Courses & Curriculum
Choose from two programmes — Reading & Writing or Speaking — across all levels from beginner to advanced
Our Speaking programme develops real-world conversational ability through structured, topic-based lessons. 240 hours across six levels.
Part I
Beginner
40 hours- Basic greetings & meeting people
- Time, dates, numbers, age & personal information
- Family, friends, origins & nationalities
- Courtesies, manners & polite forms (kha/khrap)
- Colors, likes & dislikes, common Thai food
- Daily activities, routines & leisure
- Bangkok, Thai people, customs & gestures
- Professions & work
Part II
Beginner
40 hours- Asking directions, addresses & transportation
- Weather, calendars & celebrations
- Restaurants, ordering food & regional specialties
- Shopping, markets & bargaining
- Traditional Thai massage & fish spa
- Family life, health & exercise
- North of Thailand (Chiang Mai)
Part III
Intermediate
40 hours- Learning languages & making reservations
- Houses, apartments, pets & invitations
- Expressing feelings, emotions & plans
- Clothing, sizes & shopping
- Making phone calls & visiting friends
- Tourism in Thailand & Southern Thailand (Phuket)
Part IV
Intermediate
40 hours- Driving, weddings & Thai handicrafts
- Hospitality, Thai culture, gestures & manners
- Religious & cultural traditions
- Historical architecture & famous monuments
- Thai eating & snacking habits
- Kreeng jai (polite behavior)
- Eastern Thailand (Pattaya)
Part V
Advanced
40 hours- School system & historical figures (King Rama)
- Thai traditional sports (kick boxing)
- Welcoming guests, hobbies & fashion
- Professional etiquette & working conditions
- Environment (recycling) & emergencies
Part VI
Advanced
40 hours- Pharmacies, the Chao Phraya River & financial matters
- Thai music, film & soap operas
- Weather, environment & country vs city life
- Trends in society & materialism
- Protocols for doing business in Thailand
- Changes in family life & philanthropy
Our Reading & Writing programme builds a step-by-step command of the Thai writing system — from consonants and vowels to reading authentic media and formal documents. 290 hours across five levels.
Part I
Beginner
50 hours- Middle Class, High Class & Low Class Consonants
- Short & Long Vowels
- Final Consonants (Live & Dead Syllables)
- Tone Marks & Four Special Short Vowels
- Silent Leading Consonants & Leading Consonants
- Consonant Clusters & Final Clusters
- "ร" Special Rules
- Silent Vowels in Sanskrit & Pali Vocabulary
- Usage of "ฤ" & Punctuation
Part II
Intermediate I
50 hours- Reading practice: Family, Exercising, Thai Food, Religion, Bangkok & Tourist Destinations, Thai Language & Education
- Building Vocabulary & Writing Stories
- Dictation & Reading Comprehension
- Sentence & clausal structures
- Narrative flow & levels of formality
- Synonyms, antonyms & homonyms
Part II
Intermediate II
50 hours- Expanded coverage of Intermediate I topics
- Advanced spelling, dictation, reading & listening comprehension
- More complex sentence & clausal structures
- Deeper practice of narrative flow & formality levels
Part III
Advanced I
50 hours- Thai traditions, customs & culture
- Manners & Etiquette, Basic Law
- Thai provinces, tourism & geography
- Metaphors, similes, idioms & colloquialisms
- Essay layout & formatting
Part III
Advanced II
90 hours- Thai Media & idiomatic language
- Culture & Tradition, Religion
- Current Affairs & Social Trends, History
- Geography & Demography, Science & Medicine
- Royal Family, Industry & Commerce
- Public Speech & Discourse, Work Environment
- Thai Government & NGOs, Environment
- Formal/royal/religious vocabulary & regional dialects