From JET to CEO: Ryan Hagglund on Building Successful Schools

Ryan Hagglund is the owner of MY English School , which operates nine locations in Yamagata and Hyogo prefectures, serving over 1,200 students, as well as Yamagata’s only English immersion […]
Frank Foley: A Media and Publishing Journey in Japan

Frank Foley has lived and worked in Japan for 33 years, with 22 as Japan Country Manager. His career in Japan began at News Corporation, where he spent 17 years. […]
Adam Kardos: School Owner, Publisher, and App Entrepreneur

Adam Kardos, owner of EA Kids and founder of AAS Press, is a teacher trainer and curriculum writer based in Hyogo. He has published textbooks and readers for young learners […]
Barry O’Callaghan Founder of Rise Global and Former CEO of Riverdeep

Barry O’Callaghan Interview Transcript Barry O’Callaghan is an accomplished Irish business executive and financier. Currently serving as the Chairman and CEO of Rise Global, he has left an indelible mark […]
Case Study: The AI Solution to South Korea’s Declining English Proficiency

Case Study: The AI Solution to South Korea’s Declining English Proficiency My Speaking Score’s second biggest market outside of the US is South Korea. The peninsula’s slipping ranks in English […]
Teaching Conversational English in Japan: Is AI the Solution?

Teaching Conversational English in Japan: Is AI the Solution? If you had ever visited Japan before the age of Google Maps (and before or after the period of mandatory 2-meter […]
Ben Shearon- Financial Planning for Your Retirement

Ben Shearon is a retired university English teacher based in Sendai. He was born in Germany and grew up in Spain but claims to be British. After living in Spain, […]
Marek Kiczkowiak: From 0 – $70K Per Month

Marek Kiczkowiak has been in ELT since 2009. He has CELTA, DELTA and a PhD. He currently runs an educational company, Academic English Now, where he helps PhD students and […]
An Interview with Basil Tonks the Founder and CEO of Two Education Companies in Japan

Born in Trinidad and Tobago in 1966, Basil moved to Canada in 1969. After graduating from the University of Toronto, he pursued Asian Studies at the Graduate School of the […]
7 More Favourite EFL Books

EFL Magazine is delighted to highlight 7 EFL Books suggestions which we hope may be useful to you all. A big EFL Magazine Thank You! to our 7 book reviewers […]