Two essential reads

Planning on coming to Thailand to teach? Don't leave home without them.

There are now quite a number of books written to help foreigners settle into life in Thailand and claiming that within these pages is everything you need to know. Actually that might not be just an idle boast for these two recent additions to the bookshelves.


How to motivate your students

An extract from a new book on teaching English to Thai students

Many studies have been undertaken to determine the reasons why South East Asian students have problems learning English. I would add to the list: weakness of the curriculum design, limited school resources, class sizes, poor course design, and course-books not always being relevant to the student's own environment.


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