http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/tom-tuohy/ Tom Tuohy on Ajarn.com en Ajarn.com Copyright 2010 2010-03-03T11:23:21+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/tom-tuohy/government-initiated-projects-in-thailand/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/tom-tuohy/government-initiated-projects-in-thailand/#When:11:23:21Z Past and present efforts by the Royal Thai Government (RTG) to initiate projects to help the unemployed in Thailand. Government initiated projects in Thailand Tom Tuohy 2010-03-03T11:23:21+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/tom-tuohy/the-thai-tesol-conference-2010/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/tom-tuohy/the-thai-tesol-conference-2010/#When:04:09:16Z This weekend, I accepted an invitation to look in on the Thai TESOL Conference in Bangkok. Let me share my observations. The Thai TESOL conference 2010 Tom Tuohy 2010-02-01T04:09:16+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/tom-tuohy/a-look-back-at-the-efl-world-in-thailand-throughout-2009/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/tom-tuohy/a-look-back-at-the-efl-world-in-thailand-throughout-2009/#When:04:06:04Z The year started well enough in January with the usual Thailand TESOL conference. But as the year progressed - we had a scandal or two. The domino effect Tom Tuohy 2010-01-11T04:06:04+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/tom-tuohy/the-maturing-of-the-thai-efl-industry/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/tom-tuohy/the-maturing-of-the-thai-efl-industry/#When:02:04:54Z Take a look around you, and you’ll soon discover that there are signs not only of a maturing of the education sector in Thailand as a whole, but also the language teaching industry as well. The maturing of the Thai EFL industry Tom Tuohy 2009-12-01T02:04:54+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/tom-tuohy/reaching-a-turningpoint/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/tom-tuohy/reaching-a-turningpoint/#When:21:52:14Z I’m sure that every teacher reading this will be able to think of at least one time when they looked over at their charges and felt a sense of unease, maybe even despair, at not being able to get through to them. Reaching a TurningPoint Tom Tuohy 2009-11-01T21:52:14+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/tom-tuohy/teaching-unions/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/tom-tuohy/teaching-unions/#When:16:52:02Z When things go wrong, and they invariably do in any organisation where employees and employers reside without any form of arbitration, whom do you turn to for help? Who can negotiate for you and help you to ‘walk the walk’ and tread the fine line between demanding your rights and avoiding insulting your hosts? Teaching unions Tom Tuohy 2009-10-01T16:52:02+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/tom-tuohy/the-dreaded-teacing-observation-lesson/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/tom-tuohy/the-dreaded-teacing-observation-lesson/#When:16:46:40Z Do they perform a useful function, or are they an instrument of control often misused by the resident DOS? The dreaded teaching observation lesson Tom Tuohy 2009-09-01T16:46:40+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/tom-tuohy/efl-teaching-in-thailand-and-elsewhere-part-two/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/tom-tuohy/efl-teaching-in-thailand-and-elsewhere-part-two/#When:16:31:48Z As promised, here are some of the lighter moments that I have been privy to in my time as an ajarn in Thailand; a time that, give or take one or two visits elsewhere, has lasted about twelve years. To be honest, I don’t have to think that hard to come up with memories of my good classes as they spring to mind with relative ease. EFL Teaching in Thailand (and elsewhere) part two Tom Tuohy 2009-08-01T16:31:48+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/tom-tuohy/efl-teaching-in-thailand/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/tom-tuohy/efl-teaching-in-thailand/#When:03:45:35Z Having been teaching for more than twelve years in places like Japan, the UK, West Africa, Thailand and the Kingdom of Saudia Arabia, I guess you could say that I would have inevitably had a few moments when I was far from in control. EFL teaching in Thailand Tom Tuohy 2009-07-01T03:45:35+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/tom-tuohy/to-queue-or-not-to-queue/ http://www.ajarn.com/blogs/tom-tuohy/to-queue-or-not-to-queue/#When:03:40:12Z With such a high volume of people visiting these shores, with all their cultural as well as normal baggage, there was bound to be some repercussions, some changes in the way Thais behave. To queue or not to queue? Tom Tuohy 2009-06-01T03:40:12+07:00