The aim of this post is to demonstrate how I’ve used my culture as a New Zealander to design interesting activities for English clubs in Japanese elementary and junior high schools. The specific...
Category: Education
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 –...
How to Start Your First ALT (Assistant Language Teacher) Job
How to Start Your First ALT (Assistant Language Teacher) Job This blog post is the second in a series I'm doing about starting my new ALT position. Exciting! The first part talks about how out of...