Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, your settling into your new teaching job. The honeymoon excitement of learning the ropes and consolidating the schedule details is drawing to a close. You are just starting to feel comfortable with
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Whether you’re a seasoned traveler or someone that is living overseas for the very first time, there is always one thing that hits home the hardest when living abroad; loneliness. Loneliness differs greatly from homesickness.
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When I moved to Tokyo I was all alone. I had head east to seek my fortune. No connections, no guide, no idea what I was doing. If only I’d a friend in Tokyo for
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If you thought that landing a job in a Japanese company was already hard enough, well… brace yourself! Understanding the intricacies of the Japanese corporate culture is no joke. This article is meant for non-Japanese
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So, you’re itching to get your career started in Japan, but you’re having trouble deciding between two options: Option 1 – Get hired while in your home country and then go to Japan, or; Option
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The Agony and the Ecstasy of the JET Hopeful You spent weeks putting together your application. You spent longer than that tracking down the perfect references, and even longer reminding them to actually send in
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Working as an English teacher in Japan can be an incredibly rewarding job, but sometimes your Japanese school can be really hard work. All English teachers have had bad classes. You know, those ones where
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The period from January through March can be stressful time for foreign workers in Japan who are on annual contracts that don’t automatically renew. Many BOEs and other companies don’t make a decision about the
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Doing taxes can be a really worrying thought, but the experience of it here in Japan is nowhere near as terrifying as you might think. Depending on your situation, you may have one of a
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You’ve spent hour after hour toiling away at your resume, and polishing your cover letter. Finally, you put the finishing touches on both documents and sit back to admire your work. Your employment documents are complete! You’re 100% ready to begin your pursuit of the perfect position.
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So you’ve found yourself a job at a private or international school. You were promised more freedom and growth as a teacher, and the school is delivering that. The thing is, you’ve never planned a
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The ALT Insider gives tip to help make sure that your interactions with students before and after classes don’t turn into wasted time.
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With the 2020 Tokyo Olympics just around the corner, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) is set to implement a new public school English education system just in time for the opening ceremonies.
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When you start teaching in Japan, depending on the environment you’ll either be told to speak only English all the time, or you might mix the two in your own class or with a Japanese
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As an English teacher, your students are your customers, and they come in all different shapes and sizes. You might have a group of 40 five-year-old kids who need to be taught their ABCs, you
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