Daily Archives: June 11, 2008

What’s so hard about speaking English?

June 11, 2008 – 9:09 pm

I often wonder why Japanese students have so much trouble to speak and understand spoken English. When I eat lunch at Cafe DECO, which is just below my school, and I can’t help but be required to listen to some conversations of young college girls. The cafe is not large and [...]

By Al Bartle | Posted in English School Articles, Fair to teachers, Living in Japan, SSE Okamoto Corner, communicative method, english in japan, enjoyed this a lot, students keep coming, teaching: why i do it | Tagged | Comments (0)

dvds / youtube / google

June 11, 2008 – 9:07 am

Students always ask me what’s the best way to learn English…

and I always give them the same answer - study.
However in this day and age with new technology appearing daily we have some amazing tools at our disposal to master English - youtube / dvds / google (just to name a few).
With DVDs students are [...]

By Adrian | Posted in English School Articles, SSE Hirakata Corner | Comments (0)

How to Build a Good School and Provide Good Service for Your Students

June 11, 2008 – 6:20 am

So if you are thinking about what it takes to build a school, take a look at this video. It shows an example of what I have done after taking over an existing school. The Okamoto school has been open since August 2004 and is currently operating well on the KISS principle and [...]

By Al Bartle | Posted in English School Articles, Fair to teachers, Living in Japan, New start up or franchise?, a reward in itself, english in japan, enjoyed this a lot, franchise v. small business, students keep coming, teaching: why i do it | Tagged | Comments (2)

Three new signups so far in June at Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi!

June 11, 2008 – 2:31 am

Things are rolling at Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi in Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture! Not even halfway through June, I’ve already given 3 trial lessons, and all three trial lesson students have joined my school! That’s three for three! Two people found Smith’s on the internet and the other person received a flyer years ago and checked out the [...]

By Derek | Posted in English School Articles, SSE Tsukaguchi Corner | Comments (2)