As you know we Smith’s School of English coaches of communicative confidence regularly have fun meeting and greeting students and prospective students in the morning. Over a period of time many things happen that make the start to our day quite often an unique experience and certainly one that is never mundane. I had an [...]
One day during the Golden Week holidays I decided to go to Koenji railway station and catch up with some of the locals and some students who were still working. I usually wake up early, cannot sleep in, and I needed some exercise so why not say “good morning have a nice day” and kill [...]
An often asked question at Smith’s School of English Koenji (スミス英会話高円寺) is “ How many words are in the English language?”, which is similar to asking the question “How many metres are in a piece of string?” Throughout the world there are over 6500 languages spoken, yet only about 1000 of them have a dictionary [...]
スミス英会話大津の日本語のサイトはここです。スミス英会話上新庄校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。 UPDATED VIDEO! SCROLL DOWN TO WATCH! In November 2008 I started riding with a former SSE Ohtsu student “Ozachi” (his wife is still a student at our English school). He is an older gentleman who
スミス英会話大津の日本語のサイトはここです。スミス英会話上新庄校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 have been watching the new pictures flooding the travel bulletin board at my English school in Ohtsu for the past month. It seems this summer was a big one for students, and Japanese people in general, to travel. My English school is not big, but my students are great, and apparently [...]
Continuation of A Canadian in Japan: My First Time in Tokyo Day 1 and My First Time in Tokyo Day 2 I needed to get a new Canadian passport, so I decided to make the trip to Tokyo and get it done in person. I had never been to Tokyo and so I was quite [...]
Continuation of A Canadian in Japan: My First Time in Tokyo Day 1 I needed to get a new Canadian passport, so I decided to make the trip to Tokyo and get it done in person. I had never been to Tokyo and so I was quite excited. I live in Ohtsu, which is a [...]
Last Sunday I attended a Smith’s School of English seminar in Osaka, Japan. I always enjoy seeing fellow English franchise school owners at seminars. I also appreciate getting advice and direction from Smith’s School of English founder Mark Smith on how to grow and improve my English school, Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi. Thank you very much Mark! Derek Smith’s School of [...]
“Why do you want to study English?” is a common question asked by many english teachers upon meeting a new or prospective student at an english conversation school. “Because I love travel and want to travel abroad, but I can’t speak English well.” is a common answer. Smith’s School of English has a comprehensive and [...]
I needed to get a new Canadian passport, so I decided to make the trip to Tokyo and get it done in person. I had never been to Tokyo and so I was quite excited. I live in Ohtsu, which is a medium size city in Shiga prefecture, which is a fairly quiet, rural area. [...]
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