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…

Hi guys,  here’s a quick look round one of the schools in New Zealand, right in the middle of Christchurch on the South Island …. And here’s a quick look round the inside so you can see the classrooms and facilities ….. I’ll try and get more videos of more schools when we get a…

I often hear from teachers saying how they can’t afford this or can’t afford that, budgets are being cut, the economy’s bad or that parents don’t have money or won’t spend it on education. Well, over here it’s a real eye opener!  I now know where the money is going … This week we’ve had…