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Many of our potential students wonder: Is it possible to teach English in Thailand without speaking the Thai language?
YES you can teach as knowledge of Thai is not necessary to teach English in Thailand.
In fact, speaking Thai in your classes can be a hindrance to the progress of your students.
TEFL is Teaching English as a Foreign Language. This means the language spoken locally, outside of the classroom, is not English. This is different than EFL or ESL and sometimes TESOL which are generally taught in an English-speaking country. The difference is that your class time may be the only time that your students are easily and safely (without risk of embarrassment) able to practice their English. To speak Thai with them, or to rely on their mother tongue for instruction, would mean they lose valuable English practice time and opportunity.
We view the classroom as a safe place in which errors in English are welcomed as opportunities to learn. Your role as teacher is pronunciation coach and usage adviser. As a native speaker, you have a natural “ear” for what sounds correct. English is highly irregular in some situations, and a native’s knowledge is irreplaceable for students learning to speak well.
Thai may sometimes be used to clarify a point or as an aid in definitions, but the absolute majority (99%) of your classroom time should be speaking English with your students. It is possible to use an online dictionary or translation service to give a general idea of meaning, as well. Plus Google image search can help with pictures of things, emotions or activities. There are also online videos from YouTube and other sites, which can be beneficial, but these should be pre-screened.
In our training, we emphasize maximizing student talk time (STT) rather than teacher talk time (TTT). You can speak English, your students cannot. So we engage our students, teach them a bit of new English, then set up a safe “free practice” opportunity. Thus, they learn with confidence and in an enjoyable manner, so they learn better and more quickly.
Thus, near-native proficiency in English is the only language skill necessary to be successful Teaching English in Asia.
For more information on registering for the course, please click here.
Thanks for your interest and see you in Phuket soon!
Sawatdee – The Thai equivalent of Aloha!
Let’s assume you wish to relocate abroad and start a career as an English Teacher in Thailand.
You must start by earning a TEFL certificate to teach. All employers will be interested in your qualifications, and a TEFL is the key to demonstrating yourself as seriously focused on teaching and well-qualified to do so.
TEFL Phuket is approved by the Thai Ministry of Education (MoE), and your certificate is registered with them. So anywhere you go in Thailand, you’ll be respected as trained to teach English. This is important for you, as there are many untested and unapproved programs offered online and other places and these are not well received by employers, nor are they certified by the M o E.
Your odds of employment are better than excellent. Allthough Phuket is very popular with foreigners, there remains a large shortage of English teachers here. A recent editorial in the Phuket Gazette by the Chief of the M o E detailed a shortage of some 400+ teachers in Phuket alone – most of them in English. People here wish to learn English – it is imperative for their financial success in their hospitality and tourist businesses. The remainder of Thailand has an even larger shortage. So finding a job, once you are qualified, is almost guaranteed.
As part of a job offer, your employer will help you with the documentation for a one year work permit. Then, you are on track for permanent living in the “Land of 1000 Smiles!”
Go online and make a deposit down on your course – that way, your spot is reserved when you are ready to start. enroll here
