I’ve taught English in one form or another for going on thirty years now. Who knew that taking a summer English teaching job back in my junior year would have such a big impact on my life? Funny how life is. Over the years, I’ve been asked many of the same questions over and over […]
Falling for books
Sunday, it’s the time of the week where I get some “ME” time. Last Sunday I wanted to check the bookstore “Yurindo” near Smith’s School of English, at Azamino station. In a year like 2020-too many up and downs, we’ve needed books more than ever! To calm us down, to teach us, to give us […]
Master Spoken English. The Secret
Master Spoken English – The Secret Hi, I’m Mark Smith and I have been coaching Japanese language students to master spoken English since 1996. Although many of the students I meet at first, do not believe they will master spoken English, please let me remove this fear. I have seen hundreds of Japanese students achieve […]


