January 16, 2012 – 4:28 am
Hello everyone, I got a very nice email from an old student who moved to Tokyo from Kobe last year. He shared a very funny story about conducting business in China so I asked his permission to share his email and he agreed. What makes this student so very special is his great effort to [...]
By Al Bartle
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Also 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, my passion: language, rewarding job change, students keep coming, teaching: why i do it
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Tagged Great English Schools in Japan, 英語上達, 高レベル英会話
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November 21, 2011 – 1:52 am
The Smith’s School of English system can benefit all concerned, both students and franchisees. For the potential student • A structured curriculum – The curriculum caters for every level of English from beginners to advanced, including T.O.E.I.C • Native English speaking coaches – This is so important for areas of pronunciation and listening ability. • [...]
October 6, 2011 – 10:39 pm
Yesterday, one of my long-time students showed up with a short essay she wrote about her experience the past weekend. I want to share it because it is quite impressive. There wasn’t much to correct. It was nearly perfect. Wow! Very impressive! I like to think that several years of studying with me has helped [...]
As an English teacher in Japan, students often ask me why they can’t seem to become better at speaking English or cannot improve more quickly. There are many obstacles but the most important reason is
Life in Japan is actually very good. I can’t imagine a safer and better place to live. Since the major earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, I have gotten so many emails from friends in the U.S. And they worry so much about me and my family. It is heartening. But actually, Japan is a [...]
By Al Bartle
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Also posted in Choosing a location, English School Articles, Franchise Owners' Speak, Living in Japan, SSE Okamoto Corner, Seek to understand, a reward in itself, english in japan, my high level students, my passion: language, students keep coming, teaching: why i do it
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Tagged シンガポール, バイリンガール日本, 日本での生活, 日本の将来, 特別経済地域
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December 3, 2010 – 12:43 am
Sometimes when I teach English here at Smith School of English in Ikoma, students ask if there is a special way to be polite in English, like there is in Japanese. I used to have trouble answering them. I started to mention ‘would’ or ‘could’ but they say those are not only for politeness. And [...]
November 27, 2010 – 8:30 pm
Hi everyone, Al Bartle of the Smith’s School of English in Okamoto here. I was just checking out the favorites on Smith’s School’s YouTube Channel ‘ssejapan’ and I noticed that the video of Justin Bieber that I favorited a few months ago is now at almost 396 million views. Wow! That is amazing! Baby by [...]
In class today we were talking about success. I asked a student a very direct question: “What is success?” This stumped her for a minute before she went on to give her own, very clear, definition. I explained to her that when we do this it’s called a “working definition” and that it is often [...]
Smith’s School of English is now providing free online listening lessons for students to practice over and over at home. There are three ways to access these videos. From the Main Site TOEIC Lesson Page 無料TOEICレッスン From the Japanese Blog 無料オンラインTOEICレッスン From the Smith’s School of English YouTube Channel: ssejapan Listening practice is good for all [...]
By Al Bartle
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Also posted in English Lesson Plans, English School Articles, Franchise Owners' Speak, Living in Japan, SSE Okamoto Corner, Seek to understand, a reward in itself, english in japan, enjoyed this a lot, my high level students, my passion: language, students keep coming, teaching: why i do it
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Tagged TOEIC, TOEIC試験, スミス英会話岡本校, 楽しい英会話, 英会話上達, 英語上達
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January 14, 2010 – 10:36 pm
I often use “Let’s Talk” type question lists during lessons in my English conversation school, Smith’s School of English, Kawanishi スミス英会話川西校. Sometimes I base most of a lesson on these lists (some from the Smith’s School of English curriculum, and some lists that I have made myself to augment these), or sometimes to occupy the last [...]
By John C
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Also posted in English Lesson Plans, English School Articles, Franchise Owners' Speak, Free Advice English Schools, communicative method, english in japan, enjoyed this a lot, mine doesn't follow rules
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Tagged english school Kawanishi, English Schools Kawanishi, Kawanishi, Smith’s School of English, Teaching English in Japan, teaching english kawanishi, スミス英会話, スミス英会話川西校, 英会話川, 英会話川西, 英会話川西月謝
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