How the World has changed!
How the World has changed!
At The Language Centre - TLC, we are licenced to teach English and Thai. And almost all of those students wishing to study English are Thai.
Recently we had a French woman sign up for English and now this week, a French man and his wife enrolled for English. Also, a German speaking Swiss has enrolled with the purpose of learning English so that he could learn Thai.
How the World has changed!
Recently we had a French woman sign up for English and now this week, a French man and his wife enrolled for English. Also, a German speaking Swiss has enrolled with the purpose of learning English so that he could learn Thai.
How the World has changed!
How the world has changed
When we arrived at our little corner of North Africa the main foreign language spoken in the restaurants and hotels was German, now it is English, we also have some French neighbours who asked us to help their daughters with conversational English. The French now seem to have given up in their quest for world domination!
Steve G
The english language actually originated in north east Germany.
I think want to learn English because it now the international language for business and computing
The english language actually originated in north east Germany.
I think want to learn English because it now the international language for business and computing
RICHARD OF LOXLEY
It’s none of my business what people say and think of me. I am what I am and do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. It makes life so much easier.
It’s none of my business what people say and think of me. I am what I am and do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. It makes life so much easier.
Re: How the World has changed!
Bapak, are you aware of any intensive thai courses of 2-3 weeks duration?bapak wrote:At The Language Centre - TLC, we are licenced to teach English and Thai. And almost all of those students wishing to study English are Thai.
Recently we had a French woman sign up for English and now this week, a French man and his wife enrolled for English. Also, a German speaking Swiss has enrolled with the purpose of learning English so that he could learn Thai.
How the World has changed!
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And for air traffic control Richard.richard wrote:Steve G
The english language actually originated in north east Germany.
I think want to learn English because it now the international language for business and computing
Imagine if pilots had to learn all those languages, just to land a plane in a foreign country.
I've lost my mind and I am making no effort to find it.
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DERSTEVE G wrote:Yes, I think Hollywood, MTV and the internet are the main driving forces in teaching the world English.
It is a better language though; German has less than half the number of words in common usage yet they still manage to have about six ways of saying 'the'!
DIE
DAS
= THE
so 3 ways to say "the"
LOL
DESloverboy44 wrote:DERSTEVE G wrote:Yes, I think Hollywood, MTV and the internet are the main driving forces in teaching the world English.
It is a better language though; German has less than half the number of words in common usage yet they still manage to have about six ways of saying 'the'!
DIE
DAS
= THE
so 3 ways to say "the"
LOL
DEM
DEN
=THE
LOL
And according to google translate also in some cases:pitsch wrote:DESloverboy44 wrote:DERSTEVE G wrote:Yes, I think Hollywood, MTV and the internet are the main driving forces in teaching the world English.
It is a better language though; German has less than half the number of words in common usage yet they still manage to have about six ways of saying 'the'!
DIE
DAS
= THE
so 3 ways to say "the"
LOL
DEM
DEN
=THE
LOL
derjenige
dasjenige
diejenige
I woder whether german also have words that doesn't mean "the"
Hilux
If you want to make your dream come true, the first thing you have to do is to wake up.
I did try to learn to speak German for a while some years ago when I was working in Frankfurt.pitsch wrote:DESloverboy44 wrote:DERSTEVE G wrote:Yes, I think Hollywood, MTV and the internet are the main driving forces in teaching the world English.
It is a better language though; German has less than half the number of words in common usage yet they still manage to have about six ways of saying 'the'!
DIE
DAS
= THE
so 3 ways to say "the"
LOL
DEM
DEN
=THE
LOL
I was still struggling to master the first four ways of saying 'the' when I found out that there were another two and so I gave up on the idea.
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Spelling - How the World has changed!
I don't wish to appear supercilious or patronizing, or as as we indigenous speakers would say, a pedantic prat, but don't you think that at The Language Centre, [TLC], you could actually spell the word licensed correctly?bapak wrote:At The Language Centre - TLC, we are licenced to teach English and Thai. And almost all of those students wishing to study English are Thai.
One actually holds a licence [noun], whereas the verb transitive of the noun is license, e.g. a licensed satirist. However I do accept that you could have meant the statement to be read in a licentious fashion, i.e. disregarding accepted rules of grammar or style. Nonetheless, given the context of the statement I think not.
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Re: Spelling - How the World has changed!
*Snigger*HuntingTigers wrote:I don't wish to appear supercilious or patronizing, or as as we indigenous speakers would say, a pedantic prat, but don't you think that at The Language Centre, [TLC], you could actually spell the word licensed correctly?bapak wrote:At The Language Centre - TLC, we are licenced to teach English and Thai. And almost all of those students wishing to study English are Thai.
One actually holds a licence [noun], whereas the verb transitive of the noun is license, e.g. a licensed satirist. However I do accept that you could have meant the statement to be read in a licentious fashion, i.e. disregarding accepted rules of grammar or style. Nonetheless, given the context of the statement I think not.
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Re: Spelling - How the World has changed!
Fair comment BaaBaa, I had to laugh as well - but I ain't a setting my stall out as a language school. We all make mistakes and I'm the first to admit to that but this is not the first time this error has been made:BaaBaa. wrote:*Snigger*HuntingTigers wrote:I don't wish to appear supercilious or patronizing, or as as we indigenous speakers would say, a pedantic prat, but don't you think that at The Language Centre, [TLC], you could actually spell the word licensed correctly?bapak wrote:At The Language Centre - TLC, we are licenced to teach English and Thai. And almost all of those students wishing to study English are Thai.
One actually holds a licence [noun], whereas the verb transitive of the noun is license, e.g. a licensed satirist. However I do accept that you could have meant the statement to be read in a licentious fashion, i.e. disregarding accepted rules of grammar or style. Nonetheless, given the context of the statement I think not.
Always here to help,
HuntingTigers
That was dated Jan 18, 2009 on the 'Speaking Thai' forum. [I don't know how to do links]. I'm not finding fault - I'm just drawing attention to the fact that as an English School you've got to be spot on with this stuff. HT.bapak wrote:Have a look at Thai Language Centre on the HHAD site...
School is licenced by the Thailand Ministry of Education to teach English and Thai, and teachers are academically trained and certified.
Cheers, Bapak
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