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 […]
The Unplanned Lesson by Ian Roth and Paul Wicking

The Unplanned Lesson by Ian Roth and Paul Wicking The Unplanned Lesson was published in late 2023 by University of Michigan Press, which has previously published some brilliant titles for […]
Learning Language Online: Reflections And Reviews

Learning Language Online: Reflections And Reviews I’m an English teacher, but the first language I was taught was French. Like many, I started at middle school and continued to GCSE […]
Teach Future Simple and The 5 Ps

Teach Future Simple and The 5 Ps The present simple is, on the whole, pretty simple. The rules for when to use it and when not to use it are […]
Teaching English for Job Hunting

Teaching English for Job Hunting In 9 years of teaching Job skills to Korean university students, I have seen almost every mistake possible. Based on this experience, and experience from […]
Three Challenges of Starting an English School

Three Challenges of Starting an English school If you’ve worked in the EFL industry abroad for more than a year, you more than likely have experienced your fair share of […]
One-to-One Teaching – Managing Time

One-to-One Teaching – Managing Time You often hear from teachers how overwhelmed they are by spending long hours on lesson preparation and not having enough time during classes to do […]
Total Physical Response and Situational Language Teaching

Total Physical Response and Situational Language Teaching Total physical response method is a structural method of language teaching based on the innatist language learning theory. Focus is placed on grammar structures and […]
The IELTS Is Not Academic Writing

The IELTS is not academic writing The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is the most popular English language proficiency exam in the world. According to their official website, there […]
TEFL Books for Teachers – A Starter Library

TEFL Books for Teachers – A Starter Library In this day and age, we take the endless sea of useful (and sometimes less than useful) information available on the internet […]