Comments on: Teaching English in Japan: Getting the job http://luiyuming.com/teaching-english-in-japan-getting-the-job/ A gal from the Lion City stuck at a watering hole called Tokyo Wed, 23 May 2012 09:01:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Pamela Rachel Varughese http://luiyuming.com/teaching-english-in-japan-getting-the-job/comment-page-1/#comment-120888 Pamela Rachel Varughese Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:35:17 +0000 http://luiyuming.com/?p=234#comment-120888 I'm an ordinary teen(15) from India. I have lived all of my fifteen years in India and four of them were spent dreaming about the wonderful experiences I would have as an english teacher in Japan. But now I'm facing the unpleasant truth that this dream was not to be dreamt. Non native speakers of English I learned, were 'unwanted' in Japan. Aren't people supposed to judge by skills and not nationality? I’m an ordinary teen(15) from India. I have lived all of my fifteen years in India and four of them were spent dreaming about the wonderful experiences I would have as an english teacher in Japan.
But now I’m facing the unpleasant truth that this dream was not to be dreamt. Non native speakers of English I learned, were ‘unwanted’ in Japan. Aren’t people supposed to judge by skills and not nationality?

]]> By: yuming http://luiyuming.com/teaching-english-in-japan-getting-the-job/comment-page-1/#comment-380 yuming Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:13:42 +0000 http://luiyuming.com/?p=234#comment-380 Sorry for the late reply - been very busy here. Learning Chinese is in very demand here, contrary to what you think, so you would be able to find a job no problem, especially if you can teach both English and Chinese. JLPT is not a requirement for teaching foreign languages but I always found knowing basic Japanese helped my students understand me better. In fact, there are some schools which forbid their teachers to speak any Japanese on the premises - I think their mode of teaching is to immerse their students completely in a foreign language which is debatable if that's the best way to teach. As long as you have a university degree, I think you would be able to find a teaching job here without any glitches. Sorry for the late reply – been very busy here.

Learning Chinese is in very demand here, contrary to what you think, so you would be able to find a job no problem, especially if you can teach both English and Chinese. JLPT is not a requirement for teaching foreign languages but I always found knowing basic Japanese helped my students understand me better.

In fact, there are some schools which forbid their teachers to speak any Japanese on the premises – I think their mode of teaching is to immerse their students completely in a foreign language which is debatable if that’s the best way to teach.

As long as you have a university degree, I think you would be able to find a teaching job here without any glitches.

]]> By: Yuan Shan http://luiyuming.com/teaching-english-in-japan-getting-the-job/comment-page-1/#comment-355 Yuan Shan Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:52:39 +0000 http://luiyuming.com/?p=234#comment-355 Oh my! I found your site randomly and here I'm seeing this post which I'm so excited about! I've always wanted to work in Japan cause I simply love their food and culture there. I'm currently an English Literature major in Singapore, and I do have the intention of going over to teach languages (most probably English since they aren't exactly interested in Chinese, are they?). Languages are my passion and it'll be fantastic if my job is related to that. The only problem is that I'm unsure about how much Japanese do they expect us to know before we can take up a English teaching job there? Or is it even a compulsory requirement? I've a JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) level 2, but I'm afraid I would be so rusty by the time I graduate! Wonder if you've any advice to offer? Thanks! =D Oh my! I found your site randomly and here I’m seeing this post which I’m so excited about! I’ve always wanted to work in Japan cause I simply love their food and culture there.

I’m currently an English Literature major in Singapore, and I do have the intention of going over to teach languages (most probably English since they aren’t exactly interested in Chinese, are they?). Languages are my passion and it’ll be fantastic if my job is related to that.

The only problem is that I’m unsure about how much Japanese do they expect us to know before we can take up a English teaching job there? Or is it even a compulsory requirement? I’ve a JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) level 2, but I’m afraid I would be so rusty by the time I graduate!

Wonder if you’ve any advice to offer?

Thanks! =D

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