ANOTHER FUN NIGHT IN KOENJI This year many people are taking holidays for a longer period of time than is customary and Tokyo is very much quieter than usual. So it’s a great place to visit now as it has some wonderful tourist attractions and a very fantastic night life. I have been teaching a [...]
By Ken
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Posted in English School Articles, Franchise Owners' Speak, Living in Japan, SSE Koenji Corner, english in japan
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Tagged esl, Smith Koenji, Smith's School of English, スミス 英会話, スミス英会話無料レッスン, スミス英会話高円寺, スミス高円寺, 英会話, 高円寺 英会話
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I first went to Takedao 武田尾 last year when I joined a group from my Japanese class on a hike there from Namaze 生瀬. It is difficult to imagine that this beautiful spot in the mountains, on the banks of a fast flowing river, is only 3 stations from…
By John C
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Posted in English School Articles, Franchise Owners' Speak, Living in Japan, a reward in itself, english in japan, enjoyed this a lot
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Tagged JR Takarazuka Station , Living in Japan, Namaze to Takedao hike, Teaching English in Japan, スミス英会話 川西校, 宝塚駅, 武田尾
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April 26, 2009 – 10:55 am
I must admit that when I first got a cell phone about 10 years ago I wasn’t sure it was really necessary but these days it’s hard to get along without one. I started out with Docomo phones but moved over to Softbank (or Jphone at the time). While today’s phone’s have so many functions [...]
I and my Japanese family here in Japan all use NTT docomo cell phones. NTT docomo is the predominant mobile phone operator in Japan and a subsidiary of NTT, Japan’s incumbent telephone operator. I, my wife, her younger brother and her cousin all are part of a family plan together. The bedsheet episode A few years ago [...]
By Derek
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Posted in English School Articles, SSE Tsukaguchi Corner
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Tagged franchise Japan, franchises Japan, jobs teaching English in Japan, NTT docomo, Smith's School of English, スミス英会話塚口校, 月謝制英会話塚口, 月謝制英会話尼崎市, 英会話, 英会話月謝制塚口, 英会話月謝制尼崎市
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The world truly is a weird and wonderful place. Thanks to the Internet information travels across the world in the blink of an eye. The other day when I was surfing online I came across a rather interesting article and I thought I should share it with you – A secret teen sound. According to [...]
April 25, 2009 – 12:02 am
Today, the day before I leave for Hawaii during one of the long holidays afforded by the Smith’s system to its franchisees, I had a message from a high level student who will, unfortunately, be losing her job at the end of May due to the current economic downturn in Japan. She sent me an email to [...]
By Al Bartle
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Posted in English School Articles, Franchise Owners' Speak, SSE Okamoto Corner, a reward in itself, english in japan, enjoyed this a lot, my high level students, students keep coming, teaching: why i do it
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Tagged やりがいのある仕事, スミス英会話, スミス英会話岡本校, 月謝制英会話
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Over the past decade the expression “the information age” appeared thanks to the power of the Internet. First email became popular and within a very short time span computers literally changed the way we do everything; from shopping to making friends. In a previous entry here I mentioned that I have 5 computers and 2 [...]
April 23, 2009 – 12:11 am
Recently I read in the March 27th issue of the SHUUKAN ST, Student’s weekly newspaper published by the Japan Times, that 57.5% of Japanese companies are expecting new employees to have a TOEIC Score of 500 or above. So I decided to emphasize this in my signage. As you can see to the right, [...]
By Al Bartle
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Posted in English School Articles, Franchise Owners' Speak, Living in Japan, SSE Okamoto Corner, english in japan, enjoyed this a lot, my passion: language, students keep coming, teaching: why i do it
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Tagged TOEIC exam, Toeic Score, TOEIC test, TOEIC練習, スミス英会話, スミス英会話岡本校, 月謝英会話, 英会話上達
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April 22, 2009 – 11:35 pm
スミス英会話大津校の日本語のサイトはこちら 英会話無料レッスンはこちら If you see me wearing a big smile these days, ask me why. “Tis because of all the action in Ohtsu” I will reply. If you you are wondering what the action is, I will say “Smith`s Ohtsu is increasing its biz.” If you want to know how it is increasing so much, [...]
Just a short note to say a big thanks to the franchisees who left welcoming words of encouragement after our initial blog. Both Mike and I really appreciate it as we begin our journey that is Smith’s School of English,Tsuruhashi. Once again, thanks guys and we look forward to meeting you in the near future. [...]