August 22, 2010 – 5:33 am
This is an interim report on the Smith’s Okamoto school. I took over the Smith’s School of English in Okamoto in July 2006. It had been in operation since September 2004 (6 years total so far) and it had only a tiny 15 active students at the time I took over. This month (August [...]
October 22, 2009 – 7:04 am
I love being my own boss. Even though I am teaching English in Japan alone at my English school franchise in Japan, Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi, I never feel alone. I work as a team with Smith’s Head Office. I also have some other franchisees that I keep in touch with regularly and who I meet at Smith’s seminars or [...]
By Derek
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Posted in English School Articles, SSE Tsukaguchi Corner
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Also tagged English conversation school franchise in Japan, English school franchise in Japan, franchise in Japan, franchise system in Japan, Smith's School of English, smith's school of English Tsukaguchi, Teaching English in Japan, スミス英会話, スミス英会話塚口校, 尼崎市の月謝制英会話スクール, 月謝制英会話のスミス英会話塚口校, 月謝制英会話スクール, 英会話, 英会話スクール
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August 19, 2009 – 8:15 pm
Since there are many students who read this blog, I have included here one useful way to improve your English conversational ability. I have also posted this in the Japanese soapbox for students who want to read about it in Japanese. Click here for Japanese –>英語上達のための “質問練習” There are many ways to improve your English [...]
By Al Bartle
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Posted in Franchise Owners' Speak, Living in Japan, SSE Okamoto Corner, communicative method, english in japan, my passion: language, students keep coming, teaching: why i do it
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Also tagged English in Japan, English Question Practice, Smith's School of English, スミス英会話, 月謝制英会話, 英会話, 英会話上達, 英語上達
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Earlier this summer I wrote a post about a trip that I took to Myokenguchi 妙見口 see HERE. At the end of that article I promised a return visit, which I did last Sunday. This time we visited Myoken-san, the location of Nose Myoken-san Temple 能勢妙見山堂, headquarters of the Nichiren Buddhist sect.
By John C
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Posted in Choosing a location, English School Articles, Franchise Owners' Speak, Living in Japan, a reward in itself, english in japan, enjoyed this a lot
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Also tagged English school Japan, english school Kawanishi, Living in Japan, Myokenguchi, Myokenguchi photos, Nichiren Bhuddism, Nose Myoken-san, Photographs japan, Shin Takamatsu Architetect & Associates, teachingenglishinjapan, スミス英会話川西校, 妙見口, 能勢妙見山堂, 英会話川西
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Two apparently unrelated events happened to me yesterday that really got me thinking about my recent huge changes in life: coming to live in Japan and buying a Smith’s School of English franchised school. First, I visited Smith’s School of English head office in Kyobashi for an owners’ seminar, where I found the friendliness and support [...]
By John C
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Posted in Alone or Franchise?, English School Articles, Fair to teachers, Franchise Owners' Speak, Free Advice English Schools, Living in Japan, a look back, a reward in itself, english in japan, enjoyed this a lot, my high level students, rewarding job change, teaching: why i do it
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Also tagged English school Japan, english school Kawanishi, Kawanishi, Living in Japan, Nishinomiya International Association, Smith’s School of English, Teaching English in Japan, スミス英会話川西校, 英会話川西, 英会話川西月謝, 英会話月謝
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February 24, 2009 – 12:08 am
This morning I did my first distribution of flyers at Kawanishi Noseguchi Station with the kind assistance of Derek, owner of SSE Tsukaguchi. In fact, it was a lot more than help; he was a great teacher. In return, I’m going to help him with flyers on Friday. Working as a pair made the job [...]
October 30, 2008 – 8:53 pm
Often when we native speakers are teaching, we get too wrapped up in our determination to teach “real” English to supplant the WASEI EIGO or “Made-in-Japan” English that our students often use without realizing it is not real English. Yesterday, I was meeting a friend who is a hairdresser in Kobe-Sannomiya and as I had [...]
September 7, 2008 – 4:37 pm
This past Sunday my wife and I were invited to a student’s house in Kobe to enjoy a great home-cooked meal. It was a beautiful September day and my student and her husband welcomed us into their home where we had a great time. Their home is located on the top floor of a large [...]
August 15, 2008 – 2:16 am
I recently got a new student on a Saturday who I had never met before. She had taken a trial at the Karasuma School but decided to study at my school in Okamoto because it is near her home. That was quite a pleasant surprise and it shows how being a member of a franchise [...]
As a second stab at working up some sentences to add to those posted by Ed of the Otsu Smith’s School and those added by me earlier. Here are five more sets of sentences. I hope they will be