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Why Volunteer?
What is in it for me as a volunteer?
Independence: The perfect opportunity to travel and learn valuable
life experiences which you will keep with you for a long time to come.
For many, this will be the first long term situation in which you will
have the ability to travel alone and be semi-independent. Not only
this, but you will be living in a country where English is not the
native speaking language. Our view is that if you can cope living in
northeastern Thailand, you will be ready for anything!
Experience: What more is needed to say? You will be in a totally
different culture. Everything from the food to lifestyle to climate
will be drastically different. We are sure that you will walk away
with a new view on life and other cultures as a whole. This will be a
major shift of understanding new cultures and a hands-on approach to
learning.
Making a Difference: It may seem as if you are the recipient of a good
doing. But in essence, you are changing and altering the lives of
those who you are teaching English to. You are giving the opportunity
to those who would otherwise not have the ability to learn this much
needed language. You will see first hand the sheer need of English in
countries such as Thailand and will appreciate your personal knowledge
of the language.
CV/Résumé: Whether you volunteer for this homestay prior to, during or
after your university education, this adds an extra piece to your CV.
In today's competitive world, where education and extra curricular
activities are just not enough, this may play a vital role in putting
you above others when applying for jobs in the future. Anglo Thai
Cultural Exchange will do all that is possible to assist you in
providing references, letters and any other information needed.
What is in it for the Thai students?
Learning English: Not as obvious as it may seem. English is by far one
of the key languages throughout the world today. It is the basis
around the internet, computers, travel, transportation, among many
other aspects of life. In Thailand specifically, fluency in English is
vital in finding and getting jobs. Tourism and business within
Thailand is increasing dramatically every year and the need of English
is growing.
Opportunity for students: Like mentioned before, English can open up
multiple opportunities for the students when they graduate. What is
more is that you are providing them the opportunity to learn this
vital language in which they would not otherwise have easy access to.
Learning from a native speaker is essential to help their refinement
in areas such as speech.
Cultural Exchange: Most of the students that you will be teaching will
have had little to no contact with foreigners. This will be an
experience unlike any other for these students. This will give them an
opportunity to exchange views with you and learn about schools and
living in the "West".
Promote Learning: Being taught by a native English speaker will not
only enhance their skills but also promote their learning. Being of a
similar age to the students you will be teaching there will be more in
common and it is our belief that this will greatly benefit the students.
Why Anglo Thai Cultural Exchange?
Our Fee's: Compared to other organizations like
ourselves, our fees are a far cry from that of other similar
companies. We do not profit in any area of our fees. The
£40 charge which goes to our company is used solely for our overhead
costs within Thailand and visiting universities within the UK.
Further more, 80% of the fee that we charge you actually goes
straight to the school and teacher you will be staying with.
Therefore, there is no money out of pocket spent for you being in
Thailand for those you will be staying with.
Our Goals: They may be similar to that of other companies but
our organization is on a lot more of a personal level. The
founder, Andrew Titley, has been visiting the general area where
homestays will be conducted and has even founded a book drive here
since 2004. Therefore, all schools have been hand selected to
ensure that your hard work goes noticed. Rather than dealing
with a random company representative, you will actually meet/talk to
Andrew Titley prior to going to Thailand and during your stay in
Thailand. This means that you will have the ability to talk
to, not only a certified TESOL teachers, but someone relative to
your age.
Location, Location, Location: Unlike many other
organizations, Anglo Thai Cultural Exchange will place you in a
rural school where your teaching is most needed. Provinces,
such as Sisaket, is statistically the poorest region in Thailand.
This area of Thailand, known locally as "Issan", needs the help of
motivated, native English teachers to help their children learn.
This is quite the difference from places such as Bangkok and Chiang
Mai where many organizations place their volunteers.
You are NEEDED: Unlike some other
organizations, we do not go out and find schools to host volunteers.
Schools come to US looking for volunteers to teach. What this
means is that the schools you are being sent to actually need you
there!
Services Provided: We not only provide you an opportunity to
volunteer teach English in Thailand but can arrange a variety of
other things for you as well. We are constantly in contact
with visa specialists, tour operators, flight operators and anything
else that you may need prior to or during your stay in Thailand.
All this can be done at cost to the volunteer without any mark-ups
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