Women Learning Thai… and some men too ;-)

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The expat woman’s guide to living in Thailand… The Expat Woman’s Guide to Living in Thailand is the only guidebook for foreign women living in Thailand. It is a book based on my experiences with living in Bangkok. What I learned I’d like to pass on to other women (or men) to make their transition [...]

How do YOU learn languages?… Much depends on your own understanding of your own skills in “learning how to learn” for yourself… That is, are you aware of your own learning “style”? Do you know how you learn fastest/ easiest in most subjects? Are you a visual or auditory or kinesthetic learner, or what kind [...]

Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners… Name: Aaron Handel Nationality: American Location: Thailand, sometimes Bangkok, Pattaya, or the mountains north of Chiang Mai Profession: I’m the author of two books, Thai Phrase Book with Tones, and Thai Language Course, Speaking and Listening, 4th Edition. Recently, I received a Master’s Degree in Economics from Chulalongkorn University in [...]

Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners… Learning Thai can be a solitary pursuit. And while a student might have a teacher, Thai wife and/or Thai friends, sound advice from successful Thai language learners is also needed. And as I often come across questions from beginners enquiring about firsthand experiences, I thought I’d ask those very same [...]