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Rebekah Roberts
Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Posts: 6
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 11:00 pm Post subject: Tokyo Ideas? |
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Hi all,
I am looking for teaching opportunities in Tokyo. I'm 30, have an MA in TESOL, and am teaching college level ESL in the U.S. Does anyone have ideas about specific schools or colleges that might be hiring or that might in the future? I know the city is expensive but I want to try. I know about the JET program and others, but I would like to find a job in the city (which I don't think JET can guarantee) and I would prefer to teach adults, maybe high school kids. Thanks for any feedback,
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Quibby84

Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 643 Location: Japan
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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you should try working at a University...you may be qualified... |
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Rebekah Roberts
Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Posts: 6
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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Might you have an idea about which ones? Shall I just visit individual websites? Or might you know of a general 'job' or
education' website? Thanks for the reply!
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taikibansei
Joined: 14 Sep 2004 Posts: 811 Location: Japan
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Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 12:39 am Post subject: |
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Rebekah Roberts wrote: |
Might you have an idea about which ones? Shall I just visit individual websites? Or might you know of a general 'job' or
education' website? Thanks for the reply!
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I've made the jump to (and from) Japan for university positions several times now. It can be done, though applying from overseas with minimal qualifications for (especially in the Tokyo area) highly competitive positions is very challenging.
The specific nature of these challenges and a number of suggestions (including job links) are discussed here (see pg. 1 and pg. 3 especially):
http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/viewtopic.php?t=33311&postdays=0&postorder=asc
You might consider taking a JET or eikaiwa position to get yourself here, then applying after you arrive. Applying while in Japan increases your chances greatly. If you are in Japan, these two sites are your best bets for university positions:
http://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekTop?ln=1
http://jalt-publications.org/tlt/jobs/ |
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gaijinalways
Joined: 29 Nov 2005 Posts: 2279
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 12:16 pm Post subject: |
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The JREC site is a good one, I have often used it. As taikibansei
noted, it probably is easier once you're already established here. If nothing else, if you get an interview now, you'd have to fly out here anyway each time just to interview. |
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Glenski

Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 1:16 pm Post subject: |
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might you know of a general 'job' or education' website? |
Have you looked at the FAQ sticky #3 at the top of the page? |
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