Teaching English in Japan
July 27th, 2007
Every year, hundreds of new teachers flock to the land of the rising sun. Their plans are to enjoy the following 12 months or more teaching English in Japan. It’s a fascinating opportunity - some will either hate it or love it. It’s rare to fall in the middle. Amongst fellow English teachers I know of, the ones that love their new lifestyle are usually the ones that have made the effort to learn Japanese. It helps you become more independent and fit into society.
However, learning Japanese is not an easy feat. Especially with the distractions of the internet. Furthermore, as an English teacher, the opportunities to learn Japanese is rather low. Reason being is that you are always in the classroom teaching English. It’s even worse if your students are children, as there will be no opportunity to build an outside the class friendship.
Ideally it’s best to do a few months beginners course before heading abroad in the search of ESL jobs in Japan.
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