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PO1
Joined: 24 May 2010
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@MrCAPiTUL: Thanks once again for the info. I know about smart.fm. It's a great site. I'm thinking of getting some software comparable to Rosetta Stone (I don't really have 500 bucks to drop on language software at the moment or EVER).
Not sure if I would do the PhD or not. It's a thought, but I'll have to think realistically about whatever my situation is when I arrive and become settled for a couple of years. I already left Japan once, so I don't plan on doing it again if I can help it.
The job market is bleak, but I haven't had any real difficulty finding a job as of yet. That's just me though.
@flyer: I only met a handful of foreigners who seemed to have married only for residence in Japan. I hope I don't meet anymore honestly... |
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gaijinalways
Joined: 29 Nov 2005
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Hmm, culture smulture. Certainly a local might help you to understand it better...
I know some long term residents here who are not married, in most cases they're gay. In some ways they're better off as they can choose whether to play some of the culture games here or not. |
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bule_boy69
Joined: 05 Mar 2007
Posts: 158
Location: Jakarta
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| I have a teaching license that expires in 2013, so that buys me some time. Not sure how I would renew if I'm living in Japan. I suppose I should start looking into that. |
Does it really matter?
What I mean is..isn't it enough to have the qualifications?
I have an Australian Grad Dip Ed ..I dunno what Americans call it, but it's like a PGCE in the UK. However, as I haven't been teaching in an Australian high school for some time, I haven't been registered with any state teachers registration board - waste of money.
Sometimes I get a little confused when people say things like 'you have to be a licensed teacher in your own country.' Do they mean that you have to have the qualifications to teach in your own country or that you have to show some kind of 'license'?
Do International schools in Japan really ask for this?
Is it the case, as the OP said, that turnover is low in Japanese international schools, and therefore hard to get into? |
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gaijinalways
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| Sometimes I get a little confused when people say things like 'you have to be a licensed teacher in your own country.' Do they mean that you have to have the qualifications to teach in your own country or that you have to show some kind of 'license'? |
Often you would need both. Also, many of the better international school jobs require several years experience teaching at an international school, either in your home country or elsewhere. |
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