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There is, in Japan, a great demand for native English speakers
teaching English, but most of that demand comes from private
English “conversation schools”, or Ekaiwa, or JET, the Japan
Exchange and Teaching Program.
Teaching English in Japanese Ekaiwa
Ekaiwa are very common in Japan, and are “schools” in which
those teaching English will be actually offering individual of
small class sessions of conversations. Ekaiwa give Japanese of
every age a chance to engage in real English conversation;
teaching English in this way can give the teacher a chance to
see their students progress in a very short time.
There are chains of ekaiwa in Japan, rather like there are
chains of ballroom dancing studios in the US. The premier
chains include Geos and ECC, which have upwards of two hundred
ekaiwa, but there are thousands of smaller schools. Salaries
and working conditions will vary according to the money behind
each operation.
Those wanting to teach English in the Japanese ekaiwas can
contact one of the recruitment offices that the chain ekaiwa
operators have established abroad, in particular in the US, UK,
Canada, and Australia. While the better schools in the most
desirable locations may require degrees in English and teaching
experience, many ekaiwa only require a college degree.
The JET Program
Many people, however, find that the premiere English teaching
jobs in Japan come through the JET program, overseen by the
Japanese government. The JET program, while it does include
employment teaching English in Japanese schools on a daily
basis, is really designed to expose the Japanese people to
foreigners.
Most of those teaching English in the JET program are assistant
teachers in Japanese middle and high schools. They must be
under forty, and have both excellent language skills and a
college degree–although the field does not matter–and they are
not allowed to choose the part of Japan in which they will be
working. If accepted to the JET program, however, their airfare
will be provided. For more info see
http://www.teachingjobshelp.com/ on Teaching.
Those accepted to teach English in the JET program will have to
have great interpersonal skills, because they will be immersed
in a foreign culture and left more or less to their own devices
as far as seeing that their basic needs are met. And they will
be responsible for representing their native countries while in
Japan.
Given a choice between the ekaiwa and JET English teaching
positions, most of those considering a job in Japan opt for the
JET program, which offers better salaries and, most of the time,
better working conditions. But if you are young and
resourceful, and want to see Japan while getting paid for doing
something that is second nature to you–speaking English–an
ekaiwa job can be just the ticket!.
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http://www.teachingjobshelp.com/Teaching_Credentials/ on
Teaching Credentials and
http://www.teachingjobshelp.com/Teaching_Degrees/ on Teaching
Degrees. http://Teachingjobshelp.com is a comprehensive resource
to known more about teaching jobs.
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