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TEACHING ENGLISH IN THAILAND – PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
 Teaching English in Thailand

Teaching English in Thailand is highly rewarding! In this project, interns will teach English to the students of primary and lower secondary schools for five days a week - Monday to Friday. Thai English students possess a unique passion for learning. As our world economy become cozier, the need for English fluency increases every day as English is truly the language of economic opportunity!

Primary and secondary schools in Thailand are struggling to meet the growing need for English education. In Thailand, the primary schools provide education to the children between the ages of 5-12 years, grades 1-6. The class sizes range from 10-40 students, depending upon the size of the community as well as the quality of the school. Secondary schools are located in larger communities, towns or cities. These schools are comprised of children/young adults between the ages of 12-19 and are usually quite large, with a student populations ranging from 1000-4000 in each. Most schools are co-ed and have a foreign language department in which English is included. English is the main language offered, yet some of these schools offer French, German and Italian as well. In addition to teaching, English-speaking interns also encourage the students to take part in extracurricular activities and possibly organize sports activities for the students too.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED

Interns wishing to teach English in Thailand must have a mastery of English language and thorough speaking fluency. Though no teaching experience or skill is needed, it is beneficial to have taught or trained others. Interns are expected to be flexible, patient and possess a passion and love for children.

AN INTERN'S RESPONSIBILITIES

Interns will teach English to primary and lower secondary students schools for five (5) days a week, Monday to Friday. Additionally, interns will also support extracurricular activities and organize sport-related activities. Interns will teach practical, conversational English skills in an interactive way with stories telling, playing games, performing plays, etc. Interns will also teach specific vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation. A supervisor at each school will be assigned to help develop teaching lessons and provide guidance during the project. Interns working in secondary schools can also possibly teach other languages in addition to English. There are sometimes approximately 10 teachers in the foreign language department, but only 1-2 teachers may actually speak English properly. Others simply translate stories and teach English grammar components and sentence structure. This lack of conversational English skills makes fluent interns a highly valued prize! The presence of native, English-speaking interns will create an environment where the children will correctly learn and speak English with ease. In Thailand teachers are highly respected and revered.