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Teaching in Japan
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When I get out of highschool (which may be never .-.) I plan on becoming an english teacher in Japan, and if I learn the language well enough I might teach other subjects too. I just have one question (Well, I actually have more then one...But I highly doubt you would want to listen to them all.) would it be easier to A) Take teachers collage here, in Canada and learn Japanese on the side. Or B) Take teachers collage in Japan and be forced to learn Japanese I already know some of the basics, and it will be a while till I get out of highschool, but I would just like to hear some of your thoughts and comments on the subject. Thanks mucha Cheers
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Re: Teaching in Japan
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by wisteria 「藤ã€
on 2006-06-05 20:05:03
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Well, first off.. if you want to have a bit more security and definite place to stay over in Japan, you'd want a job teaching at the chain English schools (like Nova). Although many many many people who work at these schools complain about the students, their rate of learning, and the in-school beuracracy/hierarchy.. they are still doing it, and if you want a little adventure right after college, teaching for about 2 years is a safe bet (but anymore than that is a no-no; you DO NOT want to get stuck in Japan teaching English for the rest of your life, it doesn't pay up or satisfy most people in the end, and many I have heard of doing this are miserable and regret it). However these chain schools require you to have a degree in teaching English. Then there is the JET program, which also allows you to teach, with the benefit of not having to be in a big city.. but I don't know a lot about this program. I'm sure there are other people who do though. The road to becoming a teacher of anything else in Japan besides your own language is daunting and nearly impossible... the only foriegn teacher I heard of was a husband of a friend of mine. He was from Sri Lanka and taught engineering at Waseda University... but he had subsequently lived in Japan prior to that for 13 years (and most likely worked there too). |
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Re: Teaching in Japan
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on 2006-06-05 21:58:21 |
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First thing's first: you need to get a high school diploma. After that, you would need to complete your general education courses in college to get you to take more courses for your major. Really, if you want to teach English in Japan, you need to at least major in it. Of course these are just a bit of my own speculations; look up any 'teaching in Japan' program, such as the aformentioned JET Program.    |
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Re: Teaching in Japan
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by ParaParaJMo
on 2006-06-07 03:16:27
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To teach in Japan, its immigration laws require you to have at least a bachelor's degree. The same goes for the JET program. It can be in a degree in just about anything. You are not required to know Japanese. I current work as an Assistant English Teacher in Tsuchiura, less than 2 hours away from Tokyo by train. My parent company is Heart English School. Even if you know Japanese, the company requires you to rely more on English in lessons and what not. Though the pay is not as nearly as high as JET's. JET pays a lot. My pay is shit. The disadvantage with JET is that they place its AETs in country areas. Not really in big cities. You got no chance of being placed in Tokyo or Osaka if you go with JET. English conversation schools like NOVA and AEON is more with one on one lessons. The hours are more demanding of that of JET or being an Assistant English Teacher at a local school from what I heard. And the biggest advantage is that you can be placed in big cities like Tokyo or Osaka.
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