Thread: Thailand falls further behind in English language skills

Damn illegal scallawag TEFLers.....

Originally Posted by HuangLao

Damn illegal scallawag TEFLers.....

The real motive of those purposefully flying under the radar when working with children in South-East Asia could well be quite worrying. :/



Suspicious.





Dangerous.

Originally Posted by Maanaam

Talent, yes. But passion is required also.

You forgot to mention skill, neither talent nor passion can compensate fully for the lack of proper qualification.

Why should they be trying to learn English.

Wouldn't Chinese or Russian be more beneficial these days?

Originally Posted by docmartin

we see students as holes waiting to be filled with knowledge.

In Thailand Tefllers spend most of there waking hours trying to fill it the with something else.

Be honest.

Originally Posted by Jack meoff

In Thailand Tefllers spend most of there waking hours trying to fill it the with something else.

Be honest.

"their"

Funny how these people grinding axes about English teachers so often seem to struggle with the basics.

It's as if dim and distant memories of classroom 'fails' might be a factor.

Yours,

SOB.

^ And that's from someone who was once a third rate busker in the classroom himself, before the parent's cheques came through.

I wish, just finished a 27 hour shift at English ABC Firstly down in Ramkhamhaeng.


Gotta make them beans bud.

Originally Posted by Hugh Cow

Why should Thais bother? They already know enough english phrases to get by. My brother sick need money for operation. My sister buffalo die can you give money for new? I only work in bar for 2 week, I cashier only. Tree fall on house mother need new roof please send money darling. That man your friend see stay my house all night is cousin darling, I not butterfly, I care you darling. He very poor darling he motorcy broken can you send money for fix darling.

That really only highlights what circles you move in, hughie.

Originally Posted by baldrick

forget syntax

hello dog big

Perfect French, Vietnamese, Thai, Cambodian, Lao and many other country's native language, syntax.

Wherein lies and generally forgotten, initial teaching step. Accepted as the norm by the less well prepared.

I actually think the level English has improved in Thailand, or maybe my Thai has just got better and I don't think about someone's English level when I hang with them?

While we're on syntax, anyone used syntax trees in the classroom?

Originally Posted by OhOh

Perfect French, Vietnamese, Thai, Cambodian, Lao and many other country's native language, syntax.

Wherein lies and generally forgotten, initial teaching step. Accepted as the norm by the less well prepared.

wtf are you on about?

^
Some languages place the adjective after the noun. Some "teachers" fail to understand the environment which their students have been absorbed since birth.

Originally Posted by Mandaloopy

While we're on syntax, anyone used syntax trees in the classroom?

I had a teacher use try to use them and the Thai staff was less than pleased that he wasn't covering the holy "content".

Originally Posted by stroller

You forgot to mention skill, neither talent nor passion can compensate fully for the lack of proper qualification.

As usual, this thread has gone far off-topic. Anyway, what would be the "proper" tefler qualification,...in Stroller's considered opinion?...

Come on

Originally Posted by Maanaam

Of course passion,Indeed there will be talent. I'm not trained as a teacher, but I arouse my students because I remember the wonder and joy of learning when I was young, and I remember the teachers who aroused But passion is required also.

Anyone else worried by the amount of passion and arousal in Manny's classroom.

I'm a bit aroused.

Not surprised, it reads like a Mills & Boon novel

But with a hint of Hindi interference.



"I arouse my students"

Let's put that down to a technical knowledge of English rather than native, and not mention it again. Good for him I say, obviously quite passionate about his job.

Originally Posted by cyrille

That really only highlights what circles you move in, hughie.

Oh another witty retort from natures answer to mogadon intolerant insomniacs.

You’ve got to pick your moments of passion.
If my students were excited about transformer vector groups I’d be concerned for their mental health but if they weren’t passionate about correct high voltage work procedures I’d be wanting to kick some butt.
High risk work can’t be taken lightly.