Thai university language courses?

[acoustic25]

Hi haven't posted on here in a while. I need the help of your brilliant minds.

im trying to find to find a thai language course at a university maybe chiang mai or anyone in bangkok .
has anyone been to a university in thailand? if so how was it and what are the costs?

Also what's the difference between the university course and the language course from one of the schools

kind regards

jay

[Susana]

Hi Jay,

I think whether you go for a university course or language school course might depend on what you plan to do with the newly gained language skills.

I think if your goal is to converse with your Thai friends and neighbors, or just to shop and get around town more easily, you will do just as well at a language school. Then, after class, you should head out to the streets and test what you learned in class that day. In my own experience, I learned more being thrown together with a group of one friend and her friends who spoke no English. It was 'sink or swim' and I had a wonderful time.

If your goals are more academic, then you might want to consider a university. Perhaps there are some others here who can offer their experiences.

[acoustic25]

Thank you for the reply
I have been learning thai for 2 years now mostly on my own. ive had a few private tutors which has been a great help in reading and writing. I am looking for a one year course. i will be staying in thailand for 1 year from march onwards.. i know all the basic thai very well. my reading and writing is just abit above beginner but not quite intermediate.

i think i might do one of the language schools. ive got a few in mind. i will visit them as soon as i get there and take a free lesson from their classes

regards