Author Archives: Chiharu

Let’s explain about Japanese culture!日本文化を英語で話そう！

October 14, 2008 – 5:02 am

When I went abroad for the first time at the age of thirteen, I had to explain about Japanese culture in English. That was when I first realized how difficult it is to talk about my country. Since then, I have been repeatedly talking about Japanese culture to people from all over the world and thanks to that practice I am getting better [...]

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Great Coaching Experience at SSE Kyobashi

August 29, 2008 – 1:16 am

For the month of August, I taught part time at SSE Kyobashi. I was nervous at the beginning but thanks to Kyobashi staff, teachers, and students welcoming me, I felt very comfortable teaching.
At first, I felt concern about my nationality

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Let’s say “well…” instead of “e—to”!

July 25, 2008 – 12:24 am

At SSE Otsu, some students have a little difficult time, asking questions or saying anything such as “Really?” to keep the flow of conversation. Then, my thoughts flashed back to my high school days. I was taking English conversation lessons and every week I found myself stumbling over a word and decided not to say [...]

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スミス英会話大津校:Let me introduce myself!

June 25, 2008 – 7:58 pm

Hello everyone! This is Chiharu from SSE Ohtsu.

I have been coaching since April 2008 and enjoying interacting with our students very much. As my partner Edward has posted in May, I was very nervous at the begginning; however, I quickly felt very comfortable being in a classroom with our students. Thanks to the SSE system [...]

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