I spent most of my day today looking into language schools around Pattaya. The better known schools all have offices located around CarreFour on Pattaya Klang in central Pattaya. The three language schools that I inquired about today were Callan & Walen, Pro Language and PLC. All three schools had very nice and well informed staff and all offered a free class to get a feel for their teaching methods.

These three schools are approved by the Ministry of Education and all offer a 1 year student visa course of 180 hours. The price for 1 year student visa course is relatively the same at all the schools with the tuition being at or close to 25,000 baht.

Today I gathered information and sat in on a couple of classes. Tomorrow  I will sit in on more classes and then I think I will have a much better idea of which schools teaching methods will be the best for my particular learning style. While the 1 year student visa is important for my plans here in Thailand, learning the Thai language is paramount and I want to make sure I make the right choice.

Later this week you’ll be able to read my reviews of the various Thai language schools over at Women Learning Thai…and some men too.