| Have fun. Just remember it's not going to be all fun and games. You will have to make the best of it. The experience will be shaped by you, not what you expect from it. Oh, and try to find some other imported English teachers or other foreigners to help you out. Much easier than trying to do everything yourself first hand. |
neverLampAug 6, 2011 10:20 AM
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| I have a friend who has a bachelors in English and History and he teachers English in Japan. I don't think it is too terrible and idea, if you are interested it in go for it. well he speaks some Japanese, which is a plus. |
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wildr0y said: I am in the same position as you are. I have considered TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language, for those who don't know) Teaching for a while now. After further research with (and without) my Careers Advisor, I've realised that I need to think about a few things carefully:notsureifsrs said: That sounds crazy, but it's ultimately your decision. I don't see exactly how it's crazy. I don't know exactly what I want to do with my life, this is a way to get a decent amount of money and its a good place to live. Where I live now is pretty shitty and I'll move out of the country regardless. So why not go somewhere that I'll enjoy and have a steady job. 1. Are you good at teaching classes? You will be required to teach classes of up to at least 40 alongside a native-japanese English teacher. Having poor communication skills/no patience/unfriendly will not get you a job in an eikawa. 2. Your contract will only last about a year. What do you plan to do after that year? 3. You will be earning just over the minimum wage. You may be thinking "but hey, it sounds a lot!" but please consider the fact that the cost of living in Japan is very high. |
GanbareNippon said: Aetherius said: wildr0y said: I am in the same position as you are. I have considered TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language, for those who don't know) Teaching for a while now. After further research with (and without) my Careers Advisor, I've realised that I need to think about a few things carefully:notsureifsrs said: That sounds crazy, but it's ultimately your decision. I don't see exactly how it's crazy. I don't know exactly what I want to do with my life, this is a way to get a decent amount of money and its a good place to live. Where I live now is pretty shitty and I'll move out of the country regardless. So why not go somewhere that I'll enjoy and have a steady job. 1. Are you good at teaching classes? You will be required to teach classes of up to at least 40 alongside a native-japanese English teacher. Having poor communication skills/no patience/unfriendly will not get you a job in an eikawa. 2. Your contract will only last about a year. What do you plan to do after that year? 3. You will be earning just over the minimum wage. You may be thinking "but hey, it sounds a lot!" but please consider the fact that the cost of living in Japan is very high. It's high, maybe if you live in the heart of Tokyo. It's not expensive everywhere. Contracts can be renewed, ESPECIALLY if you have a good relationship with your boss and have a good reputation and all that. I do agree with your first point though. Impatience and low tolerance will not help when dealing with children, but that's pretty obvious, OP should kind of know that. I am just making sure. There is also the issue of getting a Bachelor's Degree. Is OP willing to study in university to meet this requirement? About 80% of the advertisements I've seen require you to get a Ba/Hons degree. |
| According to this: http://www.all-about-teaching-english-in-japan.com/ You don't even need a bachelor's degree. |
kalas182 said: You probably don't. But people putting up the advertisements say you do. They want qualified people. Not everyone who is a native english speaker will get the opportunity.According to this: http://www.all-about-teaching-english-in-japan.com/ You don't even need a bachelor's degree. |
| No, you don't need a bachelors degree but in order to get better paying schools there you should have one. It makes everything much easier. I'm also aiming for the JET program so I can be much more qualified. I also realize it's expensive to live there but its not much more expensive then where I live now. The area that's really expensive is if you live in actual Tokyo or areas like that. I also understand about the 1 year contracts, they almost always get renewed if you are good at your job. I am confident with the amount of time I'm putting into this that I will do very well at my job. All the people telling me to learn Japanese, I already am learning that so everything will be easier. I'm also going to study over in Japan for a term so I can start getting used to it. Thank you everyone for your feedback and input, everything really helped and I have considered everything you guys said. I'm already taking steps towards teaching English. I will be starting university in a few months. I'll be double majoring in English and Education, as well as taking Japanese courses. I've looked up everything and spent weeks and weeks of time looking up all the different things in Japan that I will need to know to live there successfully. Wish me luck guys, I'll be starting courses soon! |
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