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As English teachers, we hold the key to unlocking opportunities for our students, whether they seek to study abroad, advance their careers, or communicate with people across the globe. But how can we make learning English more engaging and effective? A potential answer lies in immersive […]
One of our client schools has a class that our teachers really enjoy planning and teaching, but I have never been a fan of, either as an observer or as a substitute teacher. It is a current affairs class for third year high school students. Our […]
Having taught from babies to high school, I have implemented a wide range of classroom management techniques over the years. As all age ranges react differently, you can probably guess which ones react better than others. Have you implemented these same techniques in your school as […]
I recently began undertaking a research project at an Australian university while working in Japan. The project itself is fairly simple and has been designed to be reflective of something that we could all be doing in our regular practice as teachers. The research itself is […]
It is the end of the term, exams are finished, kids are restless, teachers are restless, yet you still have one more lesson to do. What do you do? I like lessons to connect to something in the kids’ lives as much as possible and one thing […]
One thing that I often struggle with as an EFL teacher in Japan is the balance between providing students with natural language and language appropriate for their level or the lesson's goal. Much has been made about the need to use natural and authentic language in […]
It’s your first year of teaching and your school’s Japanese English teacher has just asked you to help create questions for the end of term test. After researching online, you find some examples but have to incorporate material from your specific textbook into the test. For […]
Still new to the EFL field with only a teaching background of a few years, I am still trying to figure out ways to help my students and am constantly researching how to improve their classroom experience. Recently, I have noticed something during my time teaching […]
My name is Liam Mortimer. I am entering my second year at Project Genius, although this is my 5th year in Japan. I suppose it best to reflect myself, as Jason did, about my path here. I spent 3.5 years in the Jet Programme in Akita, […]