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Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

BrytSyde,
Just what sort of information are you looking for? It's nearly impossible to direct you to any web site if you don't tell us what you want to read.

Look at www.ohayosensei.com for tons of job ads twice a month, plus a lot of other useful information before and after the ads.
Look at the FAQ on www.gaijinpot.com (and here).
Look at the first thread on www.lonelyplanet.com 's Thorn Tree forum on the North East Asia. http://thorntree.lonelyplanet.com/categories.cfm?catid=19 (TONS of links there)
Read www.eltnews.com 's article archives. http://www.eltnews.com/archives/index.shtml
especially this one on professionalism in eikaiwas http://www.eltnews.com/features/special/015a.shtml

BrytSyde · Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 20 Location: Orange County, CA

Glenski

Thanks for all the info i am slowly going thorugh it all, im sorry that im not to specfic on what it is i want to read, to be honest i would really like to read anything, and everything, that would help to educate me and to prepare me for what yet to come, i have a few months to go before i apply, in that time i would just like to read and study as much as i can. If you remeber anything else that might be of help please just send it by way.

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

Good general information.
http://bowland-files.lancs.ac.uk/staff/visitors/kenji/teij.htm
http://www1.doshisha.ac.jp/~kkitao/library/article/tejk.htm
http://www.wizweb.com/%7Esusan/japan/

Fair appraisals of NOVA.
http://markcity.blogspot.com/teaching.htm
http://vocaro.com/trevor/japan/nova/level_up.html
http://www.grassrootdesign.com/articles/nova.asp

Some myths and realities.
http://www.esl-lab.com/research/working.htm

BrytSyde · Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 20 Location: Orange County, CA

Wad Up everybody

I just want to say that i have turned in my first application to Aeon, and i hope i hear a response pretty soon, Going to apply to the other big 4 schools soon, i just want to thank you guys for all the help, and hopefully ill be in japan soon enough..

japan_01 · Joined: 04 Mar 2006 Posts: 89 Location: Gifu Ken

I wouldn't say that ALL eikaiwas have you teaching thousands of lessons a day driving you bokers. I work for GABA and I choose the amount of lessons I want to work. Admittingly, you receive the odd client who needs a L I F E but you can deal with it easily. GABA is good for flexibility and time management. You can easily have 2 jobs and earn over 300,000 yen whilst working with GABA. Downside: no transport is paid. Upside: You can lose weight from riding a bike.

BrytSyde · Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 20 Location: Orange County, CA

im about to turn in my nova apllication soon, and i was wondering in the section where they ask "why do you think you are suitable for this job" should i just give the most bs answer like " i feel i can be a great instructor, i love the culture" that sort of thing, any advice would be helpfull

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

"Loving the culture" doesn't sound like a job qualification, so don't state that.

Tell them WHY you think you feel you can be a great instructor.

BrytSyde · Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 20 Location: Orange County, CA

YEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSS...

Im really exicted everyone..i had turned in my application to AEON two days ago and i have just been invited to the group interview.....YES..YES..i wanted to share that with you all...but now it is time to get serious...they have requested i have a lesson plan ready to teach... does anybody have any experience with AEON interview, and what to expect, or how i should set up my lesson plan...please all the feedback you could give would be helpfull.. Very Happy

japan_01 · Joined: 04 Mar 2006 Posts: 89 Location: Gifu Ken

Just be yourself and have the CHEESIEST SMILE possible. It always works on the usual fake Japanese. Most Japanese have the biggest smile on their faces however this doesn't reflect their true emotions. (Not saying that foreigners don't do exactly that)

seastarr · Joined: 22 Sep 2006 Posts: 76

When I went to the Aeon interview, I made up a lesson plan for kids made up of all of the different parts of the sentence. I then drew pictures of the verbs and had them match the verb and other parts of the sentence. It was pretty cheezy in hindsight, but it was clear that I had put a bit of work into it. I think they were looking for this, as well as the big smile and enthusiasm. I think at my interview they invited half of us to the personal interview and hired half of those people (well thats what they told us anyway). One of the girls I knew that didn't get chosen for a personal interview hadn't prepared much for her lesson, even though it was quite good. She also didn't following the timing, which might have been important. If you make it to the personal interview, you have to teach the recruiter. I had the Canadian man, he pretended to be a Japanese child, and an adult. My boyfriend had the Japanese woman, who pretended to be the same. I think I had the easier time, he was a bit thrown off by her shyness act when pretending to be a child. We both got the job, but passed on it. It was a really good experience overall, we both got to ask lots of questions about Japan and see the differences between Nova's lessons and Aeon's. There wasn't much of a difference. The only thing I found a bit off putting was the negative things the Aeon people said about Nova and teaching there. They never mentioned any other company at the Nova interview.

sushi · Joined: 28 Aug 2005 Posts: 145

Anyone know what the bomuses are for the Japanese school teachers and how often they get them. All japanese companies try to give bonuses. If they are a fledgling company their bonuses might not be very big, but if the company is pretty well established the bonuses are quite big.

canuck · Joined: 11 May 2003 Posts: 1921 Location: Japan