I was having a chat yesterday about new ways of learning English. One of the most popular requests was to have English Manga to learn from. Not necessarily in the American sense of “Manga” but in the Japanese meaning of a “comic”, even something simple like for kids. Then it hit me that that’s basically…

I’m often asked about “English Culture” and to give examples. And to be honest there really isn’t anything that is particularly English. In England people drink beer and Starbucks just like lots of other places and things like bagpipes are obviously Scottish not English. But flipping through the BBC news last night I found something…

I’ve been trying to come up with a funky dance routine to go with the “How many?” song. So far I haven’t found anything that could be called “Easy to Teach”. But today I came up with this idea. 1. 2 kids are at the front. 2. As everyone is singing “How many points do…

A few people have written to say that as the Famous People Cards had peoples’ ages on they were getting out of date. Thank you for letting me know, I’d have never have picked up on that otherwise! I’ve had them edited up so now they have DOB for Date of Birth and then a…

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…

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.