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If you’re new to teaching English in Japan, you may be wondering, what degree you need to become an English teacher? For virtually any English teaching situation, foreign teachers will need You’ll need at least a 4-year degree to get started teaching in Japan as a foreigner. To teach in the university system, a masters…
When it comes to Japanese universities, there are plenty of us sharing our “horror stories” about student behavioral issues or unprofessional operating practices. And these are real things that many teachers, including myself, have experienced. But these situations are not the norm at every university. You stand a good chance of avoiding bad students, clueless…
Anyone considering teaching English in Japan will want to know how much they are likely to make. Obviously, your salary depends on the teaching position you land. Let’s look at two of the more common teaching contexts: eikaiwa (English conversation schools) and daigaku (university). It’s tempting to just look at the numbers and move on,…
So, you just graduated with a master’s degree in TESOL or Applied Linguistics. Now, you’d like to take your teaching services overseas, possibly to a Japanese university. Maybe the bleak outlook back home has compelled you to look elsewhere. Or maybe you’ve always wanted to live in Japan and university teaching is your perceived pathway…
Are you thinking of coming to Japan? Like back home, the type of job you can land depends on your skill set. Added to that, foreigners have a couple of extra obstacles, but you can overcome these. Not only is it possible to get hired in Japan with some basic qualifications, it’s actually pretty easy….