Author: Nick
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YouTube Isn’t Working
Dear followers, I’ve decided to stop teaching English on social media. As you can see from the chart below, my Speaking Practice channel on YouTube has gotten fewer and fewer views every week since I started it. It’s difficult to find the motivation to continue. YouTube view count YouTube as a Business My plan for…
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English Tea Time #25 – Reading Aloud
Hello there! In this week’s newsletter, I’d like to talk about how you can improve your English speaking skills by reading aloud. How Do You Study English? I came across an interesting thread on X by Yamaguchi Mikiyo, who I assume is an English teacher. She said that when she asks Japanese people how they…
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English Tea Time #24 – Minimalist English
Hello there! In this week’s newsletter, I’d like to talk about how you can get by, and sound reasonably fluent, without memorizing thousands of words. The Problem One of my students was trying to find the English word for ensei, a Japanese word that is used to describe a “sports team tour”. He eventually found…
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English Tea Time #23 – A Healthy Change
Hello there! In this week’s newsletter, I’d like to talk about healthy eating. Part-time Job Search Firstly, a quick update on my efforts to find a part-time job to immerse me in the Japanese language. I made a CV (a resume), got passport pictures taken, and signed up at my local “Hello Work” job centre.…
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English Tea Time #22 – Real-World Language
Hello there! In this week’s newsletter, I’d like to talk about learning real English. Missing Motivation I gave up learning Japanese a long time ago. My excuse (reason) was that I already knew enough for daily living. The thing is (actually), my daily life in Japan doesn’t need much Japanese – I work at home…
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English Tea Time #21 – Making Changes
Hello there! In this week’s newsletter, I’d like to talk about some changes I need to make in my school. Fun and educational Running a small English language school in Japan is quite a challenge. Most of my students are children, and so it’s important to strike a balance between education and enjoyment. Textbook time…