Activities to Improve English Listening Skills
Activities to Improve English Listening Skills Listening is of course a vital skill to develop to enable our students’ language abilities and course book writers are right to include a […]
Choosing and Using Focus Skills in EFL Teaching
Choosing and Using Focus Skills in EFL Teaching Recently, I wrote about the importance of having a strong learning objective when you plan a lesson. The learning objective that I […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Valuing Teachers: What Are They Really Worth?
That attempt to value the position of ‘Housewife’ popped up in my Facebook feed again. I cringed because the attempt to translate a position like that into dollars and cents […]
Our First Common Language and How to Use It To Make a Lasting First Impression
Make an Lasting First Impression Have you ever thought of yourself as being a human transmitter and receiver? Well, through evolution and especially through the need to survive, this is […]
A Chat with Sakurako Oshima: Entrepreneur, Teacher, and Successful Author
In 2007, Sakurako Oshima set up her own company specialising in English education for adults. Her mission is to provide powerful support to as many people as possible through lessons, […]