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projectrook
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 Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 12:43 am Post subject: few questions about living arrangements for ECC Kanto |
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I recently accepted my offer from ECC. I have been assigned in the Kanto region. My training starts in about 7 weeks for which I am very excited about.
The following questions are for those who work for ECC and are currently or have lived in the assigned living in the Kanto region, or have some insight in this matter. Thanks in advance.
According to the housing information email I received a few months back, only "Guest Houses" are available in the Kanto region. Is this still accurate or are there now also private apartments now?
While I was an exchange student at Sophia University in Tokyo, I lived in a dorm in Koganei-shi. It was very nice and I had my own bedroom, and I shared a bathroom, kitchen, and washitsu with the other people on the same floor. Is this similar to the "Guest Houses" offered by ECC?
For these Guest Houses, is internet up and running at time of arrival? Or is that something that I will have to set up myself?
Is there a curfew and rule against smoking inside? At the dorm I stayed in, both existed. About 4/5 people staying in that particular dorm was a student at the university, but there were also some salarymen and other non-university students living there and they as well had a curfew and a rule against smoking indoors. I don't particually have anything against either rule, but I am just curious.
And finally, what is your overall impression of the provided living offered by ECC? Is there anything else you would like to let me know about?
Thank you for your time and maybe I will see some of you in a few months. |
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Rakis
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| Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 4:51 am Post subject: Re: few questions about living arrangements for ECC Kanto |
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| Just popping in, I am also coming in 7 weeks to train for ECC in Kanto. There are 6 more to find (there are 8 in our group). I wonder which unlucky person will be left with the outlying schools. |
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projectrook
Joined: 08 Jan 2010
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| Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 4:59 am Post subject: |
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| How did you hear about the number of people in our group as well as someone being placed in the outlying schools? |
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Glenski
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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| Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 6:05 am Post subject: Re: few questions about living arrangements for ECC Kanto |
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| projectrook wrote: |
| Is there anything else you would like to let me know about? |
Start with this. http://www.generalunion.org/ecc/
http://www.generalunion.org/ecc/news/287
ECC says this about their training:
Training
ECC prides itself on offering outstanding training for all new employees. Upon arriving in Japan, there will be a paid training period of approximately two weeks. All employees - even those with no previous teaching experience - will be able to bring, share and learn a variety of teaching techniques. The training session will span 50 to 70 hours and will cover teaching both children and adults. You will acquire all the tools you need to manage successful, fun classes.
Throughout your time at ECC, trainers will be available to support you, and there will be periodic workshops where you can trade ideas with other instructors. The quality of the training is high and many other institutes would charge you for a similar training or qualification.
http://www.how-to-teach-english-in-japan.com/ecc.html
http://community.livejournal.com/eikaiwa/277198.html |
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Bread
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| Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 7:53 am Post subject: |
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| That's what a guest house is, yeah, you have a room and share the other facilities. I live in one right now and it's quite nice. However, you won't find many guest houses outside of the city. So if you're just talking about Kanto, then no, it's very unlikely that they have guesthouses all over Kanto. They'll probably stick you in a Leo Palace like most companies do. |
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zenbone
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| Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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| interesting... when did all of you interview with ECC? where are you all located that you have a big group being placed in japan? just curious. |
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projectrook
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| Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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@Glenski- Thanks for the info. I found it very helpful and it is nice to see that there is such a great support system in place. Of course I hope that I never need to use it, but I can rest easy knowing that it is there in case.
@Bread- Thanks a lot. What part of Tokyo are you in currently? It is nice to hear that the guest houses are so nice. So, is there a curfew and set of rules in place?
@zenbone- I interviewed at the end of Janurary. Im sure we are all located in various places currently, we all just had to go to Toronto for the interview (for those interviewing in North America). As for when in Japan, all I know at the moment is that I will be somewhere in the Kanto region. That could be Tokyo itself, at least that is what I am hoping for, |
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Apsara
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| Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 11:38 pm Post subject: |
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| projectrook wrote: |
@Bread- Thanks a lot. What part of Tokyo are you in currently? It is nice to hear that the guest houses are so nice. So, is there a curfew and set of rules in place?
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Not all Tokyo guest houses are nice, by a long shot. They can be very hit and miss. Curfews are rare- I lived in two and there was no curfew, and rules tend to be along the lines of separating garbage properly and trying not to disturb the other residents- no more than that really. |
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