The purpose of this website is to inform my students about the courses they are undertaking at Khon Kaen University International College (KKUIC) and also to help those teachers and students inside and outside the university who are looking for information and inspiration as part of their normal working lives. I have come to the conclusion that the best way for students and teachers to develop their skills is to network with like-minded colleagues, so that local networks of teachers and students can be formed, connected to neighbouring provinces, in order to make a much larger network that spans the whole of Thailand.

For this to happen, I have joined with other teachers and educators to form Udon Thani Education Foundation, which is a charitable foundation that aims to assist students and teachers who are creative, innovative and looking for support. KKUIC has similar ideals in that they are not held back by fear of failure and by living in the comfort zone. I have recently joined their team and look forward to working with them towards equipping students with essential life skills and an aptitude for lifelong learning.

Watch the KKUIC video and see what you are missing.

KKUIC Seminar 21st/22nd May 2012

Preparing for 2015: Adding ASEAN Based English Language Content to Thailand's Basic Education Curriculum

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will form an economic community in 2015 which will have a profound influence over all the ten member states. In order to prepare our students for the future, a good command of English and an understanding of our ASEAN neighbours’ culture will be required so that our students can compete with their ASEAN counterparts on an equal footing.

As English is the lingua franca for this economic community, this workshop deals with how the ASEAN context can be added to the English language curriculum allowing participants to demonstrate their creativity and imagination whilst preparing and using ASEAN content based materials for use in their English language classrooms.

Contact me if you would like to attend the seminar.

Successful Workshops and Seminars Conducted By KKUIC

Khon Kaen University International College have organised several workshops and seminars for local educational establishments recently. Details of all these events can be accessed here:

http://www.steves-english-zone.com/khon-kaen-university-international-college.html

Forthcoming Conferences

CULI's National Seminar - 19/20 November 2012

http://www.culi.chula.ac.th/International/conferences/National/national2012/index.htm

33rd Thailand TESOL International Conference - TBC January 2013

http://www.thaitesol.org/

9th CamTESOL Conference on English Language Teaching - 23/24 February 2013

http://www.camtesol.org/index.php/2013-conferencel

Basic Education News in Thai

All the latest news and information concerning primary and secondary education matters in Thailand as it happens.

http://www.sornor.org

Udon Thani Rajabhat University Uncovered

I have been toying with the idea of writing down all the activities I was involved in during my eight years at the Language Center, Udon Thani Rajabhat University (UDRU). Now that certain members of the Language Center (yes, you know who you are) have started to claim responsibility for my concerted efforts and hard work, I thought it was about time to publish what I see as my “achievements” before it is too late and my name becomes a distant memory in the minds of those who have used and abused so many foreign English language teachers in their short but illustrious time in charge.

A self-serving piece of writing? Yes, and I am quite proud of it.
Biased? Oh, I should think so!
After all, it is my hard work that is now being claimed by others.

Innovation, collaboration and timely implementation are flourishing at Khon Kaen University International College. Read how it all started in the early years at UDRU.

Click here for the PDF.

Free English Language Books for Libraries in Thailand

If your organisation is not-for-profit, its library should qualify to receive a gradual, but almost limitless, stream of English language texts, from kindergarten through graduate school - free of charge, no strings attached.

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