Where to begin? That question has been tossing around my mind the past couple of days, as much–come to think of it–as I’ve been flopping around in bed these hot summer nights. A day in my Nagaokakyo life? Another beat the heat post? Some favourite Kyoto spots? So many good examples precede me, it’s enough, [...]
By Rick
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Tagged English Conversation, kyoto, Nagaokakyo, Smith's School of English, Vancouver, スミス英会話, バンクーバー, 京都, 自己紹介, 英会話, 長岡京, 長岡京校
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About a month ago I experienced for the first time in about 5 years a Japanese shop assistant in a McDonald’s hamburger shop in Umeda, Osaka speaking to me in English. “Good afternoon Sir, Would you like to see the English menu?” Although I have no problem to use Japanese everyday as I have been [...]
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, a reward in itself, english in japan, enjoyed this a lot, rewarding job change, students keep coming, teaching: why i do it
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Tagged English in Japan
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September 13, 2010 – 7:17 pm
Wow! Last night felt so refreshing! After the hotest summer on record it was great to finally sleep in a cool bedroom without the AC. But it only serves to remind me that Japan has some great seasons. They are very distinct and beautiful. Having lived in Japan for a total of 12 years over [...]
By Al Bartle
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Also posted in English School Articles, Franchise Owners' Speak, Living in Japan, SSE Okamoto Corner, a reward in itself, english in japan, enjoyed this a lot, teaching: why i do it
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Tagged four seasons, Global Warming, Japan, スミス英会話岡本校, 日本の四季, 秋が来た
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August 22, 2010 – 5:33 am
This is an interim report on the Smith’s Okamoto school. I took over the Smith’s School of English in Okamoto in July 2006. It had been in operation since September 2004 (6 years total so far) and it had only a tiny 15 active students at the time I took over. This month (August [...]
This week, which was quite busy with a few trials, walk-in inquiries and the usual full load of lessons, I got a special surprise. When I called in to ask about a student’s lesson, I was informed that a student who had taken a trial at Smith’s School of English -Fukushima (スミス英会話福島校）had decided to join [...]
By Al Bartle
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Also posted in Alone or Franchise?, English School Articles, Fair to teachers, Franchise Owners' Speak, Living in Japan, 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 franchise, Franchise English Schools, Smith's School of English, Smith's School of English Okamoto, TEAM, スミス英会話岡本校, スミス英会話福島校
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Really, the answer to this question is quite obvious and the fact that students continue to sign up and make great strides is proof of it. The ability to communicate well in English will most certainly continue to grow in importance year by year and I think this trend is already accelerating with the current [...]
By Al Bartle
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Also posted in English School Articles, Franchise Owners' Speak, Living in Japan, SSE Okamoto Corner, a reward in itself, my passion: language, students keep coming, teaching: why i do it
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Tagged English in Japan, Japan's Future, Smith's School of English, スミス英会話, スミス英会話岡本校, 英語は苦手
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Last week, John of the Kawanishi School and I went to Ashiya to find a coffee shop and found a nice Italian style shop with outside seating. With the nice weather these days and nice artistic cafe late (this one had the patter of a leaf in the froth), we could really enjoy a nice [...]
By Al Bartle
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Also posted in English School Articles, Fair to teachers, Franchise Owners' Speak, Living in Japan, SSE Okamoto Corner, a reward in itself, english in japan, 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 School, Living in Japan, TOEIC 試験, スミス英会話、月謝制英会話、英会話岡本、スミス英会話岡本校、Smith's School of English, スミス英会話、楽しい英会話, 一味違う英会話, 本当に違う英会話, 英会話住吉, 英会話川西校, 英会話池田, 英会話甲南山手, 英会話芦屋
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February 28, 2010 – 10:44 pm
I have been the franchisee and teacher of Smith’s School of English, Kawanishi スミス英会話川西校 for one year today!!!!!!!! I have always loved languages, especially English, so it is really rewarding being able to earn my living teaching my favourite language at my own English conversation school. I always enjoy my lessons with my very special students, [...]
By John C
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Also posted in English School Articles, Franchise Owners' Speak, Free Advice English Schools, Living in Japan, a reward in itself, english in japan, enjoyed this a lot, mine doesn't follow rules, my high level students, my passion: language, rewarding job change, teaching: why i do it
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Tagged english school Kawanishi, English Schools Kawanishi, Living in Japan, Teaching English in Japan, スミス英会話川西校, 英会話川西, 英会話川西月謝
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February 14, 2010 – 5:15 pm
I have been reading the posts here and I am so impressed with so many of them. We really have a great team at Smith’s School of English. Recently John Coleman (See his post on the movie “Invictus“) and I are collaborating on some TOEIC listening practice videos for the Smithweb site. We have put [...]
By Al Bartle
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Also posted in Alone or Franchise?, English School Articles, Franchise Owners' Speak, Living in Japan, SSE Okamoto Corner, a reward in itself, english in japan, enjoyed this a lot, my passion: language, students keep coming, teaching: why i do it
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Tagged TOEIC, TOEIC test, TOEIC 試験, スミス英会話, 本当に違う英会話, 楽しい英会話
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February 12, 2010 – 10:15 pm
Recently, one of my students at my English conversation school 英会話, Smith’s School of English, Kawanishi スミス英会話川西校, mentioned to me that the movie Invictus had been released in Japan, and that she was keen to see it. She told me about this because I was born and brought up in South Africa, and Invictus is the [...]
By John C
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Also posted in English Lesson Plans, English School Articles, a reward in itself, enjoyed this a lot
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Tagged english school Kawanishi, English Schools Kawanishi, Invictus, Nishinomiya Gardens, Rugby world cup, Smith's School of English, スミス英会話川西校, 英会話川西, 英会話川西月謝, 英会話月謝
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