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Thai Students Ranked Lower in English Skills
Published : July 28, 2012
A recent study measuring the English skills of students in 10 Asian countries ranked Thailand in the middle of the pack. Researchers said the Thai educational system need overhauling. They also suggested that Thai students should learn a second foreign language besides English.
Mr. Anake Permvongsenee, the secretary of Education Council, reported that Thai students ranked 5th among 10 Asian nations in a study that compared the students’ English skills. He added that Vietnam was ranked higher than Thailand.
The study was part of a cooperative venture by Asian countries to compare policies and strategies in teaching foreign languages to students. The study noted fundamental flaws in Thailand’s educational system to teach a foreign language, with problems both inside and outside the system.
Thailand needs to improve the fundamentals of studying and teaching English and other foreign languages in a more systematic way. Related organizations should work together solve this urgent problem, the study stated.
The study also suggested that in the future Thai people should not study only English and Chinese language, but also other Asian languages, especially in neighboring countries. Within the next 20 years, Thai children should be able to speak three foreign languages, the study recommended.
The researcher said that the government policy of using the English language in Thailand still doesn’t have a clear strategy. Mr. Anake said he has talked with the secretary of the committee to develop bureaucratic systems. One proposal is that in the future, both English and Thai language should be included in official documents of all government units.
Mr. Anake will share the study results in future meetings with major educational organizations. The goal is to set up clear objectives for teaching English to Thai children with specific targets to be accomplished.
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To be fair, they shouldn't be too beat up about it--look at the amount of money Korea pours into English language learning, yet they consistently score lower than any other country on TOEIC and other standardized tests that that nation loves. And Obama wants our education system to be more like theirs.
Not surprised at all
Thai Ministry of Educations own figures signify that the average IQ in Thailand is 80. probably because to a lack of Iodine during infancy
(other countries it is Law to add it to salt)
Average of 93 according to this site: Ranking per Country -
Still, not impressive, especially for Asia.
Bbuild a Casino. Problem solved.
Europe
1.
GREAT BRITAN
average IQ: 104
2.
AUSTRIA
average IQ: 102
3.
ITALY
average IQ: 102
4.
NETHERLANDS
average IQ: 102
5.
GERMANY
average IQ: 102
6.
SWEDEN
average IQ: 101
7.
SWITZERLAND
average IQ: 101
8.
CROATIA
average IQ: 100
9.
POLAND
average IQ: 99
10.
SPAIN
average IQ: 99
11.
HUNGARY
average IQ: 99
12.
FRANCE
average IQ: 98
13.
FINLAND
average IQ: 98
14.
DENMARK
average IQ: 98
15.
NORWAY
average IQ: 98
Asia and Oceania
1.
HONG KONG
average IQ: 107
2.
SOUTH KOREA
average IQ: 106
3.
JAPAN
average IQ: 105
4.
TAIWAN
average IQ: 104
5.
SINGAPORE
average IQ: 103
6.
CHINA
average IQ: 100
7.
NEW ZEALAND
average IQ: 100
8.
AUSTRALIA
average IQ: 98
9.
MALAYSIA
average IQ: 94
10.
THAILAND
average IQ: 93
11.
INDONESIA
average IQ: 90
12.
IRAQ
average IQ: 87
13.
PHILIPPINES
average IQ: 86
14.
FIJI
average IQ: 84
15.
INDIA
average IQ: 82
America
1.
CANADA
average IQ: 97
2.
USA
average IQ: 97
3.
ARGENTINA
average IQ: 96
4.
URUGUAY
average IQ: 96
5.
PERU
average IQ: 91
6.
MEXICO
average IQ: 89
7.
SURINAME
average IQ: 89
8.
COLOMBIA
average IQ: 87
9.
BRASIL
average IQ: 87
10.
CUBA
average IQ: 85
11.
PUERTO RICO
average IQ: 84
12.
ECUADOR
average IQ: 80
13.
GUATEMALA
average IQ: 80
14.
JAMAICA
average IQ: 72
15.
BARBADOS
average IQ: 68
World
1.
HONG KONG
average IQ: 107
2.
SOUTH KOREA
average IQ: 106
3.
JAPAN
average IQ: 105
4.
TAIWAN
average IQ: 104
5.
GREAT BRITAN
average IQ: 104
6.
SINGAPORE
average IQ: 103
That's a good result.Originally Posted by cluezo
A high school curriculum that says more than "students will be able to speak English like a native speaker" would be a step in the right direction.
Do you have coke?
Those tables just go to show how worthless IQ scores are--some of the most successful engineers come from India, and south Asians are the wealthiest immigrant group in America. This is more a barometer of failing cultures than any genetic tendency.
I might go with the official stats as opposed to a web site Yes I think definitely it is environmental as opposed to genetic ....hence the Iodine mention
Thailand as 5th is much better than the last time we had one of these threads. I think they were next to last. Besides a couple of points difference as an average means fuk all. IQ tests were invented by White people for White people. That's like testing the ability of tech school boys worldwide on their Honda Wave driving agility. Thailand #1 !!!!!!
That begs the obvious question doesn't it...................
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I've always been blown away by Thai English teachers. They never properly learned English yet they teach it. They know no better.
IQ, short for an Intelligence Quotient is a score derived from a psychometric test designed to assess intelligence. The score is not an absolute measure of intelligence but it is, as any other unit of measurement, an attempt to determine the relative standing of an individual to a given group.
Goobly gook...............
Common sense and good observation skills will always tell us more than these snake oil IQ salesmen.
Everybody know, as an example, that the average Canadian IQ is at least 10 points higher than the average American IQ.
Even if we removed those states south of the Mason Dixie line, we'd still have an eight point spread.
I never found Koreans to be that relatively higher in IQ than most other nations..............
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Pretty well.
I met many Foreign English teachers who could not put a sentence together....
And yet there they were.
You can either laugh or cry.
I choose laughter and general merriment.
A very wise choice, Russ
^^^^^ You don't read so well do you? That's the shit imbedded in your mind from your childhood brainwashing, dullard. If you had an IQ over 40 you'd already be aware of it. I'd score higher than you drugged with laughing gas in the middle of a dental procedure.
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God are you stupid! How do you know their IQs, does it show up in their cheekbones?
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