英会話 Eikaiwa, to me will always be fun. Yes, it is true, it is a study but first of all I enjoy teaching Eikaiwa. I remember a long time ago reading a statement that said “Find a job you love and never work another day in your life” For me that love is Eikaiwa and [...]
This week in Tokyo we had the first snowfall for the winter! It was fun hearing all of my students talking about their earliest memories of snow. Teaching them the English words for different emotions and feelings was very interesting. How often does one get the opportunity to teach words like “wonder”, “magical” and “amazement”? [...]
I live in Tsukaguchi, Amagasaki City, not far from my school, Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi School. Today as always on Wednesday mornings, I took an Amagasaki City bus to go to a Japanese lesson. The bus that I took (numbered “13″) runs between Hankyu Tsukaguchi Station (located near my school) and Hanshin Amagasaki Station. I caught the [...]
スミス英会話大津 日本語のサイト 先生のブログ チハルの部屋 英会話無料レッスン ここです My interpretation of Smith’s School of English Instructor Training 101: becoming a teacher takes years, but to coach students to confidence takes care, support and a good environment. After years of coaching English both at Smith’s School of English in Ohtsu, Shiga and at a big chain school in Kusatsu I have learned that the key to [...]
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 My love for the whiteboard has been growing ever since I started at Smith’s School of English in Ohtsu (スミス英会話大津). The Smith’s curriculum encourages using the whiteboard and through the soapbox and curriculum seminars I have learned a variety of ways of using the whiteboard to maximize student learning potential and also mix things [...]
Learning proper pronunciation is important for students to speak English well, such as learning the proper pronunciation of “r”, “v”, “er”, “f” and “th”. The Smith’s curriculum helps me do that. I showed my last student how to pronounce “er” and “ir” (which have the same pronunciation) and “th” while doing a Smith’s Routine called “The Restaurant”, [...]
There may be a global financial crisis going on, but at my school, Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi School, business is good! In January I had one of my highest turnovers ever. I am very happy. This morning I got out and did some flyers, which I hadn’t done for a while. It is a [...]
Last year was a great year for me and my wife and this year promises to be another great one. Last year we bought our first investment property, a used house . It is currently being reformed and should be ready to rent out by the end of this month! Last Sunday, we went to see what [...]
In the entrance of my school above shoes shelves, there’s a flat surface. I keep flyers and brochures from local businesses which I do exchanges with there. Every year before Christmas, I put Christmas stuff there too. I have a mini Christmas tree with ornaments. I also have a small Santa Claus doll standing there. Last Friday, a [...]
Yesterday Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi School and Smith’s School of English Okamoto School had a joint event. We went to Tofukuji Temple in Kyoto to see the autumn leaf color change. We had a fantastic time! We were a total of 19 people. First we went to the temple. The temple and leaves were really nice and [...]
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