1. Thailand Bilingual Litercy Project
Ethno-linguistic map of Thailand

2. Ethno-linguistic statistics of Thailand
southern Thai 9%
central Thai 39%
northern Thai 10%
northeastern Thai 28%
Ethno-linguistic statistics of Thailand

4. hilltribe community learning center

5. Thai as instructional language

6. bilingual literacy programme needs a stronger bridge?

7. Ethno-linguistic distribution of Chiangmai

8. Nong-ueng-tai Pow Karen village
295 villagers, average income 2,700 Bht./head/year
Pre-school 1: 42, Pre-school 2: 12, Grade 1-6: 40
218 kms. from Chiangmai, 70 families

9. Huey-kwang Pow Karen village
129 villagers, average income 2,700 Bht./head/year
Pre-school 1-2: 12, Grade 1-6: 33
212 kms. from Chiangmai, 24 families

10. orthography development
Phonemic analysis: Audra Phillips of SIL and Pwo Karen CLC teachers

11. orthography development
The workshop for Alphabet Design was organized again with the cooperation of the linguists of SIL.
alphabet design

12. orthography development
This time we invited Pwo Karen community leaders and villagers from the site and other villages near by.
the first booklet: rabit and snail
draft alphabet chart
picture dictionary
spelling guide

13. materials development
writers’ workshop at ALTP, Payap University, Chiangmai

14. materials development
writers’ workshop in the village

15. use the learner-generated materials for teaching

16. curriculum development workshop

17. five phases of bilingual approach
Phases/ guidelines for learning system
Material development basing on phases
Story Track
Primer Track
Phase 1
(3-4 yrs)
Listening and speaking Pwo Karen
Material development and learning activities emphasize on listening and speaking Pwo Karen
Material development and learning activities emphasize on listening and speaking
Phase 2
(5-6 yrs)
Continue to practice listening and speaking Pwo Karen language
*Start reading and writing Pwo Karen language
Continue to practice listening and speaking Pwo Karen language. Add more words and emphasize on communication and creative thinking
Develop primer for reading/writing Pwo language. Emphasize on accuracy and meaning.
Phase 3
(7-8 yrs)
Start to use
-TPR-B
-TPR-O
-TPR-P
Develop primer for reading writing Pwo Karen. Increase difficulty.
Phase 4
(9-11 yrs)
-Continue to practice listening and speaking Pwo Karen language
-Listening and speaking Thai language
-Using TPR-S
-Develop Diglot stories
(2 languages within the same book)
-Develop transition primer.
-Develop primer for reading and writing Thai.
-Develop supplementary reading materials / Diglot Dictionary.
Phase 5
(12yrs →
*Start to practice reading and writing Thai
-Continue activities as in phase 4
-All activities to be continued. Increase difficulty.

18. Pwo Karen as language of instruction Thai as language of instruction
Grade 1-3
Pre-school
Listening- Speaking in Pwo Karen
Reading- Writing in Pwo Karen
Listening-Speaking Thai
Reading-Writing Thai
Listening- Speaking English
Grade 4-6
Reading-Writing English
Thai
Pwo Karen
English
Pwo Karen as language of instruction
Thai as language of instruction

19. basic & transition primer development workshop

20. training of trainer workshop

21. building bilingual environment in the community

22. mass media people visited Nong-ueng-tai CLC

23. Education Minister visited Nong-ueng-tai CLC in January 2006

24. training for Thai teachers and their assistants in May 2006

25. TPR training for teachers on November 2006

26. more important project activities:
Develop standards and indicators of bilingual education at pre-school level based on the national curriculum guideline
Develop lesson plans for the whole year of pre-school level 1
Develop more learning materials
Develop cultural mathematics curriculum

27. curriculum structure content Pre-school Grade 1 Grade 2 area  space
 shape
measurement
 Measuring and estimating
 area
 time
number
 counting
 math. language
 money
 math. Language
 Addition & subtraction
 Money
pattern
 pattern
chance
 chance and information

28. Mathematics in everyday life?

29. Science in everyday life?