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Welcome to Dedicated Academic Playerz podcast. My name is Muay, My name is Kag. We are from the International Program at Pathumthep Witthayakarn School. Today we will have many guests on the show. Michael and Ngam will speak to us about the international program. We will also speak about our recent trip to Khonkhaen University with Ploy and Ping. Jane and Por are here today to speak to us about the recent helment exhibition. Finally, we will meet 2 students from the international program Moo and Ben.

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First of all we will talk with Michael and Ngam. Michael and Ngam welcome to todays show. OK Michael tell us what the international program is all about ? Michael, how many subjects are in the international program and please explain each subject? Ngam what are the differences between the international program and the regular program? Ngam and Michael Why did you decide to study in this program ? OK Thanks for taking the time to be here.

We would like to invite Ploy and Ping to the show. Welcome Ploy and Ping. Recently, you guys went to Khonkhaen University. Ping what was the main reason for the the field trip to Khonkhaen University? Ping and Ploy, could you give me some information about KKUIC ? Ploy and Ping Which majors are you interested in and why ? Ping How about next time, where would you like to visit on a field trip? Thanks for the information.

We will talk with Jane, Por, Moo, and Ben in the next part of the show but first we will take a break. (Introduce the music to the listeners) [MUSIC]

Welcome to the show ! Recently, we had a helmet awareness exhibition at Pathumthep Witthayakarn School. Por, did you participate in the helmet exhibition ? what about you Jane ? Jane tell us what was the purpose of the helmet exhibition ? Por, how many booth's were there in the exhibition ? Jane, did you notice any changes during that week ? Por, do you think this exhibition has had an influence on people ? Thanks Por and Jane.

Finally, we will meet 2 students from the international program at pathumthep witthayakarn school. Welcome Moo and Ben. Please introduce yourself. Moo and Ben, what subjects did you choose this year and what influenced your choices ? Ben, how long have you been studying in the international program ? Moo What do you think about this program ? Does it help to improve your english skills ? Ben what facilities do you have in the international program ? Moo and Ben what do you wanna study in the future after you graduate from Pathumthep witthayakarn school ? Thanks for being here Moo and Ben. Thanks to all the guests for being here today and thanks for the awesome information. We would also like to thank the audiences for listening, we hope you enjoyed the show. [MUSIC]

** What the international program are about ? ** The International program was established on February 12th, 2010. The Head of the International program is Mrs. Ladda. We have many teachers from many countries around the world such as the U.S.A, Australia, China, Japan, Ireland and England. The curriculum of this program follows the Thai curriculum but we use the English language to study.
 * Ngam,Michael:**

** How many curriculum in the international program ? Explain each curriculum. ** The International program has three curriculum which are Science – Math, Arts – Math and Language- Art.

In the Science – Math curriculum we study: Mathematics, Economics, English, Thai, ASEAN, general science, music / art, biology, chemistry, physics, IT and elective math.

In the Arts – Math curriculum we study: Economics, English, Thai, ASEAN, general science, music / art, IT, Chinese / Japanese, ICT, elective math , English 2 and math.

In the Language- Art curriculum we study Mathematic, Economics, English, Thai, ASEAN, general science, music / art , Chinese / Japanese , IT, English 2 , music 2 and ICT.

** What are the differences between the international program and the regular program? ** In the International Program we study all of our subjects in English, this is important to help us become fluent and also to learn at an international level. By 2015, the English language will be even more important to Thai people because Thailand will become a member of ASEAN.

** Why did you decide to study in this program ? ** NGAM : I decided to study in the International program because I want to improve my English skills. MICHAEL : Because I think this program can help me improve my English as all the subjects are taught in English. I think this will help me learn more than other programs which is important because in the future we will need to have good English skills for business.


 * Ploy, Ping :**

(**ping**) We went to KKUIC, that’s stand for Khon Kaen University International College, to have a  meeting about how the college works and how can we gain entry to the college.
 * - What was the main reason that you have a field trip to Khon Kaen? **

(**ping**) Sure, KKUIC is an international college so; all of majors are teach in English. There are 4 majors that they allow you to attend; they are B.A. in International Affairs, B.B.A. in Global Business, B.B.A. in International Marketing and B.A. in Tourism Management. (**ploy**) If you want to attend in KKUIC. You must; Complete high school or equivalent, or, studying in the final semester of grade 12 or equivalent, and meet English language requirements such as ielts, tofel, and iBT, toeic, or by passing the KKUIC English admission test. -  **Which majors are you interested in, and why?** (**ploy**) I’m interested in B.B.A. in global business. In the past, Thailand has had a lot of agricultural product exports and agricultural trade. But presently the Government wants to increase the export industries more. The reason that I am interested in this major is because Thailand still has a lot of employment opportunities in this field. After finishing study in College and working with many people in different occupations I hope to be  able to predict the economy better so that I can plan what I am going to do. Personally, I want to have my own business that’s why I interest about this major. - **How about next time, what place do you want to go?** (**ping**) I’ want to go to an International University in other country, so we can learn how to live alone far from our parents and learn many skills that can also improve our English. If we go to a world renowned University we can see how they teach and become quality students.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">- Could you give me the information about KKUIC? **


 * Por:**
 * ** did you participate in the helmet exhibition ? **
 * - Yes, we joined in. We had lots of fun that day and there were loads of people, they seemed interested in the exhibition. The exhibition had a lot of interesting things about motorbike helmets, but also that day jane was a little girl who was dropped into water. She had to sit on a piece of wood above a big bucket of water and let people throw a small ball at a target beside her that would make her fall in the water. This game was one of the most popular games in the exhibition.

- The purpose of the exhibition was to inform people who have a motorbike to always drive wearing a helmet, that this would improve their safety on the road. This exhibition was of great benefit to the students in our school and we can now help to inform other people on how to be safe also.
 * Jane:**
 * **what about you Jane ?** **Jane tell us what was the purpose of the helmet exhibition ?**


 * Por:**


 * ** how many booth's were there in the exhibition ? **
 * - There were 5 booth's in the exhibition, one for each of our 5 school colors ,
 * Each team was responsible for preparing their booth's, they did their best to make cool stuff to show us and present us with what we need to know about wearing helmets and how they can protect us.

- Absolutely yes. The students wore helmets much more than in the past. They knew how to save their lives in the event of an accident.
 * Jane:**
 * **did you notice any changes during that week ?**
 * Por:**
 * ** do you think this exhibition has had an influence on people ? **
 * - **I think this exhibition had a big influence on people because the exhibition showed a lot of graphic pictures of motorbike accidents where the drivers were not wearing helmets. I think this made people scared of not wearing their helmet when driving.


 * Ben:** Hello everyone, My name's Benjamaporn Prabsan please call me Ben. I'm studying in grade 10 in the International Program at Pathumthep wittayakarn school.


 * Moo:** Hello guys, My name's Natida sirisin you can call me i'm mooz. I've studying in the International Program at Pathumthep wittayakarn for 2 years, and I love this school :)


 * Ben:** I chose the Language curriculum and I have to study hard for English ! For example I study debating, toefl, critical thinking and conversational English. I chose it because I love to learn language more than Math-Sci. umm , I think it's good for me because I LOVE ENGLISH !! and in the future I will have to use it regularly...absolutely. :D


 * Moo:** I chose the math-language curriculum because there are many subjects I can take in this curriculum that can help with admission into University.


 * Ben:** I have been a student here for 2 years.


 * Moo:** I think this program is good and of course it helps me to improve my English skills more. Before being a student of the International Program I was weak in English :( but now I can talk with foreigners a little bit Lol :) absolutely I can


 * Ben:** Well, we have many facilities. In Science we have a lab we can use for Chemistry class and Biology class. For I.T. we have 20 computers at least and it's enough for every student in each class. Also in our library we have difference types of books for many subjects such as Math , Physics , Biology . Chemistry , Health , Art etc. For relaxing we have Music room .In resource center we have conference room for meet up when we have something to exchange.When we hungry or thirsty we also have canteens or mini marts. So all of these facilities help us improve our skills in every subject.


 * Moo:** Maybe, when I graduate from Pathamthep I'll go to America to improve my English skills further and continue studying there


 * Ben:** When I graduate from Pathumthep wittayakarn School I want to study International Relations


 * Ben: thanks ;)**
 * Moo: Thanks ;)**