KhunShay
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Registration: 22 October 2010
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Why proposal for English to be second language of Thailand failed by KhunShay
In the past few months there was a proposal for English to become established as a second official language of Thailand in order to promote Thai citizens to learn English and modernise/globalize (whatever marketing term you want to use) the nation. ...
the way a country chooses its official language has significantly more to do with politics than economics, and i personally think that whether a language is easy to learn or not has nothing to do with it, it could be french or german under different ... Read More
Why proposal for English to be second language of Thailand failed by KhunShay
In the past few months there was a proposal for English to become established as a second official language of Thailand in order to promote Thai citizens to learn English and modernise/globalize (whatever marketing term you want to use) the nation. ...
great post, but once again, is English being an easy language a proven fact or just an opinion of linguists /language experts? If is a fact, how is it proven? How big is the research group, and more importantly how big should the research group be ... Read More
Why proposal for English to be second language of Thailand failed by KhunShay
In the past few months there was a proposal for English to become established as a second official language of Thailand in order to promote Thai citizens to learn English and modernise/globalize (whatever marketing term you want to use) the nation. ...
So why do you suppose that English was not made into an official language of Thailand 20 years ago, surely according to you it should have been done a long long time ago? In fact why not every nation make English an official language of their ... Read More
Why proposal for English to be second language of Thailand failed by KhunShay
In the past few months there was a proposal for English to become established as a second official language of Thailand in order to promote Thai citizens to learn English and modernise/globalize (whatever marketing term you want to use) the nation. ...
Right, but what of those who dont, and are using the new rules and regulations to twist and bend the original rules? Read More
Why proposal for English to be second language of Thailand failed by KhunShay
In the past few months there was a proposal for English to become established as a second official language of Thailand in order to promote Thai citizens to learn English and modernise/globalize (whatever marketing term you want to use) the nation. ...
Thai citizenship rules are quite clear and speaking English isn't one of them.Yes, but for the present time, but do you really think that the rules would remain this way after the English language has become an official language for Thailand? Think ... Read More
Why proposal for English to be second language of Thailand failed by KhunShay
In the past few months there was a proposal for English to become established as a second official language of Thailand in order to promote Thai citizens to learn English and modernise/globalize (whatever marketing term you want to use) the nation. ...
Think about it. In order to apply for citizenship, the minimum you would at least need is to be able to speak the country's national official language. This is the bare minimum if you are not born here. If English becomes an official language of ... Read More
Why proposal for English to be second language of Thailand failed by KhunShay
In the past few months there was a proposal for English to become established as a second official language of Thailand in order to promote Thai citizens to learn English and modernise/globalize (whatever marketing term you want to use) the nation. ...
By the way, the mainstream argument against the proposal was that Thailand did not want the world to think that it was once colonized by the British. I am not sure whether the mainstream argument holds any water, what are your thoughts? Read More
Why proposal for English to be second language of Thailand failed
In the past few months there was a proposal for English to become established as a second official language of Thailand in order to promote Thai citizens to learn English and modernise/globalize (whatever marketing term you want to use) the nation. ... Read More
Thinking of moving to thailand, to work for a few years.. by merch246
Hey guys, I'm currently in south-africa, have been back in the country for a few yrs now. I've been to thailand on holiday for 2 months, and absolutely loved it there. I'm thinking of teaching english there for a few years and was wondering if ...
I guess the previous poster basically sums it all up Read More