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lesderuiter · Joined: 01 Feb 2008 Posts: 3

Hey everyone,
My girlfriend and I are planning on heading over to teach English in Japan and recently had an interview with a company called ECC who run several schools in Japan. The thing is I can't find much information on them on the internet besides on their own website. Does anyone know about them and have any other info on them though? Maybe you teach/taught there yourself or know someone who has worked for them? Any other information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot!

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

Have you even tried using the Search function at the top of this page? ECC is one of the top 4 largest eikaiwa in Japan and gets talked about fairly often here.

nobuko · Joined: 14 Oct 2007 Posts: 17 Location: Canada

I'm an ECC teacher and I must admit I am quite pleased with outcome of the company. Like most companies each one has their pros and cons. So take your pick. I'm quite pleased with the income and vacation considering the fact that my sole purpose served is to gain teaching experience and learn the language; the apartment services are pricey, but again, is only a temporary solution until you get established.

To put it in a nut shell for you, everything in terms of teaching will depend mainly on your students. If your not up for teaching kids then don't bother signing the contract. It is a requirement and one useful to me since I plan on becoming an elementary school teacher when next year comes around.

I'm not going to sugar coat things either. I have met a lot of jaded and cynical people here for various reasons. Some don't like children, others can't deal with the cultural differences, and I personally think the rest of the negative people just don't like their lives but you'll get those anywhere. So if you can handle small kids classes, some unmotivated students, and a whole whack of Japanese people then you're good to go. Laughing

maingman · Joined: 28 Jan 2008 Posts: 12

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

Sage · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Posts: 144 Location: Iwate no inaka!

The job is boring but the company is good.

Vince · Joined: 05 May 2003 Posts: 559 Location: U.S.

I left NOVA for a position at ECC and thought it was a tremendous step up. The staff was generally more pleasant, the training better, the schedule more tolerable, and the variety of class types more stimulating. This was several years ago, and I'm not sure of the current details.

nobuko · Joined: 14 Oct 2007 Posts: 17 Location: Canada