Is this is your first time here? If so, please take the time to read about my teaching background.

I’ve been lucky over the years to have generous students who leave compliments. They make me blush but I love sharing them with first time visitors. So if this is your first time, my testimonial page is for you!

And if you are interesting in taking Thai lessons via Skype but aren’t sure if it’ll work for you, why not schedule a trial lesson? It’s free you when you purchase a full course.

regards,
Narisa Naropakorn

• Saves time (no travel time to and from class).
• Saves energy (fighting Bangkok traffic can be tiring).
• Saves petrol (gives a smaller carbon footprint).
• Saved records (chat + recordings).

Skype offers the opportunity to keep better records of your lessons via audio recordings and chat. And the sound quality is better because lessons are recording from computer to computer, not in a classroom where external noises crowd in.

Skype has two tools I use to teach Thai:

• The chat box, where the students and I type in both English and Thai.
• The second party recording software that automatically records each lesson.

Please note that I do not use Skype’s video because it can disrupt my student’s concentration. It’s also known to slow down the internet connection, interrupting the class.

If you don’t have Skype you can download it from skype.com.

regards,
Narisa Naropakorn

With Fleming’s VAK model, there are three main learning styles: visual, audio, and kinesthetic. I am mostly visual as I cannot learn without seeing. My second strength is audio, because I also learn while listening.

With each new student I start off using my natural teaching style. From past experience I know that the personality type I see most often is visual, so my style suits most students coming to me. And if my teaching style and the student’s learning style works well together, then I continue on no problem.

But with some students I find the need to adjust my teaching style. To get insight into how these types of students learn, I ask them to take the Myers-Briggs test. I do this because the student might miss out on 20-30% of the class if I don’t adjust my teaching style to suit their particular learning style. But I do not use Myers-Briggs with everyone, only in cases where I sense a need.

To teach, I follow the student-centered method explained in this article by Texas Collaborative:

Texas Collaborative: Student-centered teaching focuses on the student. Decision-making, organization, and content are largely determined by the student’s needs and perceptions. Even assessment may be influenced or determined by the student. The instructor acts as coach and facilitator. In many respects, the goal of this type of teaching is the development of the student’s cognitive abilities… student-centered teaching leads to “better retention, better transfer of knowledge to other situations, better motivation for further learning, and better problem–solving abilities… Active participation by students helps them construct a better framework from which to generalize their knowledge.

regards,
Narisa Naropakorn