Tag Archives: Canadian culture

Christmas Cake in Japan

It’s always a lot of fun teaching English in Japan at my English conversation (英会話) school, Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi (スミス英会話塚口校) in Tsukaguchi (塚口), Amagasaki (尼崎市), Hyogo Prefecture (兵庫県).   Christmas is coming soon so it has been the topic of many fun conversations at my English conversation school in Japan.  Many  people celebrate [...]

Halloween Fun at Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi

Halloween is coming up on Sunday, so this week  I have something special that is often made at Halloween time in the entrance of my English conversation (英会話) school, Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi (スミス英会話塚口校) in Tsukaguchi(塚口), Amagasaki(尼崎市), Hyogo Prefecture (兵庫県).  I show it  to students after their lessons before they leave and ask them what it’s [...]

Calling Students by Their First Names

I enjoy sharing my Canadian culture with students at my English conversation school (英会話学校), Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi (スミス英会話 塚口校) in Tsukaguchi (塚口町), Amagasaki City (尼崎市), Hyogo Prefecture (兵庫県), Japan. Calling people by their first names is common in Canada , even with people who are not very close.  Therefore I try to call my students by their first [...]

Canadian Culture and Cirque du Soleil in Japan

I’m from Canada and although I am living and teaching English in Japan, I find samples and moments of Canadian culture right here in Japan. Some examples are Maple syrup, the book “Ann of Green Gables”, “Canada Dry” ginger ale and music from singer Celine Dion. I think that it’s good that Japanese people are exposed to Canadian [...]

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