Thai for Beginners and Intermediate

Seahawk - I believe this offering is all that AUA has at this time due to the numbers of students available.

I started it in April knowing a very basic level of Thai and benefited from it. The social aspect of the classes and the weekly outings were very enjoyable. Graham

Hi Graham.
I have had to travel back to the UK to sort a little business out, but I will be back in Udon at the start of October. My level of Thai is very basic at best. I have lived in Udon for over a year and I'm ashamed to admit my failure in not trying harder to learn the language to any conversational degree. If there is a lack of numbers for making it viable for AUA to start a new course, then that is perfectly understandable. However, if you do hear of any change, or you can (or anybody else for that matter) recommend a good teacher/school for someone at my poor level, I would appreciate your advice.
Thanks All!

We have 6 names down on the list for the beginner/semi-intermediate course starting on Tuesday at 11.00am.

Anyone not sure if it is for them, please come along and 'try before you buy'.

Nick

Hi Nick - there was some erroneous information going around that the time had shifted to 3 p.m.....glad to hear you could keep it at 11 a.m....

Hope we get a few more joiners on the "try B4 U buy offer"

Graham

A new Thai for beginners course will start after new year at AUA. Start of term Tuesday 11th January.

Details as normal.

Merry Christmas to everyone.

Nick

ps. AUA will be closed this week and will be open again on Wednesday 5th January.

Nick

I just sent for a course called HIGH SPEED THAI. I saw it on the Thai Visa forum and I did some research. The reasoning behind it sounds sound and it gets some great write ups. I will let you know how it goes. I registered months ago before buying and the admin sends emails about the course. The last one was an email with the heading " I am already studying Thai at a language school" and the reply:

"This largely depends upon how intensively you are studying the Thai language. Most of the schools around Thailand only offer 4 to 10 hours of tuition per week. If you are studying at a school like this you should consider purchasing the HighSpeedThai program. The program will help you reinforce what you have learnt in class and allow you to acquire more vocabulary in an effective manner. Every language contains tens of thousands of words, so when you are starting out you need to try to build a foundational vocabulary as quickly as possible. This is exactly what the HighSpeedThai program has been designed for. You will be able to further reinforce the new words that you learn by bringing them up in class discussion."

Maybe this course will not conflict with the op's course.

rogerdoger wrote:I just sent for a course called HIGH SPEED THAI. I saw it on the Thai Visa forum and I did some research. The reasoning behind it sounds sound and it gets some great write ups. I will let you know how it goes. I registered months ago before buying and the admin sends emails about the course.

Maybe this course will not conflict with the op's course.

I have heard mixed reviews about this course, mostly very good. I believe it is great for learning the Thai alphabet and how to read and write Thai. it is also good for learning the difficult tone rules (which I have the most difficulty with). I heard it costs over 4000 baht - is that correct?

Please keep us informed of your progress, and good luck with learning Thai.

US$149 inclusive of shipping. Ordered just before Christmas so I am not holding my breath on getting it soon, but yes, I will def. keep everyone updated.

Thai classes will start next week on Tuesday 11th.

It looks like we will have a beginners class (11.00 - 12.30) and an intermediate class(1.00-2.30).

Any questions?

I have just completed the Beginners course at AUA Udon.
Really enjoyed the lesson from Ajarn Tuk, and the entertaining field trips.
A big thanks to everyone at AUA.

I ve got 4 days lessons (3 hours each) during one week on last january with Tuk as teacher with AUA.
I just want to say that Tuk is a very good teacher and I hope to get more lessons with her the next time I will stay in Udon.

Thank you Boubee. I'm in the other side of the world now. I'm enjoying my holiday in Oz. I miss all my students and AUA. Nick I'm sorry that I don't event have time to say good bye. I'm in OZ nice and safe. It's a lot of rain here now. We swimming in the sea everyday. We stay right next to the beach. It is fantastic place.I love........it here.

Hi Took,glad your having a good time in Oz. Was hoping this latest message was going to be the start of a new lauguage course at the AUA ? Looks like we are going to have to wait..