Ben Buckwold from Ellii on Growing His ESL Resource Company

Today’s guest is Ben Buckwold of Ellii. After living in Japan, Ben returned to Canada in 2002 and started ESL Library. We talk about Japan, how Ben got started and […]
Connected Speech: What Happens During Ordinary Speech?

Connected Speech: What Happens During Ordinary Speech? Why do so many EFL learners have difficulty with listening comprehension? “English people speak so fast” is a very common complaint I hear […]
Opening a Language School in Japan – What I wish I’d Known

Opening a Language School in Japan – What I wish I’d Known I arrived in Japan in June 1999, after almost 20 years working as a high school teacher in […]
Dave Sperling From Dave’s ESL Cafe

Dave Sperling is an American educator, technologist, and entrepreneur best known as the founder of Dave’s ESL Cafe, one of the most influential online communities in the world of English […]
How Tyson Batino Built a 7-8 Figure Teaching Business in Tokyo

Tyson Batino is an entrepreneur, educator, and business leader based in Japan who has built a career around empowering people through education, culture, and community. After moving from the United […]
A Short Guide to Acronyms in ELT

A Short Guide to Acronyms in ELT Like any profession or field, the teaching of English has evolved and developed a whole range of acronyms and specialised terms to describe […]
Why Not Teach English through Comics?

Why Not Teach English through Comics? According to Jeff Hughes of the American TESOL Institute, his teachers used to criticize comic books in his youth stating “these books have zero […]
IELTS Tips from Fabiana Traversin

IELTS Tips from Fabiana Traversin IELTS stands for International English Language Testing System. It is accepted by the governments in Canada, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. Interest […]
TH Sounds in English – What Does the Future Hold?

TH Sounds in English – What Does the Future Hold? The TH-sounds /θ/ and /ð/ (dental fricatives) can be challenging for English language learners to master if their native language […]
Teaching the Article to EFL Learners

Teaching the Article to EFL Learners with No L1 Articles occur more frequently than any other word in the English language (“Word Frequency Data”). Unfortunately, however, they remain a persistent […]