TIPAPORN STRAUBHAAR

Tipaporn Straubhaar

Profile for Thai Language: Tipaporn graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (English) from Kasetsart University in Bangkok, Thailand and a Bachelor of Educational Studies at the University of Newcastle. She completed her Master of Arts at the University of Sydney, with a specialisation in comparative and continuing education.

Tipaporn brings over 15 years formal teaching experience to her Thai Language classes. As a native speaker, she also offers the advantage of cultural insights that have benefitted not only businesspeople and tourists on their travels, but also friends and families in their day-to-day communications. Tipaporn has developed a transliteration system that makes the recollection and pronunciation of Thai tones a simple task for English speakers. She maintains a casual air in her classes and welcomes interactive discussion.