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
There is no dearth of food options in the city for the TESOL candidates. You can have noodles from the food stalls, seafood from the local restaurants or exquisite food from the hotels. The TEFL trainees will never be disappointed no matter from where they have their food from. Some of the best places to have food in Bangkok are:
1) Ratchaprasong – It has a variety of places to have food from. The place is known for the delicious food offered by the roadside stalls. The TESOL enrollees can try out the grilled meat or the authentic Thai noodles.
2) Silom – For the TESOL trainees this place is home to innumerable local and international restaurants, bistros, food stalls and cafes If you have money head for Sirocco or Breeze for some heavenly at high prices. These two are actually rooftop restaurants. For the fast food loving TEFL trainees, McDonalds or Burger King are the suitable places to run to for grabbing a wholesome bite. If you are in Thailand, ensure that besides taking the TESOL course you try some real Thai food from the curbside food stalls. It will be a delightful experience.
3) Rattanakosin – TEFL candidates should go to Khao San Road for Western and Thai fusion food. This is the Old City and you can find plenty of such restaurants in this area.
4) Chinatown – Yaowarat is a good place for the TESOL students to head to for some authentic Chinese food. The area has some of the best and most expensive Chinese restaurants.
5) Shopping Malls – While you visit the shopping mall like MBK and Siam Paragon make sure to have food at their food courts. The experience and the food will haunt you for good reasons even when you live Bangkok.