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Niti
Joined: 25 Jun 2005
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 Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 1:39 pm Post subject: basic questions about teaching in japan..... |
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i have a degree...no certificates.....no experience teaching english...can i still teach in Japan?
what is a good agency to go through?
what are the shortest and longest contracts?
what is the average pay?
do they pay for accomodation and flight to japan?
can anyone tell me how teaching in japan compares to teaching in sth korea? |
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Glenski
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Posts: 12844
Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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| Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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You should have posted this in the Japan forum. I'll still give you some answers, but you need to provide some info.
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| i have a degree...no certificates.....no experience teaching english...can i still teach in Japan? |
Depends on your nationality and marital status and other factors. The work visa is the biggest necessity. To get it, one must have a bachelor's degree or at least 3 years of work experience. You have neither, so the question that next comes to mind is, what is your nationality and age?
Canadians, Brits, New Zealanders, Australians, Koreans, French, and Germans are eligible for a working holiday visa if they are 18-30 years old and can meet some other financial requirements.
http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/w_holiday/index.html
Americans are not eligible for WHV.
Another route is either to be a student (enrolled in a Japanese school) to get a student visa, which permits part-time work.
Another route is to study with a traditional craftsman (martial arts, pottery, flower arranging, etc.) and get a cultural visa (again, PT work only).
Another route is to be married to a fellow foreigner who has a full-time job here. Then, you can get a dependent visa, and with additional paperwork, you can qualify to work (part-time only).
Lastly, if you marry a Japanese, you can get a spouse visa. This makes you eligible for any type of work. However, if the employer still wants you to have a degree, you are out of luck.
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| what is a good agency to go through? |
If you meet any of the above visa requirements, even a newcomer with no experience can get a job teaching English. Most people go through the employers directly. Only about a dozen recruit overseas and sponsor work visas (remember the requirements for that), so if you can't get this, you are forced to come here and hunt for work on your own. That means coming with about US$4000 in your pocket to support yourself for a couple of months.
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| what are the shortest and longest contracts? |
99.% of contracts are for 1 year. One outfit (Westgate Corporation) has 3-month contracts (but you don't qualify for their jobs).
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| what is the average pay? |
For newcomers, 250,000 to 280,000 yen/month. (Figure out the exchange rate for your own country. It will change daily.) Recently, employers are offering less (170,000) and desperate teachers propagate this nonsense by taking it.
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| do they pay for accomodation and flight to japan? |
As a rule, no. Few places pay for airfare, and even fewer pay for your housing. Some places offer a bonus amounting to airfare at the end of the contract. That way, you don't come here and get your plane ticket paid for right away, then skip town for a better job. Most conversation schools recycle apartments with secondhand furnishings and pay for the deposits (key money).
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| can anyone tell me how teaching in japan compares to teaching in sth korea? |
In Japan, if you quit your job or are fired, you still keep your work visa. In Korea, you lose it. Other details are found here.
http://seamonkey.ed.asu.edu/~jonb/ |
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stillnosheep
Joined: 01 Mar 2004
Posts: 2068
Location: eslcafe
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If you have degree you qualify for the appropriate work visa (once you find a company that will sponsor you through th evisa application process).
The major conversation school chains hire from abroad. They hire for one year. Your visa will be for one or three years. Many teachers are offered extensions to their original contract. You do not have to remain with your original sponsor once you arrive in Japan.
Other companies hire teachers from within Japan once you have a work visa.
The main companies do not pay for your initial flight but pay a bonus and return flight on completion of contract. Some (eg Aeon) subsidise rent (eg Y42 000 pcm for a decent single apartment). Others (eg Nova) charge you way over the market rent (eg up to circa. Y70 000 pcm for a room in a shared apartment).
The 'big 5' are generally considered to be
Aeon
ECC
Geos
Berlita
Nova
in about that order (of desirability as employers, not of size). |
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Spinoza
Joined: 17 Oct 2004
Posts: 194
Location: Saudi Arabia
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