Student speech recital + Building our castle
Yesterday was the first time I had overseen an English recital from start to finish. It was quite a challenge for the students when I...
CLIL - Bird brain dissection
My last post mentioned the recent publication of an article of mine in a local academic journal. The message may have given the wrong...
A day for talking
One description of the samurai has always stuck with me since the first time I heard it - few people are so dedicated to the daily...
My CLIL journey has begun
Today I took my first huge step into the world of C.L.I.L (Content and Language Integrated Learning, which I will now just call CLIL). ...
The petals have fallen
The cherry blossoms have nearly all fallen off the trees around the Kanto area of Japan, which means that the new school year is well and...
Villains and Heroes: Exam time again
We have reached the end of the 2nd of 3 semesters here, which means the winter break is a moment away. It is freezing for me but people...
The English language learning situation in Japanese high schools.
There are many armchair critics, including myself, of the way English is taught in the Japanese education system. They have heaped...
Open School
Today is the first of five Open School events for our high school and junior high school. Yep, five. That is 3 high school and 2 junior...
Student Performance Review
Here is another one for the teachers. An interesting difference to Australian schools. Now, just to review. I am a teacher at a private...
Exam time again
The summer holidays are fast approaching here in Japan, so that means the end of term exams (期末考査, きまつこうさ, kimatsu kousa) are upon us. ...
