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Who is Stuart Jay Raj?

Stuart Jay Raj

Stuart Jay Raj

王懷樂 (เจ)

Linguist, International Business, Facilitator, Polyglot, Digital Security

Stuart Jay Raj is a multilingual facilitator and cross cultural communication expert, specialising in internal and external business negotiations across several industries including Aerospace, Oil and Gas, Modern Trade / FMCG, Hospitality and Cyber Security.

He holds a degree in Cognitive and Applied Linguistics from Griffith University and is also a polyglot with fluency in over 15 languages including Thai, Lao, Mandarin, Cantonese and other Chinese languages and dialects both ancient and modern, Indonesian / Malay, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Hindi, Vietnamese, Burmese and other languages and dialects across Asia.

He was previously the co-host of the TV programme 'เหนือชั้น 1000 แปลก ' (nɯ̌ːa tɕʰán pʰan plɛ̀ːk' on Thai Channel 5 where he would seek out the strangest people, places and things around the world and get to know the locals through their local language.

Stuart is the author of the book 'Cracking Thai Fundamentals - A Thai Operating System for the Mind'. Based on the course of the same name that he has run since 2000, he uses his background knowledge of Sanskrit, Khmer, Lao and various Chinese dialects and minority languages to present a fascinating and unique perspective on how to learn Thai in a way where everything falls logically into place.

Stuart is the author of the book 'Cracking Thai Fundamentals - A Thai Operating System for the Mind'. Based on the course of the same name that he has run since 2000, he uses his background knowledge of Sanskrit, Khmer, Lao and various Chinese dialects and minority languages to present a fascinating and unique perspective on how to learn Thai in a way where everything falls logically into place.

Stuart has presented at TedX twice, presenting once in English in Chiangmai, and once in Mandarin in Kuala Lumpur.

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MY WRITINGS

A New Language Learning Chapter - Join me for the Ride

A New Language Learning Chapter - Join me for the Ride

If you've been following over the past few months on YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn or Jcademy.com, you will have noticed some big changes are afoot. If you're receiving this article in your inbox, you too are a part of that big change, and I'd be honoured to have you continue

How to Roll your R's

How to Roll your R's

When speaking Spanish, Thai, Indonesian, Italian, why can some people roll their R's with their tongue and some find it impossible? In this clip not only will you once and for all be able to roll your R's... or explain to someone else how to do it, but you'll also

How to Learn Any Language

How to Learn Any Language

How to learn any Language There are many theories of how we as humans learn languages, and going through all the data it seems to come down to two key ideas: 1. You can't learn what you don't understand. 2. You can't repeat what you can't hear. The good thing

MINDKRAFT Q&A VIDEO

MINDKRAFT Q&A VIDEO

In this clip I answer many of the questions that people have been asking about MINDKRAFT, including: * What actually IS MINDKRAFT? * What skills will I / my children learn from the course? * Will you be actually teaching any specific languages? * What if I want to learn a language that's not included

Who is Stuart Jay Raj?

Who is Stuart Jay Raj?

Stuart Jay Raj is an author, public speaker and multinational business management strategist. He holds a degree in Cognitive and Applied Linguistics from Griffith University, Australia and has fluency ranging from competent to native in over 15 languages including Mandarin, Cantonese, Thai, Indonesian, Spanish, Sanskrit, Danish and other languages predominantly

MINDKRAFT Language Brain Builder

MINDKRAFT Language Brain Builder

Wire your Brain to Learn Languages Exploiting Brain States for Enhanced Neuroplasticity Mindkraft Language - Brain Builder I is the first in a series of 'Brain Building' programmes developed by linguist Stuart Jay Raj that are designed to not only give you a robust foundation in key languages like Chinese,

Polite vs. Less Than Polite Thai

Polite vs. Less Than Polite Thai

I have been coaching a friend lately who is going for their Thai citizenship and is drilling interview scenarios to make sure that: 1. He responds appropriately; 2. He projects the right 'image' of himself through HOW he responds in Thai; YOU MAY BE A SUM OF THE WORDS YOU

Debunked - Thai is the Most Complicated Writing System (Part 2)

Debunked - Thai is the Most Complicated Writing System (Part 2)

Why doesn't Thai use spaces? Surely it would be easier to read if spaces were put between words? Really? ... maybe you'll have a different opinion after watching this clip. If you haven't watched part 1 yet, here's the link https://stujay.com/debunked-thai-is-the-worlds-most-complicated-writing-system/ [https://mindkraft.me/debunked-thai-is-the-worlds-most-complicated-writing-system/] The Part 1

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