WEBVTT 00:06.317 --> 00:07.898 - Exercise Cobra Gold is important 00:07.898 --> 00:11.191 because they can create the relationship 00:11.191 --> 00:14.204 between like Thailand and the USA to make some mutual 00:14.204 --> 00:16.687 understanding and also for the Corps, 00:16.687 --> 00:20.261 like for the Army, so that we can develop together. 00:20.261 --> 00:23.844 As for me, I have been the liaison officer, 00:24.002 --> 00:27.291 the facilitator, for Cobra Gold exercise for 00:27.291 --> 00:29.326 three years already, and I feel that I get 00:29.326 --> 00:30.789 a lot of experience with this 00:30.789 --> 00:34.329 because I have gained a lot of experience year by year 00:34.329 --> 00:37.496 facilitating the class because I study 00:37.512 --> 00:40.385 in the bachelor of education, and my future career 00:40.385 --> 00:41.724 is to be an English teacher, 00:41.724 --> 00:44.307 so it's good for me to interact 00:44.442 --> 00:45.745 with a native speaker like you guys 00:45.745 --> 00:48.166 and also the experience of how 00:48.166 --> 00:50.891 to manage the class for you so that we can get something 00:50.891 --> 00:54.391 like benefits for ourself and also for you 00:56.153 --> 00:58.389 so you can know how to interact with student 00:58.389 --> 01:01.188 and we can know how to speak English in the native accent 01:01.188 --> 01:03.053 from native speaker like you. 01:03.053 --> 01:06.303 For today, the Army come to the school. 01:08.614 --> 01:12.031 First of all, it is the opening ceremony, 01:12.395 --> 01:15.858 and we have the performance from Thai students 01:15.858 --> 01:19.274 so that we can share some cultural performance 01:19.274 --> 01:21.311 and the cultural backgrounds of Thailand 01:21.311 --> 01:23.910 to the U.S. Army and then we can interact 01:23.910 --> 01:25.618 with children and student first 01:25.618 --> 01:28.383 and then we divide it into the class. 01:28.383 --> 01:30.576 The student will get a good opportunity 01:30.576 --> 01:32.973 to interact with the foreigner so they can get the courage 01:32.973 --> 01:36.890 to speak English because English is a challenge 01:37.208 --> 01:39.404 for Thai student so today the main activity 01:39.404 --> 01:41.399 is let the student interact with the foreigners 01:41.399 --> 01:44.483 and learn English by the native speaker in English. 01:44.483 --> 01:46.960 The thing that I would like the people to know 01:46.960 --> 01:49.439 about this exercise is the relationship 01:49.439 --> 01:51.877 between these two countries because I think 01:51.877 --> 01:56.044 that we, Thailand and the USA, have so long relationship 01:56.382 --> 01:59.097 so I think this is a good thing that I have to share 01:59.097 --> 02:02.014 and just to let all the people know 02:02.753 --> 02:05.974 that it is not only the practice among the Army 02:05.974 --> 02:09.069 but the Army also go to the school like today 02:09.069 --> 02:12.769 activity and not only the practice or exercise 02:12.769 --> 02:16.936 but the community can get the benefits by this exercise too. 02:17.726 --> 02:19.877 Because now-a-days we cannot stay alone 02:19.877 --> 02:20.977 because we are the world. 02:20.977 --> 02:22.886 We are not one country. 02:22.886 --> 02:27.053 So to get the relationship we can like grow together. 02:27.354 --> 02:30.886 If we have some problem, we have friends to help us. 02:30.886 --> 02:34.263 The experience for me as the facilitator for the class. 02:34.263 --> 02:37.113 So let me tell some story just a brief one. 02:37.113 --> 02:40.446 For the first year, I came with you guys 02:40.925 --> 02:43.913 as like a student who don't know anything 02:43.913 --> 02:45.251 about Cobra Gold, I just know 02:45.251 --> 02:46.793 that I have to be a translator. 02:46.793 --> 02:48.539 So I just translate from English to Thai, 02:48.539 --> 02:51.096 but the things that I miss is how to interact 02:51.096 --> 02:53.947 with children because I get the kindergarten age. 02:53.947 --> 02:55.697 So they know nothing. 02:56.058 --> 02:58.558 And the Army know nothing too. 02:58.904 --> 03:00.237 We know nothing. 03:00.247 --> 03:02.078 But for the second year, I just developed, 03:02.078 --> 03:05.129 I prepared some teaching plan for you 03:05.129 --> 03:06.796 and you can move on. 03:07.441 --> 03:10.613 It does quite work, so I bring that background 03:10.613 --> 03:12.526 knowledge to use with this year too 03:12.526 --> 03:15.170 so for you, you can know how to interact with them, 03:15.170 --> 03:18.910 and for me, I also know how to manage the class 03:18.910 --> 03:21.910 and how to develop my teaching plan.