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 […]
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 […]
Giving Power Back to Online Teachers through Collective Ownership, with John Hayes
John Hayes is the creator of MyCoolClass Co-operative, a UK based learning platform cooperative owned collectively by its members. He is former private detective from California and has been living […]
A Chat with Jane Dancaster, Managing Director of Wimbledon School of English
Jane Dancaster is currently Managing Director of Wimbledon School of English (one of the UK’s top English language schools). She started her EFL career as a teacher 35 years ago […]