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COVID-19: How Our Students Are Doing (and What Questions We Don't Want to Ask)

Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan – where many of our students live – were the first outside China to be...

Euphemisms You Probably Don't Know You're Using 😲

What do you call this animal in your language? If you speak a Romance language, you probably thought of a...

Extra Time at the End of the Lesson? ⏳ Play Games!

You reach the end of the lesson, but there is way too much time left 😱 What do you do?...

COVID-19: What's Happening and What Can We Do To Stay Safe?

In recent weeks, COVID-19 (popularly known as “coronavirus”) has spread relentlessly around the globe. We’d like to take this opportunity...

Are You Accidentally Being a Creepy Online Tutor? (Real Student Complaints Included)

Unfortunately, it happens to the best of us: We ask a question because we want to get to know our...

How Not to Teach Vocabulary (According to Science)

Imagine you’re in a Japanese class and your teacher is reading some vocabulary: “And the next word is “kyū-ryō,” which...

R or L? 3 Easy Ways to Teach Students the Difference

It’s common knowledge that many East Asian learners confuse their R’s and L’s. The usual explanation is that these sounds...

We are Engoo — Behind Our New Tutoring Brand

We recently announced that our teaching platform is being rebranded as “Engoo.” Since many of you have said that you’d...

"I'm Boring": An Easy Way to End the "Boring/Bored" Madness Once and for All

If we got a dollar every time a student said “I’m boring” or “I’m exciting” instead of “I’m bored/excited,” we’d...

Important Things to Know Before Tutoring Advanced Students 👀

Advanced students are great because you can have truly stimulating conversations with them. But when they start talking about global...

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