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Smart Expressions for Providing Reasons, Predictions, and Recommendations

Everyone wants to sound smart. Yet, when we speak a foreign language, our ideas get watered down by simplistic language...

Smart Expressions for Voicing an Opinion

Have you ever noticed that some students always use the phrase “I think …”? Or maybe you’ve noticed a student...

"Safety Country"? "Hand Phone"? "Fighting"? — Funny Phrases Our Students Use and Why

“Japan is a safety country!” If you’ve taught English to Japanese students, you’ve probably heard “safety” used this way. But...

Important Things to Know Before Teaching Japanese Students 🇯🇵

Japan takes the word, “non-confrontational,” to a new level. At my university in the US, I sometimes attended lectures in...

Why Our Students Lack Confidence

You may have noticed that many of our new students aren’t total beginners. They know vocabulary and grammar — just...

How We've Grown Through Online Tutoring

When we interview tutors for this blog, many of them mention how they've grown personally and professionally. As the saying...

How to Get Tired, Distracted Kids to Cooperate

“Taka-san … Taaakaaaa-san … TAKA-SAN!” “Oh, sorry!” your 8-year-old student says, snapping to attention. You sigh. This is the third...

Don't Know the Answer to a Student's Question? Try These Strategies.

Your student asks a question. You don’t know the answer or can’t answer right away. Do you: Secretly look up...

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