Teach Phrasal Verbs – The Global Approach

Teach Phrasal Verbs – The Global Approach Teachers and learners tend to perceive Phrasal Verbs as difficult to learn, particularly as they seem to have so many alternative meanings, yet […]
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 […]
Starting a School in Japan – Introduction

For foreigners living in Japan, starting your own language school has to be the most common business considered, attempted and, in varying degrees, failed at. While the market for another English school seems to be saturated, there are many opportunities for hard-working, entrepreneurial minded foreigners in Japan.
Adjective Order in English Revisited

Adjective Order in English Revisited Look at this picture. How would you describe this object? Which of these sentences sounds most correct? It’s a big, round, orange pumpkin. It’s a […]
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 […]
School For Sale in Nara

School For Sale in Nara Starting a new school is hard! You’ve got to think about: Location, rent, utilities and setup fees Students, parents, marketing and getting the first people […]
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 […]
Activities to Learn Students’ Names

Activities to learn students’ names When you start teaching a new group of students, it’s important to begin learning their names right away. As Lang (2020) puts it, “learning and […]
Getting Your Money to Work for You through Strategic Investing, with Nicola Prentis

Nicola Prentis started off in ELT as a teacher, bouncing around the world wherever she most wanted to go at the time: Czech Republic, Turkey, Australia, Spain, Thailand. She started […]
Becoming a Prosperous Online Teacher within 12 Months, with Jeff Johnson

Jeff Johnson made the break into online teaching almost 2 years years ago and hasn’t looked back since. By focusing on his experience, education and aptitude for strategic planning, Jeff […]