• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Smith's School of English

To provide English speakers the opportunity to own their own business teaching English in Japan.

  • Franchise Entry
    • Buy a Developed Franchise
    • Start Your Own
  • The Franchise
    • Work Visa & Taxes
    • Franchise Training
    • Franchise Support
      • What Franchisees get
      • SSE Products
      • FAQ’s
  • Testimonials
  • About
    • Coaching Confidence
    • Contact
  • Blog
    • English School Articles
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • YouTube

Blog · April 17, 2009

Enjoying Japanese Lessons in Amagasaki

You are here: Home / Blog / Enjoying Japanese Lessons in Amagasaki

I live in Tsukaguchi, Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, just a few minutes by bicycle from my school, Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi. On Wednesday mornings, I take a Japanese lesson at Amagasaki City Medium and Small Companies Center, located near Hanshin Amagasaki station. It is organized by the Amagasaki City International Association, part of Hyogo Nihongo Volunteers’ Network.  The teachers are volunteers and they teach Japanese to foreign residents of Amagasaki.  Lessons are man to man, 1.5 hours long and require a very small monthly fee of… 1,000 Yen. I really am lucky to be able to take these Japanese lessons and very much appreciate the time and kindness of the volunteers.

The last time I went (yesterday), my usual teacher couldn’t come, so 2 new volunteers were assigned to me and we talked.  They asked me questions about my background and current life in Japan. Although I asked them some questions too, the talking focused more on me. I told them that I owned my own English school, a Smith’s School of English franchise school in Tsukaguchi, Amagasaki. I handed both of them my Smith’s business card. One of the volunteers mentioned taking the Eiken Test in Practical English Proficiency (Jitsuyō Eigo Ginō Kentei) and working towards getting the highest level, Grade 1.  The other volunteer mentioned that her daughter was studying English at another English school in Tsukaguchi! Oh! (^.^)  She also mentioned that she was going to join some kind of locally organized English class in Tsukaguchi and that it was cheap. I warned her that some of my students had taken such classes before joining my school. According to them,  class sizes were big with little student talking time.  This is the main reason that they came to my school, where group lessons have a maximum of 3 people with much more student talking time.  Of course that doesn’t mean that her class would necessarily be like that, but it could. I told her that she could come to my school if things didn’t work out and she agreed! (^.^) As I spoke to them, I wore a Smith’s t-shirt, a Smith’s jacket was on my chair, a Smith’s cap was next to me and my Smith’s business card was on the table in front of them! Wow! You can call me Promotion Man! (^.^)

Derek (Promotion Man)  (^.^)/

Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi

スミス英会話塚口校

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • X

Like this:

Like Loading...

Related

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Amagasaki City Medium and Small Companies Center, Eiken Test in Practical English Proficiency, Hanshin Amagasaki station, Hyogo Nihongo Volunteers' Network, Jitsuyō Eigo Ginō Kentei, スミス英会話月謝制, 兵庫日本語ボランティアネットワーク, 兵庫英会話, 実用英語技能検定, 尼崎市中小企業センター, 月謝制英会話尼崎市, 英会話兵庫, 英会話塚口, 英会話尼崎市, 英会話月謝制, 英会話月謝制尼崎市, 阪神尼崎駅

Mark Smith

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Adrian says

    April 17, 2009 at 11:55 am

    Go Promotion Man!!!

    Reply
  2. Derek says

    April 19, 2009 at 8:25 pm

    Thanks a lot Adrian!

    Derek (Promotion Man)

    Reply

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

Primary Sidebar

Search

From the Blog

  • Blog
  • English School Articles
  • Smith's Sustainabilty
  • Sustainability Development Goals
  • Testimonials
スミス英会話メインページ

6 days ago

スミス英会話メインページ
今週のワンポイントレッスンはコチラです★Tell us about a conversation you had today.今日した会話について教えてください。smithweb.co.jp/2025/06/one-point-lesson-7a15/#スミス英会話 #月謝制英会話 #ワンポイントレッスン ... See MoreSee Less
View on Facebook
· Share

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email

スミス英会話メインページ

2 weeks ago

スミス英会話メインページ
今週のワンポイントレッスンはコチラです★What do you think is necessary for a person to grow?人が成長するために必要なものは何だと思いますか?smithweb.co.jp/2025/05/one-point-lesson-7a14/#スミス英会話 #月謝制英会話 #ワンポイントレッスン ... See MoreSee Less
View on Facebook
· Share

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email

Blog Posts
  • Discussing Milestones
  • A Common Listening Problem English Learners Have
  • Protected: The Japan Iwaskows
  • Christmas holidays in Germany (part 2)
  • German Christmas (part 1)
  • Autumn in Japan vs Autumn in Canada
  • Unique Japan- Smith’s School of English, Sagamihara
  • Edward’s Language Journey
  • Osaka Higashi Line – Convenient Fuse
  • Small Talk in Katsura
Smith’s School of English Franchises
#101,8-21-5, Hanafuku-building, Fukushima-Ku,OsakaTel: 0120-222-248 (Japan)
Tel: 81-6-6455-8050 (Other)
Fax: 06-6455-8052
E-mail: info@sse-franchise.com

Copyright © 2025 · Smith's School of English, all rights reserved. · Privacy · Log in

%d