Ben Buckwold from ESL Library on Growing His ESL Resource Company to Over 30 People
Today’s guest is Ben Buckwold. After living in Japan, Ben returned to Canada in 2002 and started ESL Library. We talk about Japan, how Ben got started and the challenges […]
Teaching English in Rural Japan: 5 Things That Caught Me Off Guard
Teaching English in Rural Japan: 5 Things That Caught Me Off Guard I lived in Japan for seven years until November 2019 where I started off working in a fishing […]
Dave Sperling From Dave’s ESL Cafe on His Life and Legendary Site
Today’s guest is Dave Sperling. Dave is originally from L.A. and has in his time lived in Japan and Thailand. He started Dave’s ESL cafe nearly 30 years ago, and […]
Multi-Level ESL Classes: Teaching Strategies
Multi-Level ESL Classes: Teaching Strategies When I began my first position teaching English as a Second Language, I hadn’t anticipated some of the challenges I would face teaching multi-level ESL […]
Tips for Teaching TOEFL Online 2022
Tips for Teaching TOEFL Online 2022 During a panel discussion included in EFL Magazine’s TOEFL Training Summit last week, participants were asked about possible gaps in the TOEFL training market […]
Simon Moran on the Franchisee Option for ELT Entrepreneurs
Today’s guest is Simon Moran. Simon is the owner of www.modernenglish.net, and has been a successful franchisor for nearly 20 years. I chat to Simon about his background and the […]
A Short Guide to Acronyms in ELT
Acronyms in ELT: What they mean and where and how they are used. Like any profession or field, the teaching of English has evolved and developed a whole range of […]
Interactional Competence – Three Classroom Activities
Interactional Competence – Three Classroom Activities Most EFL teachers are probably familiar with the stilted nature of the learner to learner conversational interaction. Low confidence, lack of vocabulary or grammar […]
Dean Rogers’ Insights on What you need to Become an ELT Entrepreneur
Today’s guest is Dean Rogers. Dean and I discuss his journey from being a struggling entrepreneur in Japan to a successful CEO and author. Dean gives some valuable tips on […]
How Tyson Batino Built a 7-8 Figure Teaching Business in Tokyo
Today’s guest is Tyson Batino. Tyson talks about his journey from being a language-school teacher to co-owner of 11 English schools in Tokyo. Tyson talks about the challenges of scaling […]