Daily Archives: June 16, 2008

At the grocery store

June 16, 2008 – 6:33 pm

One thing I really enjoy is helping my students discover new places right in their own towns which they have never been to.
I have lived in Osaka for about 4 years now and do most of my commuting by bicycle. It’s by far the most convenient mode of transportation. Cycling combined with my curiosity [...]

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give and take

June 16, 2008 – 7:35 am

One of the best thing about seeing your own students improve is that once they reach a certain level they can actually use their English to help me understand more about Japan, the language and the culture. Today during the conversation with one of my higher level students we started talking about the differences in [...]

By Adrian | Posted in English School Articles | Comments (1)

Picture Speculation and Conversation

June 16, 2008 – 6:23 am

Pictures…Photos…Visuals…all so important in learning a language without translation…For the past year or so I have been using a picture or two in most of my lessons in order to get the students to speculate, speak about it, or strike up a conversation…It continues to work well for me and the students display instant interest [...]

By jim | Posted in SSE Hashimoto Corner | Comments (1)

The First of Three

June 16, 2008 – 6:13 am

The first of three summer “Hashimoto Babies” was born about a month ago.  “H” gave birth to a beautiful baby boy named Keisuke.  Congratulations to her, her husband, and the new grandparents!
jim

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By jim | Posted in SSE Hashimoto Corner | Comments (0)

A nice moment while riding my bicycle in Tsukaguchi

June 16, 2008 – 12:33 am

Today I was crossing a road by bicycle in Tsukaguchi when I passed a group of high school students that were crossing in the opposite direction. One of them looked at me, smiled and said “Smith” in Japanese. She meant “Mr. Smith”.  I guess she thought I was Mr. Smith, which I don’t mind. The fact that she knew the [...]

By Derek | Posted in SSE Tsukaguchi Corner | Comments (3)