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Helping Shy Children Feel Confident Speaking English

  Many children want to speak English,but sometimes, they feel shy, nervous, or afraid of making mi...

Portmanteau Words Make Me Chortle at Christmas!

Portmanteau words make me chortle!Don't get 'hangry' at Christmas time. Have some mince pies! Dig o...

Moving House, Changing Tense: Where I’ve Lived in Japan

When you look at a map of Japan, there are places that feel like temporary stops, and others that f...

【一週兩次・讀台灣】AI時代下仍有市場？簡易計算機的意外韌性

【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...

北小河 夜景

你喜欢夜景吗？Nǐ xǐhuān yèjǐng ma?Do you like night views? 晚上我喜欢去北小河公园走一走。Wǎnshang wǒ xǐhuān qù Běixiǎoh...

Cosy Christmas Reading for All Ages.

Cosy Christmas Reading for All Ages.   Christmas is not Christmas without Dickens. Without Mrs Dick...

How I Use Winter Reading to Boost My English Students’ Confidence

Every winter break, many of my students tell me the same thing: “I want to improve my English, but ...

The Em Dash — Why AI Loves It, and Should You Fix Its Writing?

If you spend any time reading English online, you’ll start noticing something curious. The em...

Join Our Christmas Music & Story Time — Live or by Recording!

A Fun, Relaxing Way for Children (and Parents!) to Learn English The holiday season is the perfect ...

Some true information about learning English.

Here’s a truth about learning English… When it comes to learning English, many will say… 1. I need ...

Why I don't use a smartphone anymore

These days, phones are everywhere in our lives. They do way more than just let us talk to each othe...

Boost Your English with Fun, Practical, and Confidence-Building Lessons!

Hello everyone! ??✨ I’m excited to share more about my English lessons on Cafetalk. My teaching sty...

Taking A Moment to Reflect on 2025

The year 2025 is nearly over. For me, it's been a rollercoaster of happy, exciting moments with jus...

What My Students Taught Me This Year ????

This year I learned an important lesson as a teacher: I am definitely not the only one doing the te...

كيف يُؤثِّر استقبال الرُّبوبِية و استقبال المُؤَسَّسة في عقل الإنسان

ما علاقة الوالي بالرّعية و ما علاقة الإمام بالمأموم.....هل هي علاقة روحية ممتدة من روح القدس إلى ال...

Keep Showing Up! Your Future Self Will Thank You.

One thing I’ve learned as a teacher is that progress doesn’t happen all at once. It happens quietly...

Learning from learners

Hello everyone,   Hope you are well. This is a great topic. Here is my experience.   1. It's diffic...

"Hello" from new Mandarin Chinese Tutor Yang

  Cafetalk的朋友们，你们好！我是杨，一位母语为普通话的中文导师。我生活在中国首都北京——政治与文化的中心。你们来过北京吗？ Hello Cafetalk community ! I’m ...

Tone Changes in Taiwanese(Taigi)

Hey guys! Ta̍k-ke-hó! I just uploaded a new video — Tone Changes in Taiwanese! Check it out if you’...

What My Students Taught Me This Year

Although I’m still new to Cafetalk and haven’t had the pleasure of meeting my first student here ye...

3 Things I Learned From My Students This Year

1: What to eatI started teaching on Cafetalk not long after I arrived in Japan, and one of the firs...

Help Your Child Build a Strong English Foundation ,One Happy Lesson at a Time.

As parents, we all want our children to feel confident when they speak English, not scared, not emb...

New Business English lesson: Making Small Talk and Networking

Great business relationships often start with small talk.   If your small talk is smooth and natura...

The five pillars and my center of gravity in this existence

The origin of stress and anxiety.... Human beings are vulnerable to dual counteracting psychic forc...

Welcome to My Lessons! Nice to Meet You! 私のレッスンへようこそ!はじめまして！

Hello students! My name is Nyiki, an English teacher from South Africa with 3 years teaching experi...

A recommention from a friend.

It had been some time since I last taught English on another platform, where I once had a student w...

How my students taught me that confidence matter more than English.

  This year, my students taught me one of the most important lessons in language learning: confiden...

A YEAR OF GROWTH, YOURS AND MINE. THE WARMEST LESSONS CAME FROM MY STUDENTS

This year, my students reminded me why I love tutoring so deeply. Every lesson, whether with a shy ...

What My Students Taught Me This Year

This year, my students reminded me of something powerful:Learning a language isn’t only about gramm...

“How can I speak naturally? What I’ve learned from my students this year.”

Teaching on Cafetalk this year has reminded me again and again of one very real, very human truth: ...