit up to 10,000 native English-speaking teachers. Education Minister Nataphol Teepsuwan says the ministry wants improve Thai students' English-language proficiency "as...
This post is mainly for newbies, tourists and people-interested-in-Thailand news and views. Locals probably already have their favourite daily news sources, or trawl through many of these....
The world's most popular music group, BTS, have released their most anticipated track since the septet launched back in 2013. Really... most anticipated? Well, the song’s...
Thai schools are pushing for online learning to slow the spread of the coronavirus, but a recent English lesson posted online is just proof that basic...
https://youtu.be/Ek4jmapB4tQ 400 billion baht stimulus announced to boost Thai economy Yesterday’s Thai cabinet meeting gave the greenlight to a new stimulus package. The government expects the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ui3rAwAUyo Thai Airways announces losses over 12 billion baht for 2019 Thai Airways International and its affiliates incurred a net loss of over 12 billion baht...
by Eric Haeg Thailand needs 10,000 English teachers. News of a teacher shortage is no surprise, but news that the Ministry of Education has recently urged embassies...
Students at Rajamangala University of Technology in Chiang Mai province are whinging about having to demonstrate basic English abilities in order to enrol in courses at...
PHOTO: OnTESOL It’s reported that more teaching jobs will become available for foreign English teachers from next year, as efforts are made to boost English language...
The secretary-general of the Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC), Amnat Wichayanuwat, says plans to introduce a bilingual school curriculum at all grade levels have...
PHOTO: Study International For the third year in a row, Thailand’s ranking on the English Proficiency Index has dropped and the country now ranks 74th out...
The committee in charge of preparing a teacher qualifications framework has decided to lower the level of English needed for its graduates following pressure from its...
by tastythailand.com An article, compiled by tastythailand.com, chronicles some of the key reasons Thailand's education system battles with the teaching of English. An unnamed author poses...
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