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PHOTO: OnTESOL It’s reported that more teaching jobs will become available for foreign English teachers from next year, as efforts are made to boost English language skills in schools across Thailand. A Daily News report says students in their final year of high school need to improve their English language knowledge from “basic” to “independent user” level, which is considered a mid-range ability on an international scale of measurement. Dr Amnat Wichayanuwat from the Office of the Basic Education Commission says increased funds will need to be made available to cover dedicated English classes in district and provincial schools. Daily News reports that measures expected to be announced by year end include an increase in the time spent teaching English during the next academic year, in schools across the country. It has not yet been confirmed where the additional English teachers would come from, with hiring possibly being left to individual schools, or carried out under the ... » Learn More about More foreign English teachers needed to improve Thais’ English skills

Philippines Football League (PFL) defending champion United City FC added decorated English coach and manager Jason Withe to its coaching staff. The team announced the development on Wednesday. “We are proud to announce the addition of Jason Withe, a UEFA Pro License holder, to work alongside Frank Muescan and playing-coach Stephan Schrock during the AFC Champions League group stages in June and July,” read the team’s statement. After his playing career, Withe spent the last two decades coaching and managing teams in Southeast Asia. He led BEC Tero Sasana to a Thailand Premier League and Thailand FA Cup double back in 2000. Withe also snared another Thailand FA Cup with Sukhothai as a club director. He led Home United to a second-place finish in the 2002 S-League, too. The 49-year-old is expected to deliver more stability for United City when it begins its AFC Champions League group stages campaign in June. ... » Learn More about United City hires English coach

Foreigners on Koh Samui who have been caught driving while intoxicated are now teaching English to probation officers as part of their community service. Those with a drink driving charge are ordered by the court to complete 24 hours of community service. The foreigners have been teaching probation staff basic greetings and conversational English as well as grammar and legal terms. A 70 year old German expat with a DUI charge says he was excited to teach English for his community service hours. The staff at the probation office also say the foreigners have been enthusiastic about teaching. Teaching English to staff at the island’s Department of Probation is a useful community service plan and also fun, probation chief Witthawan Sunthornkhajit says. “สนง.คุมประพฤติ เกาะสมุย” ดึงเมาแล้วขับต่างชาติ ช่วยงานสังคม-สอนภาษา เสริมทักษะเจ้าหน้าที่ Posted by กรมคุมประพฤติ Department of Probation on Friday, April 2, 2021 SOURCE: Thai Visa Keep in contact with Thaiger by ... » Learn More about Foreigners charged with DUI teach English to Koh Samui probation staff

Thailand officials want more native speaking English teachers and plan to recruit more than 10,000 English teachers for 300 schools to improve English proficiency among Thai students. To help draw in potential teachers, the Education Ministry is teaming up with the Canadian Embassy in Thailand. Teachers will be placed in schools once the pandemic has eased. Recruitment for the plan is expected to be completed by May, according to Education Minister Nataphol Teepsuwan. He says the Cabinet has approved an agreement between the ministry, embassy and the Thai-Canadian Chamber of Commerce for the recruitment plan. The ministry plans to focus on teaching language in early levels of education because young students are at a suitable age for building communication skills, Nataphol says. Teachers will be either native English speakers or Thai teachers who hold an English degree, according to Nataphol. Along with 10,000 English teachers, the Cabinet also plans to recruit 10,000 Chinese ... » Learn More about Canadian Embassy to help Thailand recruit English teachers

THE latest Malaysian University English Test (MUET) has been given the thumbs up by language experts. Penang Matriculation College English language senior lecturer Mawarni Mustafa said the equal distribution of maximum scores for each component in the revised format is a good improvement. Mawarni Mustafa “From a language learning perspective, this drives home the message that all four skills of the language are equally important, ” said Mawarni, who is also a MUET specialist writer for The Star’s Newspaper-in-Education (NiE) pullout. She added that it shows a shift in approach to English language learning in Malaysia. “Ten years ago, many Malaysian English language teachers were very much focused on developing reading and writing skills because these were the skills that could be easily tested in public examinations, ” she shared. She hopes that with the new format and the ruling that makes it compulsory for all students pursuing first degrees in Malaysian public ... » Learn More about New CEFR-aligned English syllabus

The following article was submitted by Patrick Mattimore, an experienced writer living in Pattaya. During his time in Beijing from 2009 to 2012, Patrick wrote a regular web column for China Daily and occasional op-eds for the print edition as well as the Global Times. He moved to Phuket in 2014 and wrote a regular psychology column for the now-defunct English-language newspaper the Phuket Gazette. His opinions are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Thaiger staff. A recent article in the Nation Thailand, suggests why it’s imperative we turn a critical eye to news reports in Thailand. The headline in the March 17 edition of the Nation reads: “80% of motorcycle accidents caused by cars cutting in: study.” My first thought upon seeing that headline was “Wow that seems awfully high.” It turns out that it probably is. My second thought was to wonder where that information came from and that question was answered in the first sentence of the article. A study ... » Learn More about Casting a critical eye on English-language press in Thailand -OPINION

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A new TV rights deal for the English Women's Super League has been described as "game-changing". LONDON: Football chiefs have announced a "game-changing" three-year broadcast deal for the English Women's Super League that will inject millions into the game and boost exposure. Sky Sports will show up to 44 games per season, with the BBC screening 22 matches free-to-air in a deal reported to be worth around pound sterling7 million ($9.7 million) per year. The Football Association's director of the women's professional game, Kelly Simmons, said the deal was "a game-changing agreement that will transform" the WSL. She said she believed it was the biggest domestic commercial contract ever agreed for women's football rights, describing it as a "landmark deal" for the whole of the women's game. "When we look at the benchmarks around audience, this without doubt will take us to be the most-watched women's sports league in the world," she said. "It is transformational. This is ... » Learn More about ‘Game-changing’ TV deal pumps money into English women’s football

PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Thais score lowest in TOEFL Phuket Gazette / The Nation PHUKET: With TOEFL scores averaging at 450, Thai students’ proficiency in the English language appears to be the lowest in the Asean region. In order to overcome this, academics are urging universities to seriously start strengthening students’ English-language skills by making it a working language at their campuses. “While, Thais’ average TOEFL [Test of English as a Foreign Language] score stands at about 450; [students from] Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar have averaged around 500. Malaysia and Singapore were even higher at approximately 550 on average,” Sriwika Mekthavatchaikul said at a seminar on improving the capacity and quality of universities ahead of the Asean Economic Community. She is part of a subcommittee that studies institutions’ readiness for the AEC, which kicks off in 2015. The seminar was held at ... » Learn More about Thailand News: Thais score lowest in English; Money laundering blacklist; Bangkok Flood Center opens

Thailand’s Justice Minister suggested the Corrections Department could consider using foreign inmates to teach English to fellow prisoners. Minister Somsak Thepsuthin believes it will supplement their occupational training. Mr Somsak floated the idea on Monday when he and Labour Minister M.R. Chatu Mongol Sonakul signed an agreement to step up cooperation between the Justice and Labour ministries. Also to address the problem of ex-convict unemployment. M.R. Chatu Mongol said that under the agreement, the Employment and Skill Development departments of the Labour Ministry will provide training courses in various occupations for inmates. After the inmates are released they will issue them a certificate to help convince business operators to hire them. The Labour Ministry is also looking for employers, both inside and outside the country. Employers that will accept trained inmates who suit their requirements, he told the Bangkok Post . M.R. Chatu Mongol said the two ministries ... » Learn More about Thailand’s Justice Minister Says Foreign Inmates Should Teach English