English as a communication tool / ツールとしての英語 The Best Thing About My Job
I’ve had many different kinds of jobs in my life which has helped me gain a variety of skills and knowledge. Even in one...
Tips for Learning / 学びのコツ
English as a communication tool / ツールとしての英語 
Tips for Learning / 学びのコツ What Has Helped Me Learn
A teacher stood in front of the class and asked, “How has space exploration helped our lives on Earth?” The class was si...
Tips for Learning / 学びのコツ Daily English Workout Part 2
Here are some more ways to practise the English you have learnt, outside of the classroom and away from the textbooks. R...
Tips for Learning / 学びのコツ Daily English Work-out Part 1
Masami does it every day with me, I do it all the time and I do it badly on occasion. Our students do it with both of us...
Pronunciation / 発音 I’m sorry, could you say that again?
As I wrote before, there are many things which don’t help your pronunciation of English sounds (phonemes), below are a c...
Pronunciation / 発音 How Do You Read This Word?
As I wrote before, there are many things that don’t help your pronunciation of English sounds (phonemes), below is one o...
Pronunciation / 発音 How Do I Know I’m Saying It Right?
One of my students asked me how do they know they are pronouncing a word correctly when they practise alone. That was an...
Awareness / アウェアネス Best Way to Study English in Japan?
Which is the best way for Japanese people to study English? Studying full-time in an English-speaking country for as lon...
Awareness / アウェアネス How do YOU study English? – One-to-One lessons
There are many ways to study a language, last time I wrote about some of the advantages and disadvantages of studying En...
Grammar /文法 Prepositions IN, ON, and AT – Times & Dates
IN, ON, and AT are prepositions used in different contexts, which can be confusing. I have previously written how to use...