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dielederhosen
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 Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2003 2:52 am Post subject: I'm going to try a gaijin house--any advice? |
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I'm an American living in Seattle and I'm planning on moving to Japan at the end of the year/early next year and stay at a gaijin house in Tokyo. I taught for one year with AEON in 2001, and I have a work visa good until Aug. 2004.
I've stayed in enough youth hostels and guest houses to have an idea about the house itself, but what I'm really curious about it my ability to find a teaching job. Who here has flown into Japan "blind" and hit the pavement to find a job? How long did it take you? Was the gaijin house a detriment/help in any way?
As for a teaching postion, I'm not opposed to teaching at an eikaiwa, but I'd rather find a smaller school or be an ALT at a jr. high or high school. (a uni postion would rawk but I have no master's yet). Reading these boards, it seems that a good resume and following up are the most important things in getting a postion...some things are universal.
A tangent question: what's the deal with juku? Anyone ever taught at one?
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homersimpson
Joined: 14 Feb 2003
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Location: Kagoshima
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| I taught for one year with AEON in 2001, and I have a work visa good until Aug. 2004. |
I'm assuming you got a re-entry permit before you left? If so, having a valid working visa will certainly give you an advantage over applicants applying from overseas or those on a WHV.
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| I've stayed in enough youth hostels and guest houses to have an idea about the house itself, but what I'm really curious about it my ability to find a teaching job. Who here has flown into Japan "blind" and hit the pavement to find a job? How long did it take you? Was the gaijin house a detriment/help in any way? |
I've never lived in a gaijin house, but I've heard the reliability of receiving messages is suspect. You may want to get a keitai right away. I'm not positive on the specific workings, but convenience stores are selling prepaid keitais now. Of course if you kept your gaijin card and have a credit card available you could just pop into a J-Phone or DocoMo shop and set up a new one. It's my experience that employers here don't make a great number of follow-up calls if they are unable to reach you.
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| As for a teaching postion, I'm not opposed to teaching at an eikaiwa, but I'd rather find a smaller school or be an ALT at a jr. high or high school. (a uni postion would rawk but I have no master's yet). |
The school year starts in April, so most ALT positions are advertised in mid February through March (and into April when positions haven't been filled).
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| A tangent question: what's the deal with juku? Anyone ever taught at one? |
I did for a year and didn't like it. Of course like any job, it depends on the environment. Some jukus can be pretty intense with teachers berating troublesome students in the bathroom (or worse yet, in plain view of everyone). Primarily I would say they are serious places; don't expect parties for students or other such social/cultural activities you'd experience at an eikaiwa. Also, don't expect other foreign teachers. You'd most likely be the only one. [/quote] |
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