Me and a couple buddies of mine are going to teach english in Japan and I wanted to know how some people's experiences were. Also I have some questions. Like which agency did you go through and how was it? Has anyone taken like a teaching course before going over, like I know about TESLO anyone gone through them?? Any info would be helpful and like does know how much small apartments go for?
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Did you already Google for opinions that people have wrote on other forums? I'm just saying this because you'll maybe have a handful of responses since I think it's rare even though lots of people have done it.
http://www.jref.com/forum/index.php seems like a good place since I visited for other stuff about a year ago. There are 30,000+ members there.
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http://www.jref.com/forum/index.php seems like a good place since I visited for other stuff about a year ago. There are 30,000+ members there.
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Heh, my absolute favorite blog is about this very thing, it's http://www.gaijinsmash.net/
It's the experiences of a 6-foot-something black man in Japan doing the exact same thing you guys are planning to do. Start with the earliest entires because now-a-days he doesn't teach there anymore, he just lives there.
Oh, and don't be surprised if your students try to kancho you.
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It's the experiences of a 6-foot-something black man in Japan doing the exact same thing you guys are planning to do. Start with the earliest entires because now-a-days he doesn't teach there anymore, he just lives there.
Oh, and don't be surprised if your students try to kancho you.
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kancho, sry don't know what that is?
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kancho, sry don't know what that is?
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Let me introduce you to a game Japanese kids like to play called "Kancho." It's not as much a 'game' as it is kids clasping their hands together, sticking out their first fingers, and shoving them up your butt.
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oh um that's pretty gross, guess I'll just tape my butt then lol
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rear admiral > kancho
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I hate gaijinsmash. it overexaggerates everything, it has a very xenophobic tone, and it reinforces stereotypical (and mostly untrue) beliefs about Japanese people. If you go to Japan with all the expectations you've read in gaijinsmash, I'm sorry to say that you will be very much disappointed.
First of all, no, students will not try to "kancho" you, as that action is only done by little kiddies. And even if you are tutoring little kids, they wouldn't be doing that either because Japanese people have a high respect for authority.
Second, this might not be the right place to be asking about this topic. You can try findateacher.net, as that was my number 1 resource when I was in Japan. They also hold get-togethers for teachers in Japan so you can share tips and experiences.
I also taught English in Japan, but my situation was different. I didn't need an agency or a degree in education because I just taught students from the same university I was in (I studied in Soka Daigaku). Basically, I was hired by the same university I was taking my degree in. It wasn't a really a career, just a part-time job so I'd have money to spend when I get vacations from school.
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First of all, no, students will not try to "kancho" you, as that action is only done by little kiddies. And even if you are tutoring little kids, they wouldn't be doing that either because Japanese people have a high respect for authority.
Second, this might not be the right place to be asking about this topic. You can try findateacher.net, as that was my number 1 resource when I was in Japan. They also hold get-togethers for teachers in Japan so you can share tips and experiences.
I also taught English in Japan, but my situation was different. I didn't need an agency or a degree in education because I just taught students from the same university I was in (I studied in Soka Daigaku). Basically, I was hired by the same university I was taking my degree in. It wasn't a really a career, just a part-time job so I'd have money to spend when I get vacations from school.
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I hate gaijinsmash. it overexaggerates everything, it has a very xenophobic tone, and it reinforces stereotypical (and mostly untrue) beliefs about Japanese people. If you go to Japan with all the expectations you've read in gaijinsmash, I'm sorry to say that you will be very much disappointed.
First of all, no, students will not try to "kancho" you, as that action is only done by little kiddies. And even if you are tutoring little kids, they wouldn't be doing that either because Japanese people have a high respect for authority.
First of all, no, students will not try to "kancho" you, as that action is only done by little kiddies. And even if you are tutoring little kids, they wouldn't be doing that either because Japanese people have a high respect for authority.
Ain't it though. There something wrong with that dude.
Good luck in japan. I hear they avoid gaijins.
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spoiler contains my rant on teaching in japan has negative thoughts so don't read if you don't want to know or particularly care
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oh hell no i just think teaching English in japan is like an otaku's greatest dream which personally sickens me (crazy obsessions scare and sicken me e.g. narutards)
don't think you will get into a typical manga situation its fiction just to let you know
so many other students, fellow classmates in my Japaneses class wish to do the same thing...
i mean come on... they don't need that many teachers to teach English and they normally don't trust foreigners with their kid's futures... don't get me wrong and all but
good luck with your dream i just hope you better be really good with your linguistic skills and don't get showed up by a student with better English than you.don't think you will get into a typical manga situation its fiction just to let you know
so many other students, fellow classmates in my Japaneses class wish to do the same thing...
i mean come on... they don't need that many teachers to teach English and they normally don't trust foreigners with their kid's futures... don't get me wrong and all but
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^Awww, come on, it's not as bad as you think. I know two people who have taught English in Japan - a family friend, and my grade 12 English teacher - and they both said it was a really great experience. (For the record, neither are anime-loving weaboos... or anything close to it.) They did say that they didn't really learn any Japanese - so don't expect to; you *are* an English teacher after all - but I guess as long as you don't believe those stereotypes, it'll be enjoyable. Neither talked about experiencing discrimination, although maybe it's different for someone who isn't living/working/speaking the language like any other person living there.
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only thing i would do is go to japan to study Japaneses then off to china to finish off my Chinese (cant write or read can only speak) then maybe Korean come back to the US and teach Asian languages IF i were going to switch to languages for my major which i highly doubt i will...
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