Cafetalk Tutor's Column

Happy Canada Day :)

This is a Canada joke :)  American TV programs always stereotype Canadians as being terribly polite...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

My very first Cafetalk lesson took place on Christmas Day last year, and I was quite nervous and ex...

The dog days of summer

This is an expression that keeps running through my mind at this time of summer.  Originally i...

Happy Canada Day!

July 1 is Canada Day, and we also celebrate with barbecues, fireworks and parades.  It's also ...

Pronunciation Pitfalls

When I first came to Japan with my zero Japanese, I had to relearn how to pronounce some English wo...

Do you want to speak perfect English?

Yes, of course you do.  Silly question.  But sometimes anxiety over making mistakes can c...

Ted Talks

While wandering the labrynth of online information looking for English teaching and learning resour...

Online esl teaching and learning resources

Wow!  I am suffering from extreme information overload!! I am transitioning from text book-bas...

Encouragement is the best motivator!

I was surprised and pleased today to get a "Recommended" sticker on my profile.  I have not be...