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Brooks



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PostPosted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 1:39 pm    Post subject: Kanazawa Reply with quote

hi,

I`d like to know about Kanazawa. I probably am going to go to visit sometime and I am interested in TEFL jobs there too.
So, please share if you can enlighten me.
Also, how is the hiking and onsens in nearby prefectures (Fukui, Niigata, Toyama, etc.)?

thanks.
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taikibansei



Joined: 14 Sep 2004
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Location: Japan

PostPosted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 12:50 am    Post subject: Re: Kanazawa Reply with quote

Brooks wrote:
hi,

I`d like to know about Kanazawa. I probably am going to go to visit sometime and I am interested in TEFL jobs there too.
So, please share if you can enlighten me.
Also, how is the hiking and onsens in nearby prefectures (Fukui, Niigata, Toyama, etc.)?

thanks.


The weather can be a hassle. Otherwise, a great city--both to visit and to live.

Not a huge amount of TEFL jobs, though. What are your qualifications, and what kinds of places are you looking at for work?
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Brooks



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 2:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have 8 years of experience, and a MA in TESL. I am in my fourth year at a Japanese high school.

Actually I was asking for my wife. She has a MA in TESL too, and wants to work at an eikaiwa. What are the eikaiwa schools in Kanazawa?
And are there any schools for translation/interpreting (for Japanese people)?

Brooks
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taikibansei



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 6:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Actually I was asking for my wife. She has a MA in TESL too, and wants to work at an eikaiwa. What are the eikaiwa schools in Kanazawa?


The usual batch--Nova, Geos, etc. Some small privates as well--though, as I've posted before, you need to be very careful about a number of the local privates....

The area customer base, like that of many places in Japan, is at best stable if not decreasing--meaning that you typically need to wait for staff turnover to get hired. She should be able to get F/T work if she's a native speaker of English. If she's Japanese, she'll have a much more difficult time getting F/T work at these schools. However, she might be able to string together a number of relatively stable p/t positions.

The number of universities in the area is also limited. Of these, three universities--two in Kanazawa and one in Fukui--should be avoided at all cost. (Again, I've posted here before about them--pm me for additional details.) Due to the competition, an MA TESL--even with experience--would probably get you only p/t work at the better universities. However, you could get lucky--especially if you both have Japanese ability, publications, and can establish a strong track record locally.

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And are there any schools for translation/interpreting (for Japanese people)?


As of 2001, no.
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