10000 native english teachers required in Thailand

Thailand is Cambodia's neighbor to the West, and this forum is dedicated to Thai news, stories, reviews, blogs, videos, Thai people and anything else related to the country. A lot of expats have both lived and worked in Cambodia and Thailand, and this area is a place to discuss all aspects of life in Thailand and what's going on there. Most topics are about Bangkok and Pattaya because of their larger populations of expatriates and tourists in those cities, but this is for all things Thai.
Post Reply Previous topicNext topic
hunter8
Expatriate
Posts: 689
Joined: Sun Oct 27, 2019 7:23 pm
Reputation: 232
Cambodia

Re: 10000 native english teachers required in Thailand

Post by hunter8 »

No need for english now that economies are killed, tourists will be a trickle for years to come.
Top
User avatar
John Bingham
Expatriate
Posts: 13784
Joined: Sun Dec 07, 2014 11:26 pm
Reputation: 8983
Cambodia

Re: 10000 native english teachers required in Thailand

Post by John Bingham »

Sure, there's no reason to learn the international language except to talk to tourists.... :?
Silence, exile, and cunning.
Top
User avatar
Duncan
Sir Duncan
Posts: 8149
Joined: Tue Jun 03, 2014 8:22 pm
Reputation: 2357
Location: Wonder Why Central

Re: 10000 native english teachers required in Thailand

Post by Duncan »

I think the new international language is going to be Chinese ?
Cambodia,,,, Don't fall in love with her.
Like the spoilt child she is, she will not be happy till she destroys herself from within and breaks your heart.
Top
hunter8
Expatriate
Posts: 689
Joined: Sun Oct 27, 2019 7:23 pm
Reputation: 232
Cambodia

Re: 10000 native english teachers required in Thailand

Post by hunter8 »

John Bingham wrote: ↑Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:47 pm Sure, there's no reason to learn the international language except to talk to tourists.... :?
Priorities, you know. Refreshing on agricultural skills is now a much better investment of time.
Top
User avatar
ExPenhMan
Expatriate
Posts: 1873
Joined: Sun May 18, 2014 7:42 pm
Reputation: 978
Location: Bangkok
Canada

Re: 10000 native english teachers required in Thailand

Post by ExPenhMan »

John Bingham wrote: ↑Wed Apr 29, 2020 11:00 am
ExPenhMan wrote: ↑Wed Apr 29, 2020 10:57 am Thailand is ranked 74th out of 100 for English proficiency in the EF EPI index. Only Cambodia is worse at 94. Vietnam is 52, having gone down in the rankings over the last few years.
That's strange because it's a whole lot easier to find locals who speak English here than in Thailand or Vietnam. They must get the stats from some academic records or something.
I just regurgitated the stats. When I thought about what you said and my experience in the early 2010s, the Khmers spoke English rather naturally, both girls and guys. The Thais are woeful because they don't give a shit or don't think it's important, having swallowed the usual school and media propaganda. In VN, it's always the girls who speak the best English, girls being, in my view, always better new language learners.
Top
User avatar
Marty
BANNED
Posts: 1314
Joined: Sun Nov 03, 2019 7:20 am
Reputation: 344
Canada

Re: 10000 native english teachers required in Thailand

Post by Marty »

canucklhead wrote: ↑Wed Apr 29, 2020 12:28 pm
Marty wrote: ↑Wed Apr 29, 2020 1:44 am Those positions can be easily filled. With Filipinos.
I believe their native tongue is tagalog.
Shhhhh! Quiet, no Thai knows that!
Top
User avatar
fazur
Expatriate
Posts: 994
Joined: Fri Dec 13, 2019 11:03 am
Reputation: 358
Norway

Re: 10000 native english teachers required in Thailand

Post by fazur »

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:04 pmAFAIK
true teachers do not enter the profession to accumulate wealth, most do it cause they love teaching
( discounting those teaching english in Cambodia ) :-)
true teachers are also people and they need to earn a living.they have families, medical problems, they need clothes and food

people complain when they have an emergency and crowdfund for medical cover but you want them not to get adjustments for inflation? where does the money for medicare come from?

which profession has had no adjustment in 20 years? do rents go up? yes. food, transport,everything.

my partner teaches chemistry, physics.yes she started bcoz she loves it but she hasn't had an increase in 5 years.

school fees have increased by 5% almost every year

altruism and reality
Top
rexwell
Expatriate
Posts: 274
Joined: Tue May 21, 2019 1:39 pm
Reputation: 190
New Zealand

Re: 10000 native english teachers required in Thailand

Post by rexwell »

Effectively a pay cut every year due to inflation. I know the feeling
Top
User avatar
phuketrichard
Expatriate
Posts: 16884
Joined: Wed May 14, 2014 5:17 pm
Reputation: 5785
Location: Atlantis
Aruba

Re: 10000 native english teachers required in Thailand

Post by phuketrichard »

My brother started out back in the early '80 teaching sociology at a private university in md at $38,000
left last year, as the head of the sociology dept and full professor, at $62,000 after 38 years..
Salaries seldom raise in academia as fast as inflation.
In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. HST
Top
User avatar
fazur
Expatriate
Posts: 994
Joined: Fri Dec 13, 2019 11:03 am
Reputation: 358
Norway

Re: 10000 native english teachers required in Thailand

Post by fazur »

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 8:30 am My brother started out back in the early '80 teaching sociology at a private university in md at $38,000
left last year, as the head of the sociology dept and full professor, at $62,000 after 38 years..
Salaries seldom raise in academia as fast as inflation.
agree, or in most professions

but were not talking about rises

were talking NO increase in slaries in 10-20 years

a little bit different

partner earned 40000 baht 15 years ago. her colleague there is still earning that today. no increase. nada.
Top
Post Reply Previous topicNext topic
  • Similar Topics
    Replies
    Views
    Last post

Return to “Thailand News and Discussion”



Who is online

Users browsing this forum: Lost50 and 431 guests