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“Guess What!” English Textbook Insights – NAN’UN-DO

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“Guess What!” English Textbook Insights – NAN’UN-DO Bilingual English Learning Resource for Japanese Students As a kind of universal English teacher, I’ve occasionally used textbooks from the NAN’UN-DO catalogue in my eikaiwa and private tutoring classes—a byproduct of my wife being a university teacher and me being a textbook nerd. Since these books aren’t readily […]

From Classroom Entertainers to Real Educators—The Evolution of English Teaching in Japan

From Classroom Entertainers to Real Educators—The Evolution of English Teaching in Japan. Image of Brett Austin. Image of a laptop on top of a teachers desk with ABC's on a blackboard.

From Classroom Entertainers to Real Educators—The Evolution of English Teaching in Japan Are they Needed? From Classroom Entertainers to Real Educators—The Evolution of English Teaching in Japan. This article aims to inform those unfamiliar with the reality of English conversation teaching in Japan. It is based on my personal insights and experiences, supported by AI-driven […]

Why Japan Resists Online English Learning

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Why Japan Resists Online English Learning The Barriers of the Digital Frontier Why Japan Resists Online English Learning. The Barriers Involved. A Teacher’s Take on this Issue. I have been an English teacher in various capacities for over 20 years, including 15 years of face-to-face instruction, most of which I spent living in Japan. It […]