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. [...]
Last Friday at 3:30 I was teaching a class when a young man walked into my school. I excused myself from my lesson for less than the 30 seconds it took to offer him a seat on the sofa, a cold cup of tea, and to pass him off to my staff at head office. [...]
In January I set a goal for myself and Smith’s School of English Ohtsu: “In 2009, I will improve on ALL of the “local promotion numbers” from 2008″ What this means is that if we had an advertising budget of say 20$ in January 2008, we would increase that number in January of 2009 to [...]
TO SEE A VIDEO, PLEASE CLICK HERE. It was July 5th, 2009. My day started with Smith’s School of English founder Mark Smith picking me up by jeep in Tsukaguchi, Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan where I live. It is also where my English conversation school, Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi （スミス英会話塚口校）, is located. We met up with the [...]
スミス英会話大津校の日本語のサイトはこちら 英会話無料レッスンはこちら I often hear people say “There aren’t many opportunities to speak English in Japan.” 「日本では英語を使う機会があまりないんです。。。」 I doth protest! English in Japan: A Week in the Life of a Smith’s Student ある生徒の1週間～英語のある生活～ Masako is a wonderful student who is both keen and energetic, a powerful combination in the academic world. Here is how Masako [...]
One of the big advantages of being part of the Smith’s School of English franchise system is being able to get moral support from fellow franchisees or founder Mark Smith if you need it. For example, not getting any trial lessons booked on your schedule for a while can be hard psychologically. You may be out there [...]
I enjoy going to a movie theater in Japan every now and then when a movie that I want to see movie comes out. I either go with my Japanese wife, or with her and one of my students from my English conversation school （英会話）, Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi （スミス英会話塚口校）located in Tsukaguchi （塚口）, Amagasaki City [...]
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