Teaching english in Japan
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like i said in the OP, i just want a break from the area i've been studying for 5-6 years. do i want to be a teacher my whole life and see this as a career prospect? no. will i be a douchebag gaijin only in it for the money and getting laid? like i said earlier in the thread, the money doesn't really concern me... as for getting laid, well.... whatever happens happensBlackace said:
I just think it'll be a good life experience... kind of a jumping out of the nest experience for me, so to speak. I've travelled and lived in other cultures a fair bit in my past, but never on my own.
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I am also considering teaching but have some questions:
1. What are all the requirements? I'm 20 and have a High School degree but have not gone to college.
2. I'm handicaped and while I can walk fine and have good mobility, I have limited use of my hands, how much would that hurt my chances of going?
3. How would you compare Japan to your country of origin?
1. What are all the requirements? I'm 20 and have a High School degree but have not gone to college.
2. I'm handicaped and while I can walk fine and have good mobility, I have limited use of my hands, how much would that hurt my chances of going?
3. How would you compare Japan to your country of origin?
Synbios459 said:
1. You can't get a teaching job without a bachelor's degree.
2. Just curious, but how do you type? Anyway, it might hamper your chances in the sense that most Japanese high schools are not equipped with handicap access (no elevators or handicapped bathrooms). But it's not as bad as having no bachelor's degree.
3. Colder weather, that's for sure. Frickin' winter. I'm from a tropical island, btw.
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Ichirou_Oogami said:
Are you from Hawaii?
Blackace
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3. The applicant should receive no less salary than a Japanese national would receive for comparable work.
1. When planning to engage in work requiring knowledge in the humanities, the applicant must have acquired the relevant knowledge by graduating from college majoring in a subject relevant to the knowledge required for performing the work concerned, or by receiving an equivalent or higher level of education, or by accumulating at least 10 years of practical experience in the planned work (including the period of time spent majoring in a subject related to the required knowledge at college, "Koto senmongakko", senior high school, the latter half of unified secondary school, or during specialized course of study at an advanced vocational school ("Senshugakko")).
2. When planning to engage in work requiring specific ways of thought or sensitivity based on experience with foreign culture, the applicant must fulfill the following conditions:
1. The applicant is to engage in translation, interpretation, language instruction, public relations, advertising, overseas transactions, fashion or interior design, product development, or other similar work.
2. The applicant must have at least 3 years of experience in work relating to the relevant job. However, this does not apply if the applicant has graduated from college and is planning to engage in work involving translation, interpreting, or language instruction.
3. The applicant should receive no less salary than a Japanese national would receive for comparable work.
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I'm pretty confident of getting a position at the end of next year (granted i pass all my subjects). I'm studying communications which people generally miss interpret to be good for jobs like this
but im thinking think that people have to think seriously about this stuff. I mean i hear people talking all the time how they will live there and live on anime and games or whatever. Personally im going to malaysia to study next year just so i can experiance day to day life in a different culture. I'd think this is a smart choice, especially for uni's with good exchange programs, i'm getting $7K in grants
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People should look at China as a destination aswell. For me it would nealy be more desirable, places like GiangZhou (sp?) and another business district near hong kong which the name escapes me is apparently great. The only problem i have with China is i feel the language will be harder to pick up.
And to people worrying about location, just take wherever u get. if you have the right frame of mind you will love it. I live and study in a country area of Australia, a lot of people come from the city, and the majority love it by the end and have great friends.
Oh and another thing, i have been looking up some australian sites, one which goes through Nova i believe, and they say u can get a position when u have "require successful completion of at least one year of full time tertiary level study. TAFE qualifications will be considered if sufficiently academic."
but its a lower position.
but im thinking think that people have to think seriously about this stuff. I mean i hear people talking all the time how they will live there and live on anime and games or whatever. Personally im going to malaysia to study next year just so i can experiance day to day life in a different culture. I'd think this is a smart choice, especially for uni's with good exchange programs, i'm getting $7K in grants
. People should look at China as a destination aswell. For me it would nealy be more desirable, places like GiangZhou (sp?) and another business district near hong kong which the name escapes me is apparently great. The only problem i have with China is i feel the language will be harder to pick up.
And to people worrying about location, just take wherever u get. if you have the right frame of mind you will love it. I live and study in a country area of Australia, a lot of people come from the city, and the majority love it by the end and have great friends.
Oh and another thing, i have been looking up some australian sites, one which goes through Nova i believe, and they say u can get a position when u have "require successful completion of at least one year of full time tertiary level study. TAFE qualifications will be considered if sufficiently academic."
but its a lower position.
Synbios459
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Hmm...How hard is it to become a foreign exchange student?
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