Conversation Topic: Spring, Allergies and Cherry Blossoms
For many of us and our students, spring is in the air! How does this affect our students? What questions...
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Did you know that many of our students celebrate more than one New Year? While students in Japan only ring...
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Upcoming Holiday: Winter Solstice 🌘
Fewer things sound more depressing than the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. But did you know that...
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Paraphrasing: Why It Matters and How To Teach It Through Free-Talk, Games, and More
Have you ever noticed that native speakers can usually express the same idea in many different ways? For example, below...
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Travel to Japan With Our New Japanese Materials
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How to Give Professional Feedback That'll Have Students Coming Back
What a brilliant teacher. She gave me precise corrections and at the end of the lesson, a totally original message...
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Upcoming Holiday: Seven-Five-Three Festival in Japan 👘
Every November 15th, Japan observes the Seven-Five-Three Festival, a day that celebrates children ages seven, five and (you guessed it!)...
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Become an Expert at Making New Vocabulary Memorable 💡
Imagine you’re trying to learn Chinese and your teacher introduces you to the character, 日, meaning “sun.” It makes no...
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Upcoming Holiday: Halloween 🎃
While Halloween is not as widely celebrated as is in many English-speaking countries, it has certainly caught on in many...
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Why Adult Students from East Asia Say They 'Play' with Friends
You’ve probably heard some adult Japanese or Korean students say, “I play with my friends on the weekends” (meaning “I...
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Online Tutor Career Development — Ideas to Upskill that Don’t Involve Certification
It’s uncommon for people to talk about career development for tutors, and when the issue is brought up, it’s often...
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As tutors, we normally don't get to see how the booking system works from the student's side, which leads to...
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Maximize Your Income With Last-Minute Bookings
Have you ever closed slots that haven't been booked yet? Do you think opening slots at the last minute is...
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Types of Incidents You Didn't Know You Should Report
Occasionally, you may encounter situations during lessons that make you go, “Wait, is that allowed?” Today, we’ll cover four types of...
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How to Write Great Lesson Notes
Delivering enjoyable and educational classes for our students is only one part of the service we provide at Engoo. So...
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How to Avoid Answering Sensitive Questions [Updated]
It happens every now and then: a student asks a question that is too personal or just not appropriate for...
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As you have probably seen, we have been developing a new AI-powered tool for users of our platform. We hope...
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8 Facts About Engoo for Our 8th Anniversary
Did you know that our international brand, Engoo, launched this month eight years ago? About a year after starting our...
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The Unique Challenges Faced by Many Japanese English Learners
According to a recent report, Japan ranks a record low 87th out of 113 countries and regions in the English...
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Unfortunately, technical difficulties are part of our job as online tutors. While most of our lessons go smoothly, every now...
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In Japan and Taiwan, the "Ghost Season" has begun. This is the time of the year when the spirits of...
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