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The masterpiece that is the Thai English syllabus

 
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Joined: 31 Oct 2005
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Location: Thailand

PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 5:22 am    Post subject: The masterpiece that is the Thai English syllabus Reply with quote

Does anyone else struggle with the bizzarre and irrelevant Thai English curriculum? No wonder that Thailand recently ranked lowest in SE Asia in English speaking ability when the clueless officials down at the Education Department force us to comply with a syllabus which includes such classic, useless Thai sentences as:
"Does her brother want to eat strawberries?"
what's worse is the monotony of the syllabus, for one whole week I had to (according to my trusty syllabus) teach the question "What fruit do you like?" followed next week by the riveting "What fruit don't you like?"
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 5:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I didn't even think there was one Wink
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Kent F. Kruhoeffer



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 6:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

^ Look on the bright side.


It keeps all of us in the money



and the fruit vendors happy.


TGIF
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 6:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very true! I think my pineapple man has just bought a shiny new scooter with all the baht i've been handing over! The beer shop woman is pleased I live across the road too, not to mention the satay grill guy and the baa mee muu daeng women!
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Kent F. Kruhoeffer



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 6:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Speaking of pineapple &

not to veer off topic ...


@ only 10 Baht per bag,

it may be the best bargain

in the whole world. Laughing


moo daeng? aroi mak mak !

this thread is making me hungry.
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 9:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pom hiu gin duay, ao subparot sot!
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