Daily Archives: March 23, 2008

The Turning Point

March 23, 2008 – 10:32 pm

The first year of teaching is always difficult, whether you are working for yourself or for a large company. Working for yourself presents a few extra complications and worries, and I must admit that I didn’t always have a lot of confidence in what I was doing or how I was doing things. [...]

By Shane | Posted in English School Articles, Franchise Owners' Speak, SSE Shimokitazawa Corner, a reward in itself, teaching: why i do it | Comments (3)

Adjectives 2

March 23, 2008 – 6:54 am

I am a great supporter of the Smith’s School of English curriculm. There are many items that I enjoy using as a Coach of Communiative Confidence which are appreciated by Smith’s School of English - Koenji students, one of which is Adjectives 2. The students always participate with enthusiasm and learn alot about describing [...]

By Ken | Posted in SSE Koenji Corner | Comments (1)

Injuries 1

March 23, 2008 – 6:54 am

Another great item in the Smiths School of English curriculm is Injuries 1. Again it assists students to improve their communicative confidence and provides them with new words for their vocabulary - words that are important for travelers overseas who find themselves needing to visit a doctor, dentist, hospital etc. It is simple enough [...]

By Ken | Posted in English School Articles, SSE Koenji Corner | Tagged , | Comments (1)

何故日本で英語を教える事が面白い。Why teaching English in Japan is so interesting!

March 23, 2008 – 12:59 am

English in Japan is everywhere but at the same time it’s not. In many cases it exists in varying degrees of correctness as decoration on T-shirts and so on, or the “OPEN” and “CLOSE” signs on the stores. From this you can begin to see that there is a real need for Japanese to seek [...]

By Al Bartle | Posted in English School Articles, SSE Okamoto Corner, english in japan | Comments (3)

Smith’s opportunity was just right for me!

March 23, 2008 – 12:04 am

So what is good about the Smith’s opportunity? Well, in my case, it allowed me to come back to Japan on my own terms and not at the whim of the company for which I was working. It allowed me to bring my wife back to be near her aging parents and my [...]

By Al Bartle | Posted in English School Articles, Living in Japan, New start up or franchise?, SSE Okamoto Corner, a look back | Comments (0)