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.  📧 Get expert language immersion tips in your inbox each week!  Join my FREE weekly newsletter to get the tips and tools you need to get fluent anywhere in the world.  👉🏼 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LanguageMastery.com/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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