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"Tutor, How Can I Get Fluent Faster?" – The Question We All Dread

Every English learner wants to reach the promised land of fluency sooner rather than later. And at some point, some...

Upcoming Holiday: Dragon Boat Festival in Taiwan 🐉

Dragon Boat Festival is one of the biggest traditional holidays in Taiwan (besides Lunar New Year and Mid-Autumn Festival) and...

Upcoming Holiday: Memorial Day in South Korea 🇰🇷

On June 25th, 1950, one of the bloodiest conflicts in modern history erupted on the Korean peninsula. The Korean War,...

Introducing Bob Br: IT Professional by Day, Engoo Tutor by Night

From all the time we've spent talking to tutors, we can tell you that you're in the company of some...

Make Your Feedback More Professional with this Exam's Scoring System 💯

A survey of over 500 Japanese people who have English tutors found that “giving good feedback” was the factor most...

Upcoming Holidays: Buddha's Birthday in Korea and Thailand

Did you know that the birth of Buddha is celebrated in many countries around the world? In fact, this is...

10 Expressions to Help Students Speak English More Empathetically

Sometimes, conversations with our students during lessons seem a little off. Even when we’ve done our best to put them...

Behind the Scenes with Journalist and English Teacher, Jenny Whelan

Today we’re going behind the scenes to talk to a Daily News writer of particular interest to our tutoring community:...

Robotic-Sounding Student? Teach Them Some Rhythm!

Students often think “word stress” is the same as emphasis, force, or volume. However, when we stress a syllable, we...

Five Strategies to Help Advanced Students Perfect Their Speaking

Teaching students who are already advanced but want to improve their speaking (even more!) is not easy. What can we...

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