ESL teachers are given a guaranteed placement in schools across Thailand after successful completion of the American TESOL Institute's Special Thai program. There is a wide array of educational institutes in Thailand ranging from temple schools to small villages and from private schools to the more elite ones.
A TESOL trained native English teacher enrolled for the Special Thailand Project can look forward to a maximum of 25 classes per week not repeating a single class twice in a week. The class is usually 50-60 minutes long. (depends on the school). There are about 40-45 students in a class in most of the school in Thailand. So teachers should come with proper mental preparation
A teaching week is from Monday to Friday, usually from 8am till 4.30pm. (timings vary from school to school), Teachers will have to schedule and submit lessons plans on a monthly basis. Thai schools do not operate on Thai national holidays, Saturdays and Sundays.
ESL teachers under ATI should conduct themselves in a professional manner and portray a positive picture of ATI, their homeland and themselves. It is mandatory for an ATI-placed ESL teacher to respect all rules and regulations of the school.
