I've been teaching English in Japan for over twelve years now. Through my various teaching jobs (teaching at an English conversation school, being an ALT (Assistant Language Teacher) at Japanese...
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If you're thinking about teaching English in Japan as an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) in a Japanese school, at some stage you have to think about what style of English education Japanese students...
Over the past ten years of living and teaching English in Japan I've worked with people who have degrees and a few who don't have a bachelor's degree. Whether it is possible to teach English in Japan...
Advice for Non-Native English Speakers: Getting a Job Teaching English in Japan
Advice for Non-Native English Speakers: Getting a Job Teaching English in Japan Disclaimer I am a native speaker of English myself. The content for this post comes from my experience teaching...
My First Months as an ALT (Assistant Language Teacher): What I Learned
My First Months as an ALT (Assistant Language Teacher): What I Learned This is the third post in a series about becoming an ALT in Ehime, Japan. Check out the previous two here: How to ALT –...
Is it Possible to Appreciate Natsume Sōseki's "Botchan" in English? Botchan by Natsume Sōseki was written in 1906 and is widely considered to be one of the most read and best loved of all...