teaching english in asia, who knows anything about it?

Hi Guys,

I would love to leave to Japan or some other country in the region to teach english in september..

Its a great way to learn aboutna new place, and in this case, to make good cash.

Who here has taught english overseas? Was it helpful to sign a contract with a school beforehand? Did you pay to get a TESOL certificate?

How was the experience overall?

Thanks.

Sounds nice, Do you know Japanese tho?

are you referring to the "teach english in japanese schools" and live/stay for free...which would be on the countryside?

Originally posted by SageOFAllenAge
Sounds nice, Do you know Japanese tho?

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There are lots of programs you can apply to that send you to Japan and pay you to teach English to kids, and they actually prefer you don't know Japanese. All you need is a degree. The most presigious (that I know of), as well as highest-paying, is the JET program. But their interview process is supposedly a bit grueling and picky, and you have to apply MANY months before the semester starts (August-September?).

There are some programs were literally all you need is a 4 year degree. But they don't pay as much.

And yeah, unless you apply to a program like JET and interview REALLY well, you'll probably be sent to the countryside instead of somewhere like Tokyo. But I hear there are trains that go from the rural areas straight to Tokyo.

Also, supposedly they do pay for room and board.

I've learned this all from a friend who plans on doing this after she graduates this semester, btw. She's tried to talk me into it (I just graduated), but I don't think it would be right for me....at least not now.

I've had a couple of friends that went to Japan to teach English. They went through an international head hunter and taught for actual companies. It worked out well because all of the people already knew English, they just needed to understand our colloquialisms, business terminology and business customs.

TESOL is 2 grands from what I hear.


Whut up JB? Haven't heard from you in a while. We thought you were dead. What's crackin?

Still with your girl?