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The Linguist: A Personal Guide to Language Learning
Review: The Linguist – How to learn a language… I know who Steve Kaufmann is. Sort of. A couple of times a year I stop by his blog, The Linguist, to see what he’s up to. But until lately I didn’t know...
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Learn Thai on Your iPhone: Thai Alphabet and Vocabulary
Thai alphabet and vocabulary apps for your iPhone… When I started collecting Thai language iPhone apps last year, only a dribble came through. Later, they started coming fast, but then slowed down...
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Thai Language Thai Culture: I’m Not Fine, Thank You
I’m Not Fine, Thank You… From my years of teaching English I have learned that there is a two-line dialog that is ingrained in every student of English, probably in the world. It goes like this:...
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Free Thai Lessons at Survival Phrases
Innovative Language Learning… Before I started downloading iPhone Thai language apps to review, I hadn’t heard of Innovative Language Learning. Their frequent inroads into the Thai language learning...
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Successful Thai Language Learners: Ian Fereday
Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners… Name: Ian Fereday Nationality: British Age: 50 next month (oh dear!) Sex: Male Location: Phuket Town, Phuket Profession: Semi-retired owner of Patong...
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Luca on Active Learning vs Passive Learning
Active Learning vs Passive Learning… I’ve been learning languages by myself since I was 13. As an experienced self-learner, I came to the conclusion that there is no one best method, but there are...
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iPad: HEdictionary English Thai HD
HEdictionary English Thai HD… Before I launch back into my extensive reviews of iPhone apps for the Thai language learning market, I thought I’d share this beauty with you. HEdictionary English Thai...
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iPhone apps: English Thai Dictionaries
Reviewing iPhone apps for the Thai learning market… In this series, so far I’ve reviewed Thai Language Phrase Books and Thai Alphabet and Vocabulary apps. So unless you’ve downloaded a Thai dictionary...
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Learning Thai (for the shy)
Are you a shy Thai learner?… Back when I was much younger, I’d shrink from meeting new people, and sometimes people I knew. One time, I even burst into tears when a male teacher focused on me too...
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Andrew Biggs on Twitter and Facebook
Who is Andrew Biggs?… Andrew Biggs, the coolest bald guy in Thailand, is one of those long-time expat curiosities that a chunk of Thai learners know next to nothing about. A part of the reason is...
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What are YOUR Top Thai Phrases?
The Thai phrases you use most often… Moving to a county with a new foreign language to tackle, I depend on two sure-fire phrases. The first phrase I learn is ‘I don’t understand’. And the second...
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How Mindfulness Can Help You Learn Thai
Mindfulness and learning Thai… Reading a recent article by Catherine Wentworth, Learning Thai (for the shy), I hit upon a paragraph that grabbed my attention. She was talking about shy people learning...
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Successful Thai Language Learner: Andrew Biggs
Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners… Name: Andrew Biggs Nationality: Australian Age range: Mid-twenties. Oh allright, 47. Sex: Male Location: Bangkok Profession: Writer, TV producer, Tv and...
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Google Translate Challenge One Year Later
Google Translate, the challenge… Over a year ago, Google Translate launched, and the language sites started buzzing at the possibilities. My contributions were Thai Translation: Google Translation...
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James Higbie’s Essential Thai is Back!
James Higbie and Essential Thai… From the inception of the Successful Thai Language Learner series, I’ve had my eye on James Higbie. I was patiently tracking Jim down, but he found me first. During...
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Thai Language Thai Culture: A Sticky Problem
A Sticky Problem… I was reading one of those Thai expat blogs recently when I came across someone discussing the Thai word for “stingy” (seems like his girlfriend uses this word with him often). To...
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Complete Thai: David Smyth Updates Teach Yourself Thai
David Smyth updates Teach Yourself Thai … Only a handful of Thai courses are highly thought of, and David Smyth’s Teach Yourself Thai is at the very top of that list. When I asked polyglot Stu Jay Raj...
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Thailand’s Mysterious Red Boxes
The mystery of the red boxes… Waiting behind a long line of cars at a stop sign in Ari, I watched two tandem riding motorcycle cops drive onto the sidewalk. One policeman got off the back of the bike,...
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Successful Thai Language Learner: Hamish Chalmers
Interviewing Successful Thai Language Learners… Name: Hamish Chalmers Nationality: British Age range: 30-40 Sex: Male Location: Bangkok Profession: EAL Faculty Head Website/blog: Tweet Yourself Thai...
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Teach Yourself Thai Complete: The Winner
The Teach Yourself Thai Complete draw… Running a draw can be loads of work, so I aimed to keep this one simple. I went to two fabulous bloggers in the Thai language community, Kaewmala (Thai Women...
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