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Take any problem in the World and it's invariably caused ( or made worse)
by a lack of education. Too many kids hate school because it's too boring.
The aim of Genki Learning is to have all subjects in all countries taught
in a fun, engaging and effective way. There are already a few million kids
benefiting from this, and even a whole country where the government has
put it in all their schools. But there's still a long way to go!
While I'm on the road you'll hear about my travels & workshops, and
when I'm doing studio work I'll keep you up to date with ideas, updates
to the site and some of my favourite teaching resources. So if you want
to find out what's it's like behind the scenes or how & why I do what
I do or even if you're just nosey or a bit bored, have a read.
I'll update the diary as often as I can, so keep coming back. And of course
whilst I'm away, the office staff are always ready to send off your CD orders just as soon as you send them in!
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I’m not exactly sure what it means, but I’ve just been given “Expert Author” status over at EzineArticles.com. A couple of things I’ve written are:
10 Essential Japanese Phrases You Need to Know
Sites Where I Can Learn Japanese
Make Money In Japan - Build Your Own School
What Is Phonics?
Free Foreign Languages With YouTube And Skype
Learn A Foreign Language - Read And Write Or Speak And Listen?
If you have a blog, website or newsletter they allow you to use the articles freely as long as the links at the end are included and “made live” ( i.e. if you click them they go where they should).
We’re all gearing up for the big launch of the new Genki English “Pera Pera Candy“.
The thing is that last year we actually got orders… ah dear….
I also put up the all-English version of the Fairy Stories page for students outside Japan.
When it comes to reading, most Japanese adult learners are quite advanced. But everyone is always looking for new things to read that are just their level. Of course it also has to be something that’s fun to read!
So I’ve just put up a new section on the Japanese version of the site with lots and lots of famous English stories such as Snow White, Cinderella, Jack & the Beanstalk and also a few Aesop’s Fables. The funky part is that there’s also a dictionary built into each page, you simple move over a word you don’t know and an instant translation appears.
I’m amazed at how fast it let’s Japanese learners whizz through the stories, it’s almost as fast as I read them myself! So if you have any adult students, tell them about the 童話で英語学習 page, they’ll love you for it!
As you may have noticed I’ve been re-coding the website this week. If there are parts you like or dislike then please let me know as I hope to continue to make it easier to find your way around!
Roger has sent in some nice games for the Under, on, in song, but I’ve just found a real killer one! This comes courtesy of Nigel in Fukuoka. It uses lots of animals and works with either small or large classes.
It’s especially useful for “in front of” and “behind” which many non-native teachers have great difficulty with. No need to worry though, this game will sort it out in a very fun and very addictive way!
I’m not sure if you caught the NHK News this morning, but they were doing a report on the boom in English Baby Sitters. Instead of your average Japanese speaking baby sitters, the boom now is to have a sort of mini-nanny who plays with the kids in English whilst the parents are out enjoying themselves. And what teaching stuff did they use in the programme today? My “Big Chocolate Cake” book from the Kids English series!
NHK is the Japanese equivalent of the BBC so it looks like I’m going to have a very busy day today…
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