Bangkok the capital city of Thailand, the top destination for tourists all over the world, and one of the most populated place in Thailand. Bangkok’s economy is going stronger. Because Bangkok has been the top destination for foreigners Bangkok language School industry has grown to keep up the demand of English speakers and foreigners that want to learn the Thai language.
Bangkok Language schools don’t only concentrate on teaching Thai and English some also offer French, Japanese, Mandarin and many others. As of now there’s an added service that you can get from enrolling in Bangkok language schools and that is the Educational visa or student Visa. The purpose of this visa for the person to gain entry in Thailand for educational purposes.
Bangkok language school is all over the place to offer their service especially for foreigners that wish to learn the Thai language. If you wish to enroll in a language school first thing you must ask yourself is why, why do you want to learn Thai? Is it because for Business, communication for daily living if you are planning to be an expat or for your lover so there will be no communication barrier.
Taking up a Thai course in Bangkok language school you must also consider your time of stay, So you can choose which course you will take Beginner, intermediate or advance. The course would take as long as 3 months to 1 year. And of course there are crash courses available for tourist that would only take 3 hours to learn the Basic.
Choosing the right Language school in Bangkok is a little bit hard because there are a lot to choose from, stay away from the fly by night language schools that doesn’t have any permits. Choose the one that is approved by the Ministry of Education. Take in consideration of their Schedule if it suits you if not you can opt in for private classes, you can let your tutor go to your place or do it online via Skype. Check also their mode of teaching, all of the language schools in Bangkok are claiming to have the best method of teaching but the question is; is it effective on you. Almost all Language schools in Bangkok offer 1 week trial you can enroll in the trial to check for yourself. One more thing to consider are the fees, Language schools in Bangkok are somewhat costly. You can go online and compare the fees of other school I’m sure it can help you out.
Bangkok Language schools are helping their own country in terms of revenues also it gave jobs to locals not only for the locals but also for the foreigners. Bangkok attracts more foreigners for English teaching job. There are a lot of locals who also teach English but the thing is students prefer their teacher to be white. If you are a foreigner that teaches English in Bangkok language schools the salary varies from 25,000 Baht to 35,000 Baht for low end schools and for International Schools and Universities Salary could go up to 60,000 Baht to 100,000 Baht. Just to let you know local English teachers are paid less, it’s about 50% less from the salary of a foreign English teacher. Being an English teacher in Bangkok is not easy you have pass some criteria and it’s a must to have a teaching certification.
No matter what’s you’re reason in looking for a Bangkok Language School would it be for taking a Thai class or for an English teaching job; I’m sure you will love your stay in Bangkok because of the people and the beautiful culture.
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