English Learning
English Learning · 23. March 2026
In my English conversation lessons, I often correct mistakes gently by repeating a student’s sentence with the correct grammar. This keeps conversation natural and encourages students to listen carefully and notice the correction themselves, helping build awareness, confidence, and stronger speaking skills.
English Learning · 19. February 2026
Many Japanese adults study English for years but still struggle to speak confidently. The issue is often not ability, but imbalance. While input such as listening and reading builds understanding, output such as speaking builds fluency. This article explains the ideal input-output balance at different learning stages and why increasing speaking practice is essential for real English communication.
English Learning · 29. January 2026
A personal reflection on sales, communication styles, and teaching, exploring why behavioural categories never define the individual.
English Learning · 10. October 2025
There are many things to enjoy about teaching, but what most students don't consider is the lesson plan. This is a creative experience that is a fun process.
English Learning · 20. September 2025
I find it amazing how fit Japanese elderly people are, and it's because they are actively exercising their mind and body. No wonder they live to a ripe old age.
English Learning · 27. June 2025
Some words or phrases don't always translate from one language to another. On occasion there are more ways to express a situation with a slightly different nuance, essentially, almost the same but different. It's not quite wrong but it's not quite right, either.
English Learning · 24. May 2025
There are so many ways to make things difficult for yourself when starting to learn a language but if you are aware of the traps you can avoid or manage them.
English Learning · 26. April 2025
There are so many ways to make things difficult for yourself when starting to learn a language but if you are aware of the traps you can avoid or manage them. Here are a few of my observations on habits new learners acquire.
English Learning · 14. March 2025
I don't think using technology to communicate in a foreign language will replace the need to learn a second language. Communication is more than translating words, a translator isn't the same as an interpreter.
English Learning · 04. March 2025
When you haven't done something for a long time, it can seem difficult to start again. What was once easy is now challenging. To help get you started, take time to look at what you have done before and remind yourself of what you could do then, because it is possible to do it again.