Thread: Min of Education aims to make students proficient in everyday English within 3 yrs

BANGKOK, 27 July 2016 (NNT) - The Education Minister has said that teacher training must focus on communication skills and the ability to make students understand course content, while the ministry aims to make students proficient in everyday English within three years.

Speaking at Srinakharinwirot University, Minister of Education Gen Dapong Ratanasuwan delivered a keynote address on teacher development and educational agendas.

He also highlighted the current shortage of teachers. There are 6,570 teaching vacancies at the elementary, 1,180 at high schools and 662 at special education institutions. To address the teacher shortage, the ministry has detailed a five-year plan to establish provincial school boards, equip teachers with skills relevant to the 21st century, and revise the teacher training system.

Gen Dapong added that within two years, the ministry aims to minimize memorization learning in classrooms. Within three years, the ministry aims to make students in all schools proficient in everyday English and internet usage.

National News Bureau Of Thailand | Min of Education aims to make students proficient in everyday English within 3 yrs

This is a piss take, Yes

Originally Posted by misskit

the ability to make students understand course content, while the ministry aims to make students proficient in everyday English within three years.

In your dreams, General.

Originally Posted by misskit

He also highlighted the current shortage of teachers

Say what? It was YOU, Minister General, that has blocked teacher license exams for the last 2 years.

Originally Posted by misskit

equip teachers with skills relevant to the 21st century, and revise the teacher training system.

Yet your own ministry still uses reams of paperwork and almost zero email and an unhelpful website. Teachers need to travel to your offices to do the most basic of things such as simply registering for an exam.

Originally Posted by misskit

within two years, the ministry aims to minimize memorization learning in classrooms.

Again, in your dreams. You need a crafted curriculum and teachers who know how to teach it. Try aiming for 10 years to get the teachers and curriculum right, then talk about phasing it in to schools.

Originally Posted by misskit

Within three years, the ministry aims to make students in all schools proficient in everyday English and internet usage.

With what teachers? The NES ones you harass and make life difficult to just be here, or the non-proficient Thai teachers?


Pipe dreams. That speech had no sincerity and was written just to sound good.....either that or the guy is stoned and just burbling.

Oh jeezus man

This is funny because it was only about 3 years ago they decided NOT to make English compulsory in schools and become the defacto 2nd language.

Step 1 is convincing them to want to learn English. Step 2 is taking the clowns and dedicated buffoons who do not want to learn and getting them out of the English classroom.

Originally Posted by BobR

Step 1 is convincing them to want to learn English. Step 2 is taking the clowns and dedicated buffoons who do not want to learn and getting them out of the English classroom.

fuck, u finally said something useful. and i agree.

Originally Posted by BobR

Step 2 is taking the clowns and dedicated buffoons who do not want to learn and getting them out of the English classroom.

Good plan, but what to do with the 50% plus who dont know their ass from a hole in the ground and dont want to? The assembly lines for them...

Typical Thai posturing from a hidebound class of apparatchiks immune from criticism because of a castrated press and compliant population incapable of achieving maturity until their mid 40s.

Hubristic and utterly fatuous claims with imbecilic deadlines rooted in fantasy have been the way for years.

The general/minister just found employment for thousands of retired bar girls.

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Yep,

Most up country Teachers cannot speak English properly themselves so what chance has a kid got learning the fookin Language. ?

Fook all.

It's understandable though because their native language is Thai and not English.

It's only the Hi-So's who can afford to send their kids to a proper school and the normal Thai kid must plod along learning shite.

Typical stuff innit.

Exactly why this shit hole must endure Somchai the idiot.

Thailand, the Land of Dreams. Yep, still correct.

Originally Posted by terry57

Many Thai teachers cannot speak English properly themselves so what chance has a kid got learning the fookin Language. ?

Fixed that for you. While I've met many superb Thai English teachers, I've met an equal number that can't speak English.

Originally Posted by Seekingasylum

Typical Thai posturing from a hidebound class of apparatchiks immune from criticism because of a castrated press and compliant population incapable of achieving maturity until their mid 40s.

Hubristic and utterly fatuous claims with imbecilic deadlines rooted in fantasy have been the way for years.

Thai officialdom is always quite amusing regarding their continued functioning surfaced fantasies.....

Keeping the ignorant masses dumb. How would the elite line their pockets if the peasants were smart?

Originally Posted by Seekingasylum

Hubristic and utterly fatuous claims with imbecilic deadlines rooted in fantasy have been the way for years.

You never know, the Thais may just have hit on the ideal scheme for teaching English. With a bit of luck they may even allow you to enroll.

I met many with english major who can't even string a sentence together apart from ''I'm fine thank you, and you?''

Even that's a struggle

Originally Posted by CSFFan

Originally Posted by terry57

Many Thai teachers cannot speak English properly themselves so what chance has a kid got learning the fookin Language. ?

Fixed that for you. While I've met many superb Thai English teachers, I've met an equal number that can't speak English.

Yes,

Well since I am so proficient in English maybe i should step up and go North to teach the kids how to speak Australian.


But on second thoughts,

Na fook it, the wages are shit.

Originally Posted by Maanaam

With what teachers?

Originally Posted by TheDukeofNewcastle

The general/minister just found employment for thousands of retired bar girls.

You beat me to it. It all makes sense now. Fight prostitution by giving them a better job.

Originally Posted by terry57

Well since I am so proficient in English maybe i should step up and go North to teach the kids how to speak Australian.

Poor little buggers have enough to contend with as it is. To inflict an Australian accent on them would be cruel.

Thais are always late. The OP has to be an April fools joke.

Some ragged looking kids ran up to me and shouted ''hey you'' then ran off again, while I was standing outside a barbers in Ekkamai smoking

They thought it was hilarious

Bless 'em

The first thing that Thailand should do is to ban dubbing foreign movies, documentaries ect on tv, theaters and any other media outlets and have Thai subtitles. You kill 2 birds in 1 stone. First they will listen to another language whatever language it might be and will/might learn from it. Second they will be able to read Thai better.