The Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec) will seek a Bt350million budget to hire 300 native English-speaking teachers for its primary and secondary schools to tackle the shortage of English teachers, a senior official said yesterday.
According to the proposal, the native speakers would each get about Bt1 million per year - a salary of Bt83,000 per month - compared to the Bt9,000 per month drawn by Thais teaching English.
Keshav Roy
It had empowered me with the knowledge I need to pursue a career in teaching English as a foreign language very satisfying overall. An experience to remember had cherish
In the ‘Teach and Travel Project’ of American TESOL Institute, the candidates are given a life time opportunity to teach in the exotic orient after completing the TEFL course. All eligible and native candidates can enroll to this project get this opportunity.
The first phase of the ‘Teach and Travel Project’ by ATI starts with the 120 hours In class course. This includes 6 hours of Thai cultural and language orientation.
The second phase of the ‘Teach and Travel Project’ is the when the certified TEFL teachers starts doing the ESL Job. ATI assists the candidates four to five months of teaching jobs in Thailand which can be extended with mutual agreement.
You may choose to attend any locations to complete your International TEFL Certification.
Bangkok, the largest city of Thailand is also its capital and main port and has risen to popularity, serving as a gateway and principal destination for majority of tourists who visit Thailand, year after year. This is the reason why TESOL course in Bangkok has also become very popular. Everything about the city bespeaks the exotic, especially the food, which you'll want to indulge in. During the TEFL Program in Bangkok be sure not to miss the Grand Palace, the temple at Wat Po, and if you can manage it, take in an evening of dinner and Thai dancing. American TESOL Institute’s TEFL course program in Bangkok gives the opportunity to its trainees to explore and enjoy this exotic oriental city while being part to the international intensive teachers training course.
To the north of Thailand, lies its second largest city, Chiang Mai, meaning “new city” filled with 300 Buddhist temples. It is the cultural capital of Thailand, thus a perfect place to do a TESOL course. The temples atop mountains, offering sweeping valley views, night markets are treasure trove of cultural and natural bounty that unfailingly appeals to visitors from different parts of the world. The internationally-flavored city with much to offer the visitor - food, accommodation and shopping are all top quality and cheap, and the nights are relatively cool. Local culture is on display at the museums and tribal art and craft at the Night Bazaar. The TESOL course in Chiang Mai gives a chance to come in close contact with the exotic traditions and culture of this country and gives the TEFL trainees a perfect image of the orient in an occidental set up.
Phuket, Thailand's largest island is renowned, widely for its spectacular scenery, stunning tropical sunsets and warm blue sea making it Asia's most popular beach destination. American TESOL Institute’s TEFL program in Phuket has gained significant popularity due to the above mentioned reason. Phuket is a place to extend your horizons with adventures in tropical forests or diving into the azure waters of the Andaman Ocean. Sylvian beaches, cerulean hue of the sea-water, elephants, and the warmth of the amicable people are reasons enough to draw thousands to this fascinating land of Phuket and the TEFL trainees will have time of their life during the TESOL course.
TESOL course in Pattaya is an extremely popular program. Pattaya, is the most visited seaside resort of Thailand, offering all amenities one might desire from theme and amusement parks, offbeat museums and lush botanical gardens to an assortment of activities namely windsurfing, parasailing, water skiing, snorkeling, scuba-diving, etc. Less than 100 miles from Bangkok, Pattaya’s relaxing tropical ambience is synonymous with every ingredient for memorable holidays. The alluring and magical beauty of a truly vibrant nightlife prevails after dark in Pattaya. This is appropriately complimented with a spectacular variety of restaurants, night clubs, bars, discotheques, cocktail lounges and cabarets. The TEFL course of American TESOL Institute in this city helps the trainees in combining their wildest of vacations along with most intensive training.
If you are looking for a break from all the husty busty city life and bask yourself in the sun of the most beautiful island of Thailand, then your TEFL destination should be TEFL Kho Samui. This is the most beautiful white sand islands in the world, Koh Samui in the Gulf of Siam. Koh Samui, situated off the east coast in Southern Thailand, is the largest of an archipelago of more than 80 islands. This four weeks TEFL Certification Course in Kho Samui is one of the most polular destination.