Comments on: Literacy in Thailand https://www.thailandretirementhelpers.com/literacy-in-thailand/ Get settled in Thailand in 24 hours: from visas to banking to accommodation Thu, 14 Jun 2018 07:44:08 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Godfree Roberts https://www.thailandretirementhelpers.com/literacy-in-thailand/#comment-365 Sun, 11 Jan 2015 04:43:13 +0000 http://www.trh.superfasttests.com/?p=5070#comment-365 In reply to Michelle.

Yep. Apart from work and social media, the average Thai reads about one paragraph of text per year. They’re just not into reading.

]]> By: Michelle https://www.thailandretirementhelpers.com/literacy-in-thailand/#comment-269 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 00:56:04 +0000 http://www.trh.superfasttests.com/?p=5070#comment-269 As a former English teacher in Bangkok, I witnessed my students’ disinterest in reading. That the general population lacks interest is evidenced by what’s available in the Thai book stores. Apart from a few books about money that have been translated from English into Thai, the book stores are mainly shelved with comic books. I agree with all the reasons in this article outlining why Thai people don’t read, and I’d like to add one further – the Thai script. Written Thai just doesn’t seem to be suitable for creative prose like English. As far as I know, there are few famous Thai authors.

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