“Dr Sureenate is especially patient and warm when teaching Thai. She readily shares her LINE number for any queries. In addition, she provides us with snacks and Thai tea, so we have a true authentic Thai experience. Her lessons are very engaging and she is really forthcoming”

– Third-year humanities student Seng Zhi Yun’s appreciative words for her Thai language class lecturer, Dr Sureenate Jaratjarungkiat (right). Zhi Yun’s full entry won her an 8D Contiki trip to Phuket, Krabi and Phi Phi Islands worth $1,500 in our “inspiring NTU teacher” contest in Issue 54 of HEY!

This story was published in the Sep-Oct 2023 issue of HEY!. To read it and other stories from this issue in print, click here.