Languages - Reviews of Thammasat University | Thailand

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Magdalena L

Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

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Personal comments

Thai is a very difficult language if you want to go beyond basic phrases.

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Alexander S

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

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Personal comments

generally no problem, but many students couldn't speak english very well

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Philippe S

ENSAM, Paris, France
Environmental Sciences, Undergraduate, IAESTE training

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Did not speak it

Language difficulties

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Personal comments

Thai people doesn't always speak english ;-) but that's the fun!

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anonymous

University of Texas, Austin, Austin, United States
Political Science, Undergraduate, Independent

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Did not speak it

Language difficulties

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Thai language is really hard to learn. Most of my classes were in English. I was surprised how some of the professors didn't master grammar because how did they get their PhD's? Professor Jirawan's classes were in this botched English because she spend her education in France. Ok fair enough since most of us didn't speak Thai. But listening to someone's lecture for 3 hours in botched English witha French accent with incorrect grammar? How do you hold your job there FOR SO LONG like that?

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