We start off the year with a request for 2007 versions of the Genki English calendars. They’re great to hang on the wall. The “When, when, when” theme is also fully updated with 2007 & 2008!. This month’s recommended theme is of course “Make a Face” which ties in nicely with the Japanese New Year…

I hope you are enjoying the New Year Holidays. 2006 has certainly been a fantastic year. The biggest news was the Thai government deciding to put Genki English not only in 5,000 test schools but every primary school in the country. Plus workshops in Germany, Japan and Korea certainly made this a great time. The…

Steve Pavlina has a very good blog post today starting with “What are the odds of becoming a black belt?“. It’s a problem that many teachers come across of students ( usually adult ) who believe that learning a language is hard or even impossible for them. Steve spells it out in a very nice…

I’ve just spent the last few days finishing up a DVD of some of the mini lessons and songs from CDs 2 & 3. I’m working with one of the government’s test schools in Okayama, the idea being that DVDs are easier to use than setting up a computer and projector. I was about to…

We’ve been offering my Kids English set on the site for a while now, but because we’ve secured such a large discount for Genki English readers, we haven’t been able to mention the price. Needless to say lots of people found that frustrating! But now we can reveal the special Genki English deal. Normally the…

I was at the ACET teachers’ meeting today and realised that Mr Monkey’s Magic Corner works great for Christmas language i.e. “What would you like for Christmas?”. The new worksheet version should prove a hit with your students! I also introduced the Ultraman Urawaza for “touch your toes”. But everyone could do it without knowing…