The Language Mastery Show

David Stirling on the Life-Changing Rewards of Immersion & His Experience Teaching English in Thailand

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David Stirling is a Thailand-based English teacher from the UK and the founder of ⁠Go-Interview.com⁠, which helps English learners build the language skills they need to get their dream job.

In the interview, we discuss:

  • How David fell in love with Thailand
  • Why he got into English teaching
  • The different types of teaching jobs available in Thailand
  • How to break through the "intermediate plateau"
  • The pros and cons of group classes and online one-on-one tutoring
  • The importance of choosing a narrow niche in online teaching & business
  • Why David chose business English and interviewing as his niche
  • The power of having sufficiently high stakes in language learning
  • David's best tips for learning Thai
  • The importance of mastering sounds first
  • Why you need to get corrected early and often

    • 📝 For show notes, visit ⁠⁠LanguageMastery.com/blog/post/david-stirling. 

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