Women Learning Thai… and some men too ;-)

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What does science have to say about the most effective way to learn Thai (or any language)? I am writing on behalf of Lanta International Language School, a Thai language school located on Koh Lanta, a small island along the west coast of Thailand. Our methods of teaching are fun and effective, and embrace the [...]

The Quick and Dirty Guide to Learning Languages Fast… A little over a week after launching Women Learn Thai, I wrote my first book review: The Quick and Dirty Guide to Learning Languages Fast. But I didn’t just review A. G. Hawke’s book, I followed his instructions (up to a point). Getting help from my [...]

Naming names in Thai language learning… When I first started learning Thai, the same names kept coming up: Mary Haas, Shoichi Iwasaki, Preeya Ingkaphirom, David Smyth, James Higbie, J. Marvin Brown, John Moore, Joe Cummings, Andrew Biggs, Stuart Campbell, Denis Segaller, Chuan Shaweevongs, Christopher G. Moore, Dr. Paul Pimsleur, Benjawan Poomsan Becker, and Rikker (the [...]

Look, there’s a temple, and another, and oh, there’s more… First thing on Thursday I left a rainy Bangkok to head south for a rainy Samut Songkhram Province, known for its heavy concentration of Thai temples. Taking a trip to the provinces so soon after my return from an intense two-week off-station stint was actually [...]

Thai resources on Google Books… As what usually happens when blogging, one subject leads to another. For instance, this week I posted about Mary Haas Thai-English Student’s Dictionary in Bangkok. And then, after a suggestion made in the comments (thanks Aksara Anwa Akson Thai), I was led to create a post on Thai learning resources [...]

The top 100 Thailand blogs: accept no imitation… Matt Crook, formerly of Thailand and now of East Timor, is the writer/blogger for The Lost Boy. One lost boy wandering aimlessly, fighting the tanks, looking at the ladyboys, running round the city. This is a 24-year-old expat’s take of life in the City of Angels, with [...]

Getting serious about learning Thai… There is a rumour going around about several must have resources for the serious Thai language learner. Not that I have gone into serious mode or anything, but I am curious about design and transliteration styles. I also have a love for books, so I set out to acquire what [...]

Bangkok Taxi Drivers… Just so’s you don’t have to wade to the bottom of this post to see… I have a fondness for (most) Bangkok taxi drivers. I mean, just recently I was driven around for 300 bht worth and had a thrill of a time. Here’s what happened… Two girlfriends plus myself went out [...]

What is a pirate to do in Bangkok?… A month or so ago, while drifting around JJ Market with my Canadian girlfriend and a Canon KISS, we came across a Thai pirate. Not THIS Thai pirate (who is actually British), but another (not British). In between selling jewellery and looking absolutely smashing, on most weekends [...]

What to do with your guests, lah?… When guests arrive for a few days of sightseeing in Thailand, what do you do? Knowing that not everyone has been created equal in the foreign language department, do you… Shove them out the door and hope for the best. Send them off with an English speaking taxi [...]