Author Archives: Yana

How my TV became my Main Teacher While Living in Japan

Japanese Level Up By: | February 2, 2013

Being an 英会話 eikaiwa (English Language School) teacher has it’s ups and down but a lot of downs when it comes to trying to study/practice your Japanese. That’s the life I’m living now until June which is another story. If you haven’t heard the woes already of being an eikaiwa teacher, one is definitely the lack of time in actually using Japanese. Depending on the company you … Continue reading →

Talking with People through Twitcasting TV

Japanese Level Up By: | March 6, 2012

Want variety in listening to real people speak real Japanese? I introduce to you twitcasting.tv! If you haven’t heard about it before, it’s a popular live streaming site. The concept is not really new since there are other sites like stickam.com and livestream.com but somehow this site caught my attention more when it came to practicing my listening and reading with real Japanese people. What … Continue reading →