Fun Language International (Thailand) Ltd. - Phaya Thai

Fun place to work, I loved being in the classroom and playing games with the kids. Easy to follow lesson plans and curriculum. Can get tiring when you do loads of Kindergarten and I preferred Prathom, but it was nice seeing the same kids each week and getting to know them better. The social aspect was ideal for me, being in a new country and starting off with a load of other people in the same boat made making friends easy. Had some good nights out after work and some perfect movie nights after a tough day of saying 'a, a, apple' 200 times! Would recommend for people happy to follow a plan, if you want to go off script and do things your own way you might not like it as much, perfect for me as I was brand new to teaching and arrived straight from a TEFL course into Bangkok.

I worked for Fun Language off and on for over 2 years. Living in Thailand for over 3 years, I realized Thai companies all have good and bad to them when comparing to back home. The goal is just to have more good than bad. You have to look at this country and appreciate the great things and try to avoid/ignore the bad. I can honestly say that Fun Language being my first teaching job was a great choice for a few reasons. 1.They gave me fully developed detailed lesson plans and all resources which made things really easy 2.I worked in the Bangkok office where they have over 40 foreign teachers, so I made lots of friends quickly 3.The trainers they have are all really nice and helped me a ton, even though I wasn’t a good teacher in the early stages A few things to know that I didn’t realize right away, but should have paid better attention to initially. 1.You get 4 sick days, try not to use them because if you don’t use them they pay you an extra days pay for each one at the end of your contract. 2.Try not to call in sick because in your pay is a 2k baht sick bonus, if you call in sick you only get 40k for the month. I get it because it’s Bangkok and easy to want to take a day off, but the months that I did call in sick I was always mad at myself when I got 40k instead of 42k on my paycheck. 3.They take a deposit out of your paycheck of 5% of your pay because of all the materials they give you. I didn’t like it at first, but when I finished I got all of it back because I didn’t lose anything. Was nice to get all the money back at the end before I left the country. 4.They pay you all the normal Thai holidays during term, but during the ½ month in Oct and March/April when it’s not term, they reduce your pay to 10k per month if you don’t work. They do give you the option of doing holiday camps and pay normal pay during those days and the smaller amount on the other days you don’t work. WORK ON THE BREAK!!! I took some time off but worked some weeks to get more pay, which helps out big time. The biggest thing I miss is seeing all the foreign teachers every day, it was always a good time hanging out at the office and after work. The biggest thing I don’t miss is waking up early in the morning, I hated the days I had early starts. The days with 8:30 starts were ok, but 7am starts are crazy to me. If you're new to teaching or new teaching in a different country this is the job for you, but if you have 4+ years of experience teaching, you can get a lot more money and work less other places so hold out for something different. You don't really need experience for this company because they train you, so they don't pay anything extra for experience.

I worked here for a few years. I thought it was great for teachers as everything was prepared for you. Sometimes getting flashcards together can take a while but it's nice having other people in the office with you to help. The social aspects were good for me. They were a major reason I enjoyed the job as I sometimes find it hard getting to know people. It really helped me get more confident at teaching as all the technical stuff was done for me. So I could just concentrate on being entertaining and getting things across to the kids.

This is my 3rd semester working at Fun Language. has hard days and easy days, that is the nature of education work. But I can say that the support was very good, and the training helped me a lot. I really look and see how much I have improved as a teacher from when I first began. It is very rewarding through helping the little kids and it can be a real blast in the classroom. I will say that I found it easy to meet people and make friends because it has a friendly office and lots of staff. I had a great time going on night's out with them and going to excursions like Quad Biking and River Cruises. You have to put effort in but it has been worthwhile.

I currently work for Fun Language and I've been here for 3 years. It's a great place to work, especially if you are a new teacher, or if you have taught before and want to broaden your experience. You'll have the opportunity to teach different ages (3-15 years old) and there is a lot of help for new teachers. It's also a great atmosphere for meeting like-minded people and living in Bangkok makes it easy to travel to other parts of Asia.

I currently work here and have done for over two years now. It's a fantastic company to work for and a great experience for new teachers or old alike. For me it was an introduction to teaching English from previously teaching environmental conservation. Watching these adorably cute Thai kids learn English through games and songs is amazing. Most of the time they don't even realise they're learning, they're so busy having fun and trying to win stars for their team. Fun language supply everything, give you all the training and support you need, and are generally awesome at all times. Love you guys.

Worked here a while ago. It was a really great introduction to teaching, throws you into the classroom after some good training. But there was a real big support network behind you, especially the friends I made at the office and at school. It can be hard work sometimes, teaching kids is like that, most of the time rewarding and fun, sometimes quite tiring keeping those little ones entertained. If you're willing to work hard you can also play hard, offering the opportunity to do touristy stuff, go for nights out and try new experiences in Thailand with a big group of new friends.

I've worked here for a while. I think it's great, especially for new teachers. You get over a week of training before getting into the classroom on your own. The teaching staff are well supported throughout the term. The curriculum and lesson plans are written for you and are simple to follow. In my opinion the environment is very good, we have staff night's out, pub quizzes, karaoke nights, after work 5 a side football. This is because it is a hub of foreigners who have arrived in Thailand and are all away from home and keen to enjoy Bangkok. I recommend it, especially for new or inexperienced teachers.