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A New Year - A New Personal Lesson Plan

I will be looking forward into 2026 and the best advice I can give is to try to improve on the Engl...

To Durian or Not to Durian

Durian seems to be everywhere these days. What really caught my attention was the buzz in Miri this...

Learning a new skill is hard! How to stick to your learning goals and stay motivated this year

Learning any new skill can be daunting, and there will be times when you progress quickly and times...

Featured in the New Teachers Ranking After Just One Month

I’m so excited to share that I made it into the New Teachers Ranking after just one month on Cafeta...

A New Year, A New Chapter

Happy New Year, everyone! As we step into this new year together, I want to take a moment to say ho...

If You Can’t Speak Japanese Yet, It’s Not Because You’re Not Trying Hard Enough

Many Japanese learners tell me the same thing.   “I’ve been studying Japanese for years, but when i...

Is Feeling 'Stuck' Actually a Sign of Growth?

Have you ever felt like you’re putting in the work but somehow standing still? When I first started...

【一週兩次・讀台灣】台北市至善路小貨車翻覆 波及9輛汽車1輛機車 駕駛酒測值超標

【一週兩次・讀台灣】 教科書を飛び出し、台湾の「今」を知り、生きた台湾華語をマスターしませんか？ 毎週2回、最新の台湾ニュースを題材に、台湾特有の文化、時代を映す言い回し、そして興味深い社会現象を...

Learning a Foreign Language Taught Me How to Be a Better Teacher

Recently, I started learning a foreign language myself. It hasn’t been easy. Some days I feel motiv...

The non-Muslims…...the major hindrances they face when considering embracing Islam

AL-Islam's Etymology: How a word's definition can hinder true submission Examining AL-Islam’s etymo...

Tips for keeping a new routine

Hi everyone! Happy New Year! I'm really looking forward to seeing you in class. I'm a qualifed and ...

【一週兩次・讀台灣】大陸冷氣團減弱 北部氣溫回升

【一週兩次・讀台灣】 教科書を飛び出し、台湾の「今」を知り、生きた台湾華語をマスターしませんか？ 毎週2回、最新の台湾ニュースを題材に、台湾特有の文化、時代を映す言い回し、そして興味深い社会現象を...

【一週兩次・讀台灣】教育部推出「臺灣台語輸入法」App，讓台語書寫更便利

【一週兩次・讀台灣】 教科書を飛び出し、台湾の「今」を知り、生きた台湾華語をマスターしませんか？ 毎週2回、最新の台湾ニュースを題材に、台湾特有の文化、時代を映す言い回し、そして興味深い社会現象を...

Making & Keeping New Routines

Fun fact: I rarely had to study in school.   This isn't as much of a brag as it may seem. The US sc...

【一週兩次・讀台灣】密碼安全要加強 駭客破解弱密碼輕而易舉

【一週兩次・讀台灣】 教科書を飛び出し、台湾の「今」を知り、生きた台湾華語をマスターしませんか？ 毎週2回、最新の台湾ニュースを題材に、台湾特有の文化、時代を映す言い回し、そして興味深い社会現象を...

Origami and English!

You may be thinking, how does origami relate to learning English? I retired recently and I am looki...