Guest Writers
Guest Writers on Women Learning Thai…
Guest writers are one of the strengths of WLT. I mean, I’ve made no bones about my Thai skills. True? So to help fill in gaps, a wonderful group of Thai learners are pitching in. Thanks all!
If you would like to share your Thai learning experiences on WLT, please contact me.
Rikker Dockum: Thai 101 Learners Series…
Rikker Dockum is a linguist and Fulbright grantee researching the ancient Thai language. A mere slip of a lad, to expats Rikker is known as the Old Man of Thai Learning.
The Thai 101 Learners Series was originally penned for the Phuket Gazette (hardcopy), but we received permission to share it here. When Rikker is not too busy, he will top up the series with this and that.
For more about Rikker: Successful Thai Language Learners: Rikker Dockum.
You can also find Rikker at Thai 101: Thoughts on Thai language, media, and culture.
And if you’d like to know what he’s having for lunch… Rikker Dockum (thai101) on Twitter.
- Announcing the Thai 101 Learners Series
- Thai 101 Learners Series: No Need to be Tongue-Thai’d Anymore
- Thai 101 Learners Series: Building a Private Library
- Thai 101 Learners Series: When in Rome, Thai Doesn’t Sound the Same
- Thai 101 Learners Series: A Breath of Fresh Air
- Thai 101 Learners Series: Finding Your Voice
- Thai 101 Learners Series: Thanks for the Loan, We’ll Keep Our Word
- Thai 101 Learners Series: The Long and Short of Thai Vowels
- Thai 101 Learners Series: Everything to all Men
- Thai 101 Learners Series: Pigs and Bombs Go Hand in Hand
- Thai 101 Learners Series: Don’t Speak it, Think it
- Thai 101 Learners Series: Getting Personal
- Thai 101 Learners Series: Bringing Abstract into Real Life
- Thai 101 Learners Series: More on Titles
- Thai 101 Learners Series: Vocabulary Acquisition
- Thai 101 Learners Series: A Few Facts about Farang
- Thai 101 Learners Series: Bumper-to-bumper Language Lessons
- Thai 101 Learners Series: A Trusted Native Speaker is Essential
Hugh Leong: Thai Language Thai Culture…
Hugh Leong loves explaining things. And during his 40 plus years of trying to learn Thai and its culture, he learned to love the cross-cultural aspect of living in a foreign country and speaking its language. His series, Thai Language Thai Culture, covers various aspects of learning Thai, and how the Thai culture influences how we say things.
For more about Hugh: Successful Thai Language Learners: Hugh Leong.
You can also find Hugh at Retire 2 Thailand, his new outlet Retire 2 Thailand: Blog (where he shares tips and personal experiences). And if you are lucky, you can find him enjoying his lovely garden in Chiang Mai.
- The Thai Language Thai Culture Series
- Thai Language Thai Culture: Pali and Sanskrit Roots
- Thai Language Thai Culture: What’s There “to Know”?
- Thai Language Thai Culture: And the Honor goes to…
- Thai Language Thai Culture: Looking for Rhymes in all the Wrong Places
- Thai Language Thai Culture: Perfectly Good Thai Words
- Thai Language Thai Culture: Talking About the Weather
- Thai Language Thai Culture: Ten Steps to Learning Thai
- Thai Language Thai Culture: Telephone Thai
- Thai Language Thai Culture: Telling Tails – Thai Ending Particles
- Thai Language Thai Culture: Old Snake Heads and Butterflies of the Night
- Thai Language Thai Culture: Tone Twisters
- Thai Language Thai Culture: A Rose (กุหลาบ) by Any Other Name
- Thai Language Thai Culture: Rosetta Stone Methodology
- Thai Language Thai Culture: I’m Not Fine, Thank You
Tina Gibbons: Lanta International Language School…
Tina Gibbons is a writer for Lanta International Language School, a Thai language school located on Koh Lanta, a small island along the west coast of Thailand. Tina writes about their methods of teaching the Thai language.
- The Most Effective Way to Learn Thai
- Let’s Talk Thai: How the Brain Learns
- What Makes the Thai Language Easy to Learn?
- Learning Thai is More Than a Study of Words & Grammar – Part 1
- Learning Thai is More Than a Study of Words & Grammar – Part 2
Bernd Mechsner: Expat’s Eye-witness Report: Ratchaprasong…
Bernd Mechsner is an expat who lived through the Red Shirt occupation of Ratchaprasong, Bangkok. A resident of Ratchaprasong for ten years, he was unwilling to leave, so stayed to document what he experienced. Due to being targeted by political factions, Bernd’s posts have been edited and the comments closed.
- An Expat’s Eye-witness Report: Ratchaprasong Resort
- Update 1: Expat’s Eye-witness Report: Ratchaprasong Resort
- Update 2: Expat’s Eye-witness Report: Ratchaprasong
Other guest writers…
And this is where single and double posts from guest writers go.
- Amy Praphantanathorn: Learning Thai with Thai Husband and Child
- Tony Wright: Let’s Talk Thai: How the Brain Learns
- Lani Cox: A Thai Learning Thai
- Daniel T. Murphy, Ph.D.: Linguistic and Developmental Underpinnings of Language Acquisition
- Daniel T. Murphy, Ph.D.: Seven Tips for Learning the Thai Language
- Andrej Nitsche: FuKDuK.tv + ALG = Speed Metal Thai?!?!
- Jo and Jay: Overview: Learn Thai Podcast
- Luke Cassady-Dorion: Grokking the Thai Writing System Part 1: Consonants
- Luca Lampariello: Luca on Active Learning vs Passive Learning
Enjoy…
