jasmine Posted January 7, 2003 Report Share Posted January 7, 2003 Hi, I agree with you. I was really bad off when it comes to count. I also learnt that the Swiss French counts was easier to remember, perhaps it is logic. My French has been so bad now, and one of my excuse was, it makes no sense. Most of my friends who studied French with me used to laugh at me because in High School, I could get 98% score in English but just barely 75% in French and they thought French was easier. Perhaps, because I did not have any boyfriend who spoke French, was my shortcomings. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 8, 2003 Report Share Posted January 8, 2003 Hallo BGB Ik leer Nederlands spreken !!! If you can find where to teach..please tell me..I'm searching the Dutch language school but can't find !! I'll apply to study your course being your student !! Serious !! Dank je!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted January 8, 2003 Report Share Posted January 8, 2003 logic is one thing...but languages do not always follow the logic way... a citizen of la grande nation will recognize that your french is not a french french, if you say nonante instead of quatre vingts dix it would also be easier and more logic for us farang thai learners to say sipphan instead of muen or royphan instaed of saen, which would be closer to the counting logic of western languages; but don't worry, we will not do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelgianBoy Posted January 9, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2003 Jasmine, jp1 and Samak, As explained before by jp1, the 'belgian' way is more logical, and is the same way as the swiss and french-canadian, i.e. old french, which the 'real' French had to upgrade to make it more confusing WhiteOrchid, Good of you to learn Dutch, you mentionned before you had a BF in Holland, right ? Unfortunately I'm back in Belgium, without a licence to teach and still without experience..... Can you try to call Berlitz school ? My GF found a Dutch learning book at the whts-its-name- japanese bookstore in Emporium, maybe that will help.... BTW, what does an hour of private tutoring cost a student ???? Samak, ""a citizen of la grande nation will recognize that your french is not a french french, if you say nonante instead of quatre vingts dix"" Sure, but the same happens everywhere too........ When I'm in France I use the french words, and a flemish speaker will upgrade his Dutch a bit to make it understandable to his Dutch partner...... same same english versus american, no ? Cheers ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 10, 2003 Report Share Posted January 10, 2003 Hi yes, my b/f lives in Holland. ! I called to Berlitz today. There are Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, German and English but not Dutch. :: "BTW, what does an hour of private tutoring cost a student ????" = Private course = 50 hours / 37,500 Baht :: I will go to find out at Emporium, thank you for your information ! Bye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelgianBoy Posted January 10, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2003 WO, Thats bad news for you....... Have you tried calling the Dutch embassy for more info on that ? As for private tutoring, 750 Bt per hour is not bad...... If and when you have been to that bookshop, let me know, ok ? Cheers ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thalenoi Posted January 10, 2003 Report Share Posted January 10, 2003 I speak dutch also (as native language), But I live In Chumpon. I will arrive 15 jan. Sounds somewhat difficult to learn you dutch, unless you are willing to stay for some time at my place in Chumpon and make it an "intensive course"??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hidy Ho Posted January 12, 2003 Report Share Posted January 12, 2003 unless you are willing to stay for some time at my place in Chumpon and make it an "intensive course"??? [color:"blue"] Sorry .. as I was reading this, I started to hear Sade's "Smooth Operator" in my head ... [/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted January 12, 2003 Report Share Posted January 12, 2003 << The French spelling of some numbers, i.e. 70 upto 79 and 90 upto 99 lacks a certain logic, doesn't it, the Belgian way is much clearer. >> And it's a hell of a lot easier to learn too. The French must have run out of toes or something. p.s. All the universities have French departments. They are usually small though and not a lot of openings. Some of the better known secondary schools teach French too. Haven't heard of any place that offered Dutch though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 13, 2003 Report Share Posted January 13, 2003 Being very familiar with the Thai university scene--just did a big review of a bunch of them--your chances of teaching french at one of them, quite contrary to what Jasmine argued, is non-existing. Thai universities are extremely strict about accreditation--and the same goes, to a somewhat lesser degree, for good high schools. Also, those kinds of jobs are *highly* sought after by very well-credentialed individuals; it's not uncommon to have literally dozens of applications for language positions in Bangkok, and to have people with doctorates teach french in high schools!! As for dutch--vergeet het maar. Sorry to put a damper on your enthusiasm.... Nich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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