Everyday Thai Language School – Afternoon group course (speaking)

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Speaking Everyday Thai

2 levels of 90 hours
Course duration : 6 weeks per level
Timetable: Monday to Friday / 1 pm to 4 pm
New course starts every 6 weeks

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Brief description

• Learn to speak and listen to the Thai language through practical dialogues. Topics have been selected to meet the basic needs of foreigners living in Thailand – (note that a phonetic system will be used)

Objectives

• Develop your listening and speaking skills

• Learn the basics of Thai grammar

• Expand your vocabulary (around 1400 words)

• Learn about Thai culture

Method

• Listening and understanding practical dialogues (overall and detailed comprehension)

• Learn how to use patterns of Thai language through various examples

• Appropriation of patterns and vocabulary with 200 exercises

• Speaking practices through role playing

Materials include
(free of charge)

• Textbooks

• CDs

• Exercise books

Overall general ability after each module

The table below illustrates typical general abilities in the skill area after studying a particular level at Everyday Thai Language School :

Levels	Listening	Speaking
*After level 2*	Can understand the general meaning of limited social conversations using simple language Can understand simple exchanges in personal life	Can produce confidently simple language adequate for expressing your basic needs Can participate in limited social conversation (misunderstandings occur less frequently)
*After level 1*	Can understand adequately for immediate survival needs : directions, prices, etc. Can comprehend simple questions in social situations Can understand simple exchanges in personal life with a person used to speaking with non mother-tongue speakers	Can participate in simple and short conversation on familiar topics Can produce simple if hesitant language adequate for elementary functions with patient listeners : introductions, directions, requesting information, ordering food, etc. (misunderstandings are common when speaking with Thai people not used to speak with non-native speaker)