January 7, 2010 – 8:06 pm
This week I had two students start who transferred from other Smith’s School (Otsu and Kotoen). This really brought home the meaning and the power of the franchise to me and it is something anyone thinking about starting an English school in Japan should consider carefully.
If I were out there on my own, I [...]
By Al Bartle
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Tagged franchise, Smith's School, Why join a franchise? Franchise English Conversation Schools in Japan, スミス英会話, 英会話フランチャイス
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October 10, 2009 – 8:43 pm
スミス英会話鶴橋校講師が書いた記事。日本語のメインサイトはこちら
To see a cool video of our trip please click HERE
ビデオはこちら
One of our students, Yoshio, has an incredible knowledge of both the history and geography of the Kansai region. He is forever hiking around various areas in his quest to see and experience new places and people. So when we decided to have another Smith’s [...]
By Paul
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Also posted in English School Articles, Living in Japan, SSE Tsuruhashi Corner, a reward in itself, enjoyed this a lot, rewarding job change, teaching: why i do it
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Tagged Smith's School of English, えいかいわ, スミス英会話, 明日香, 月謝制, 英会話, 飛鳥, 鶴橋
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The lesson on “Questions” is a great one. I looked back through my teaching materials from over 20 years ago and found several lists of simple questions. Although short answers could be given in a conversation, I always required the students to make complete sentences as answers to the questions. This helps them to perfect [...]
By Al Bartle
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Also posted in English School Articles, Franchise Owners' Speak, Living in Japan, SSE Okamoto Corner, a look back, english in japan, enjoyed this a lot, my passion: language, students keep coming, teaching: why i do it
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Tagged English Improvement, How can I improve my English?, どうやって私の英語が上手になる, スミス英会話, 月謝制英会話, 英会話岡本, 英語で質問する, 英語上達
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February 6, 2009 – 5:35 pm
Having taught English in Japan for about 10 of the past 30 years, 20 of which I worked as an engineer and manager in international business for companies based in the US, I can say there is never a dull moment. Just look around you at how many misuses of English there are. I am still at [...]
Living in Japan, teaching English and also using Japanese everyday, I sometimes wonder why learning English is important for Japanese people. Japanese is a rich and excellent language that is really all Japanese people need to go about their normal daily lives. Of course people have all kinds of personal reasons to learn [...]
A few days ago a friend of mine back in the states sent me an email that he was forwarding to several friends as he was inspired by it and felt the need to share it. I don’t usually appreciate such emails as they
October 25, 2006 – 9:37 pm
Today it is my PASSION to have you understand what I know. I want to show you how to succeed as I have in business.
Specifically, these articles are about showing you how to open and operate your own profitable English School.