Thai culture course experiences
How to scam, exploit and demoralise foreign teachers
Here's a complete breakdown of my time spent on the Thai cultural course. Actually I've decided that it was nothing but a teacher's council money spinner. It had little to do with improving a teacher's performance in the classroom and just when I thought things couldn't get any worse, the foreign participants were given an impromtu dance class.
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Previous Articles
- 1st May 2008: Copland - becoming a tourist police volunteer
- 1st March 2008: Notes on a semester
- 1st January 2008: Sad tales of customer service
- 1st December 2007: An extremely unpleasant teaching day
- 1st October 2007: The Youtube battle is over
- 1st September 2007: Meds! meds! meds!
- 1st August 2007: Why don’t you just go home?
- 1st July 2007: Fun with language
Featured Teachers
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Seamus
Certificate (1), BA (1)
Irish (male, 28 years old, native English speaker). Currently living in Thailand.
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Deborah
Certificate (4)
American (female, 59 years old, native English speaker). Currently living in Thailand.
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Ross
Certificate (3), Phd (1)
American (male, 60 years old, native English speaker). Currently living in Thailand.
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Omer Faruk
Certificate (2)
Turkish (male, 26 years old, native Turkish speaker). Currently living in Thailand.
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Eric
Certificate (2), Diploma (1)
Canadian (male, 47 years old, native English speaker). Currently living in Thailand.
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Jane
Filipino (female, 39 years old, native English speaker). Currently living in Thailand.
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Aloha May
Certificate (1), Diploma (1)
Filipino (female, 30 years old, native Tagalog speaker). Currently living in Thailand.
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Enrico
BA (1), Certificate (1)
German (male, 41 years old, native German speaker). Currently living in Thailand.
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Alberto
BA (1), Certificate (1)
American (male, 33 years old, native English speaker). Currently living in Thailand.
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Nigel
BSc (1), Certificate (1), BA (1)
British (male, 52 years old, native English speaker). Currently living in Thailand.
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