October 18, 2008 – 6:49 am
スミス英会話大津の日本語のサイトはここです。 千晴の部屋はここです。英会話無料レッスンはここです。 Keen and creative students can both impress and inspire. As well as teaching students new things about the English language and coaching them to become confident using English, part of our job is to
By Edward
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Posted in English Lesson Plans, English School Articles, SSE Ohtsu Corner, english in japan
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Also tagged english, note taking, teaching, 滋賀, 石山, 膳所, 英会話, 英会話大津, 英会話無料レッスン
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October 17, 2008 – 9:14 pm
スミス英会話大津の日本語のサイトはここです。 千晴の部屋はここです。英会話無料レッスンはここです。 Not personalized for you, but personalized for your students. Another thing I picked up from my part-time work at SSE Nagaoka was this great idea:
By Edward
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Posted in English School Articles, Free Advice English Schools, SSE Ohtsu Corner
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Also tagged how, how-to, howto, 大津英会話, 石山, 膳所, 英会話, 英会話、大津, 英会話大津
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October 16, 2008 – 9:00 pm
スミス英会話大津の日本語のサイトはここです。 千晴の部屋はここです。英会話無料レッスンはここです。 Before coming to Japan I had never lived anywhere except in my hometown. I coldn’t imagine living in another city, let alone another country. My biggest concern was
By Edward
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Posted in English School Articles, Living in Japan, SSE Ohtsu Corner
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Also tagged BC, community, nanaimo, protection island, 石山駅, 膳所駅, 英会話, 英会話、大津, 英会話大津
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October 14, 2008 – 6:05 am
スミス英会話大津の日本語のサイトはここです。 千晴の部屋はここです。英会話無料レッスンはここです。 Have you ever struggled with having 2 students of obviously different ability level? Today I had a lesson with a low orange (mid-level beginner) student and a high red (high-level mid-range) student. The lower level student is a restaurant manager who studies for fun and has been studying with us for only 3 [...]
By Edward
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Posted in English Lesson Plans, English School Articles, SSE Ohtsu Corner, a reward in itself
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Also tagged english, how, how-to, howto, teaching, TEFL, TESL, to, 滋賀, 石山, 膳所, 英会話, 英会話大津
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October 12, 2008 – 6:54 pm
スミス英会話大津の日本語のサイトはここです。 千晴の部屋はここです。英会話無料レッスンはここです。 Sports Day, more formally known as “Health and Sports Day”, was started in 1966 to promote health and community spirit. It was started only 2 years after the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. In Japan, the summer season is very wet, first with the rainy season in June and July, then a very humid and [...]
By Edward
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Posted in Living in Japan, SSE Ohtsu Corner
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Also tagged day, in, is, Japan, life, october, sports, what, びわ, びわ湖, 大津英会話, 滋賀, 石山, 膳所, 英会話, 英会話滋賀
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October 11, 2008 – 6:05 am
スミス英会話大津の日本語のサイトはここです October 1st was a mini new years for me. I set several “resolutions” for myself; I felt I had been lazy of late and that I needed to re-energize myself. The best way to do so is to set some Short Term Achievable Goals. So last weekend I set the following S.T.A.G.’s: 1. Wake [...]
October 10, 2008 – 7:09 am
スミス英会話大津の日本語のサイトはここです。 千晴の部屋はここです。英会話無料レッスンはここです。 I think the more upbeat and energetic we are with our lessons, the more students will respond. This week was a very upbeat week for me and my students responded with some really creative English usage. Here are some samples of things my students came up with: [Teacher] Mr. A, what did you [...]
By Edward
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Posted in English School Articles, SSE Ohtsu Corner, a reward in itself, english in japan, enjoyed this a lot, my passion: language, teaching: why i do it
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Also tagged darndest, kids, say, smith, smith's, SSE, the, things, スミス, 滋賀, 英会話, 英会話大津, 英会話滋賀
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October 9, 2008 – 9:05 pm
I recently had coffee with fellow franchisee Peter from Yamashina school on the eastern edge of Kyoto. Our school, SSE Ohtsu, is only 1 stop away on the JR Biwako Line on the western edge of Shiga prefecture. So Otsu and Yamashina are neighbours. How does this affect our business? Peter and I compared notes [...]
By Edward
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Posted in 12 location hints, Choosing a location, English School Articles, Free Advice English Schools, SSE Ohtsu Corner
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Also tagged how, howto, ohtsu, smith, SSE, to, 山科, 英会話, 英会話大津
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October 7, 2008 – 8:51 pm
When we bought our school in December of last year, it was being run by 1 teacher as a 1 room school. At that time, the school was divided in half by the white boards and their were tables and chairs on both sides, however for practical use it was not set-up properly. In particular, [...]
October 7, 2008 – 6:28 am
Our school is located on the top floor of a tall skinny building, thus we dont get a lot of walk in business. We have 2 flags at ground level and our school name is on the building’s signs, but nothing BIG to tell people “Here we are”. So last month we budgeted for a [...]