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 [...]
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, high level students, my high level students, my passion: language
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Tagged スミス英会話, 良い英語のエッセ
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September 5, 2011 – 6:35 am
My student over the past year and half wrote a nice comment and I thought I would share it with you all.We recently covered a topic about Mr. Kikuchi who was written about in the Japan Times. Mr. Kikuchi is known as the ‘English Monster’ because he has taken the TOEIC 50 times and never [...]
August 21, 2011 – 7:27 am
Language is an important tool. Yes, it is just a tool but as you know having the right tool makes all the difference! You can spend hours trying do something but if you have the right tool, you can finish in minutes. Being able to speak the language when you go travel somewhere or join [...]
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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Also posted in a look back
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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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スミス英会話なかもず校・堺東校の講師が書いた記事。日本語はこちらへ。 I have a class of teenagers who are always so enthusiastic to participate in class. I enjoy class time with all of my students, especially those who are so eager to do their best, learn a lot and to help themselves. I think that good effort should be rewarded, and I often try to come up [...]
By Tim Musgrave
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Also posted in English School Articles, Lesson Plans in Action, Living in Japan, SSE Nakamozu Corner, a reward in itself, enjoyed this a lot
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Tagged Smiths’s School of English Nakamozu, Smiths’s School of English Sakai Higashi, スミス英会話, スミス英会話 なかもず校, スミス英会話 堺東校, 月謝
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This weekend is SSE Otsu’s first bowling event. We have 3 annual events- Halloween Party at the school in October, Christmas party in Al Plaza in December, and the Hanami Party in Osaka Castle Park in April. We also do numerous other smaller events- movie nights, English cafes, theme parties, special guest events, karaoke, and [...]
On the 4th of June 2011 Smith’s School of English in Kyobashi organized a sausage and beer party! From the very beginning, it was clear that many students will turn up for the party. When we put the posters up on the wall and asked students if they would be interested in seeing other students [...]
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 look back, 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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This year, I worked during the Golden Week and in exchange I took off 10 days in the middle of June to attend my daughter’s wedding in Maui, Hawaii. It was certainly a great time for everyone who attended and we had 146 attendees so it was a big event! Smith’s School is great to [...]
Getting out of the city is important to keeping a balance in life. Green space and a little nature heals the soul, but we don’t always have time to get into the countryside, it may be far from where we live, or you might just not be an outdoor person. But either way- a found [...]