Bangkok--16 Jul--British Council Siam Square
The British Council, together with Thailand’s Ministry of Education, is today launching the “Thailand English Teaching Project 2012”. The project will bring UK undergraduates and recent graduates to support the teaching and learning of English in Thai schools.
The first 67 British volunteers will arrive in Bangkok next weekend to take part in an induction programme on 23 and 24 July. After this, they will leave to work as English Teaching Assistants in host schools around the country. They will stay for an initial 8-week period until mid-September.
The project will support the skills development of Thai school pupils who face the future of an integrated ASEAN and a more internationally competitive global world in which English will be a basic skill. For the UK volunteers, the project will help to develop more rounded and employable UK graduates with an international outlook.
Language Assistants will work together in the classroom with Thai teachers of English and support extra-curricular activities outside of classroom hours. They will bring British Council resources to the schools and use these to teach and motivate the learning of English. They will not replace Thai teachers of English, but complement and support their work.
English Teaching Assistants
The English Teaching Assistants will be coming from a variety of different Universities all over the UK. Universities represented are
Bishop Grosseteste University College - LincolnCanterbury UniversityHeythrops College — London University Leeds UniversityLeeds Metropolitan UniversityLeicester UniversityLiverpool UniversityManchester Metropolitan UniversityNewman University - BirminghamNorthumbria UniversityNottingham Trent UniversityQueens University - BelfastSOAS - London UniversityWolverhampton University
The English Teaching Assistants will be placed in pairs across Thailand. They will be placed in Primary and Secondary Schools in both the state and private sectors.
Quotes
British Council Thailand’s Country Director, Mr. Chris Gibson
“The British Council is, today, extremely proud to launch the Thailand English Teaching Project 2012 with the Ministry of Education. There is real benefit for both sides here. Thai Learners will have the opportunity to learn from and practice their English language with young people from the UK. The UK English Teaching Assistants will themselves get invaluable experience of Thai culture, language and education and return home with a hugely increased international outlook. It’s win-win!”
For more information, please contact
YupaponeVorapongsukonth, Manager Marketing Communications, British Council Siam Square
Tel: 0-2657-5605, Email:
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