Remembering Ritsuko Nakata
It is with great sadness that we share about the passing of our dear colleague, Ritsuko Nakata. The three of us were not just co-authors. We were the kind of friends who could pick...
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2015 Let’s Go Day in Taiwan
Let’s Go Day is an annual event in Taiwan, including author and trainer workshops in cities across the country. This year was a special Let’s Go Day for us, since Taiwan recently adopted Let’s Go...
Ōtsu City Schools adopt Let’s Go
We’re thrilled to announce that Let’s Go 4th edition has been adopted for use in all 37 public elementary schools in Ōtsu City, in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. With support from Oxford University Press trainers,...
Tips for teaching beginners
Recently, a friend on Twitter asked a question: I sent a short answer — Twitter is limited to 140 characters, so all answers are short. Well, the weekend came and went but as promised...
Let’s Go in Indonesia
What’s the most important thing English teachers can do to help students thrive in a future defined by rapid change, global connections, and unbelievable access to information? What does research tell us makes the...
What does this say?
WHAT DOES THIS SAY? I remember how thrilled I was, as a parent, when my girls would point to a word and ask, “What does this say?” Once they had learned the alphabet...
Talking about clothing
One day, when we were practicing a dialog in class, I heard my students talking about the pictures from the text book. Suddenly, I got an idea to use a fashion magazine to supplement...
Teaching Young Children English Through Song and Story Time
What can we do to help young mothers who want their toddlers and young children to learn English? Many international mothers are concerned that their English is not good enough to read to their...
High Speed Match
Like most students, mine enjoy creating and playing card games. The process of creating a game is itself an activity that involves critical and creative thinking skills in addition to language practice, and a...
Happy Birthday to You!
I am excited to introduce a lesson idea I used with my students. I wanted to do something like a role play to practice language for talking about age, giving a gift, and...
Keep Students Interested
When I talk to teachers, I often hear the following question: “My students don’t seem interested in the topics I bring into class. What can I do to keep them interested?” Our lessons are...
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