Hi Guys, Still filming around schools in New Zealand, here are some in Auckland that might give you some ideas. First we have Travel Careers and Tourism which runs Flight Attendant and Tourism courses.  One of the cool things here is that they decorate the classroom according to the topic they are teaching! . And…

Genki English teacher supreme Val has been hard at work and has produced a Spanish version of the Genki English Lesson Plans book. If you’re teaching in South America, or Spain itself, then it will be a huge help when lesson planning with teachers who can’t speak English.  Just print out both versions and off…

Margit has sent in some great ideas on how she makes full (and quite successful!) lessons from the Genki English Advanced Hip Hop pack. Download Margit’s ideas here in pdf. The Hip Hop songs are proving really successful with more advanced learners, I might have to make some more! If you have any tips or suggestions…

Here’s a video clip of a TV news report from last year highlighting the difference between ALTs ( Assistant Language Teachers – the generic term for foreign teachers of English in public schools in Japan) who are hired by the growing number of dispatch companies, compared with being directly hired by the schools or Boards…

Do you know of any good English speaking / listening tests? Although I don’t usually like tests, they are necessary when we go into a new country and the people in charge want to see results. So far we’ve been using the standard Genki English test (here’s an example) which works great in evaluating students…

Here’s another school, this time on New Zealand’s South Island.  I didn’t get to check out the teaching at this school, but the facilities were very well presented and it looked a very nice place to study. A great colour scheme can make all the difference to the atmosphere of a class, or a whole…