October 20, 2008 – 6:17 pm
This week on Monday night I noticed that no one had reserved the 9:00 p.m. lesson time, so I decided to hold a “Night Out” free talking session with as many students as would like to attend. I emailed many students and was happy to have 6 students attend. As you can guess, students are [...]
By Al Bartle
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Posted in Alone or Franchise?, English School Articles, Living in Japan, SSE Okamoto Corner, english in japan, enjoyed this a lot, high level students, my high level students, students keep coming, teaching: why i do it
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Tagged Smith's School of English, スミス、スミス英会話、英会話上達、英語上達、最高の英会話、月謝制英会話、岡本、英会話岡本、良い英会話、良い英会
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October 20, 2008 – 7:48 am
Hey everyone! Most of you readers probably know by now that my idea of a big telescope is a lot different than most! I have been interested in astronomy all my life and have made a serious hobby out of testing and writing about state-of-the-art astronomy equipment in Japan. Anyone interested in buying astronomy equipment at [...]
October 20, 2008 – 12:03 am
I love this time of the year in Japan. It’s not too hot or too cold, but just right. These days the temperature varies between about 16 degrees and 26 degrees Celsius and it’s often sunny in the daytime. At night, it cools off and is very comforatble for sleeping. Today before work, I rode [...]
By Derek
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Posted in English School Articles, SSE Tsukaguchi Corner
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Tagged english, franchise, franchises, Japan, jobs, schools, Smith's School of English, teaching, スミス英会話塚口校, 月謝制の英会話, 英会話塚口, 英会話尼崎市
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October 19, 2008 – 12:05 am
Several of my higher level students have asked me to help them to practice telephone conversation as it is very difficult not being able to see the other person when they are speaking. Seeing the person while talking certainly aids understanding. So to give my students practice in doing this, I have started to list [...]
October 18, 2008 – 8:45 am
The other day a student came into the waiting room and was greeted by one of my part-time teachers with a “Hi. What’s up?” as they had met before. My student seemed a little shocked and didn’t know how to respond. Overhearing the conversation I thought that I had better go over it with her [...]
October 18, 2008 – 7:33 am
Back when I was still living with my family in Canada, I made it a habit to regularly watch any new anime titles that I could get my hands on. When anime really started to become popular about 10-12 years ago, I was always on a quest to find a good video or DVD to [...]
October 18, 2008 – 7:16 am
Yes, I think we are. I worked for a large company here in Japan when the bubble burst. Students kept joining regardless of the large fees they had to pay… That was surprising to me…But I think those days are coming to an end, and this is why we are special…We are Smith’s…We require our [...]
By jim
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Posted in Uncategorized
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October 18, 2008 – 6:49 am
スミス英会話大津の日本語のサイトはここです。 千晴の部屋はここです。英会話無料レッスンはここです。 Keen and creative students can both impress and inspire. As well as teaching students new things about the English language and coaching them to become confident using English, part of our job is to
By Edward
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Posted in English Lesson Plans, English School Articles, SSE Ohtsu Corner, english in japan
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Tagged english, note taking, teaching, 大津, 滋賀, 石山, 膳所, 英会話, 英会話大津, 英会話無料レッスン
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October 17, 2008 – 9:14 pm
スミス英会話大津の日本語のサイトはここです。 千晴の部屋はここです。英会話無料レッスンはここです。 Not personalized for you, but personalized for your students. Another thing I picked up from my part-time work at SSE Nagaoka was this great idea:
By Edward
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Posted in English School Articles, Free Advice English Schools, SSE Ohtsu Corner
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Tagged how, how-to, howto, 大津, 大津英会話, 石山, 膳所, 英会話, 英会話、大津, 英会話大津
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October 16, 2008 – 11:01 pm
The greatest thing about my job is a sense of discovery and mystery. We’ve all had jobs that consisted mainly of the routine. Once you’ve mastered the routine, things tend to get a bit on the dull side. Being a conversation teacher means that no two classes are the same as no two students are [...]