Quote Originally Posted by rapidll
No, I am not a linguist
Clearly not...

Quote Originally Posted by rapidll
The reason is that linguistics does not address the issue that is most relevant to me:
"What is the most effective way (for an adult) to learn another language?"
Really? Silly statement. Maybe logical semantics doesn't, but numerous forms of Applied Linguistics address this very issue.

Quote Originally Posted by rapidll
For those of you who'd like to learn Thai, be thankful that I did not study linguistics. The "linguistics" approach is how most languages are taught and it's unnecessarily complicated.
Basically, you misunderstand and misrepresent the word/area of 'linguistics'. You are doing a form of linguistics because you are producing metalanguage and descriptions of language (i.e. peoples, cultures and their communication), aswellas using applied linguistic, however haphazardly devised, techniques and methods.

You take a more practical and contextualized socio-linguistic approach, which is good, but lacks an underlying fully thought through ideology. Nonetheless, I don't wish to be critical, I'm just pointing out that your entire approach and previous text is pseudo linguistic. For people to develop their language skills, practice, be supported, find something that works for them, is good, imho - if your courses help people to develop their Thai, for whatever reason, great.