Author Archives: Richard Graham

Interview with Aiko Sensei on how to teach kids, pronunciation & curriculum for adults

Last week I did a great Instagram live with Aiko Sensei Β who is a pronunciation coach for executives and celebrities based in Hawaii. The talk was aimed at parents who want to help their own kids, but there were lots of fantastic ideas for teachers too! Aiko and I had a great time and we…

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Get by or Get fluent!

What to do if you don’t speak the students’ language?   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Richard Graham – GenkiEnglish! (@genki_richard_graham) Check out the other posts in this series: Get Fluent Quickly Tip 1: Β What does β€œfluent” mean anyway? Get Fluent Quickly Tip 2: The Hidden Benefits of Getting Fluent…

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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Kalush Baby Monkey!

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦Β It’s not just the Genki Superhero – *everybody* is with you! A4 Flashcards   Pdf Mini cards! To go with the Baby Monkey Summer Clothes lesson!Β   

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5 Genki Summer Lessons!

Whilst it’s always good to go through the Genki English curriculum in order the first time you teach it, Β once you have gone through it once, and if you’re sure what you’re doing, then there is a lot of flexibility in when and how you teach the lessons. Β  So in the summertime you can…

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Do you need to show your face on social media?

Do you need to show your face on social media? Β Well, the answer is …..     View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Richard Graham – GenkiEnglish! (@genki_richard_graham) And if you look at the numbers you’ll see that when I don’t show my face, for example on Tik Tok, the numbers…

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Sometimes it just takes time πŸ˜‡

When you’re coming up with new lesson ideas not everything you come up with will be a hit. Β In fact most of it shouldn’t. The Genki English superhero lesson took me 7 years of experimenting and experimenting and flop after flop to finally, 7 years later, Β become the hit lesson it is today. Even the…

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